Edit menu structure

General
Tree
Table
Pre-configured menu structures
Menu folder - Options - Start pages
Insert menu
Insert menu folder
Insert application
Insert link
Insert separator
Styles
Permissions

General

Via the main menu item Portal / Edit menu users with the portal permission Applications or Design can edit the menu structure of the portal. All changes to the menu structure will take immediate effect when you click OK.

Tree




In the left-hand area, you will see the entire, current portal menu structure in a tree view.

Table




You can also view the menu structure as a Table. In the table, the Title of the element is given as well as the Path by which an element can be found in the portal menu structure.

Filter

In the top area, you have the ability to search for individual elements of the menu. Enter the title to be found in the Filter field.

Pre-configured menu structures




In every portal, there are three pre-defined menu structures available: These menu structures can be assigned the various Menu elements that you use in the layout. These are represented by the symbol in the tree structure.

Title

In the right-hand area, the title of each menu structure can be edited.

Menu folder - Options - Start pages

Menu folders will be represented with this symbol in the tree structure.

Title

If a menu folder is selected, its properties, e.g. its Title, can be edited in the right-hand area.

Start page of the menu item

No start page

With this option, no start page will be loaded in the application area initially - the area will remain empty.

Portal page




Here, each menu point can be assigned its own portal page, on which any combination of portlets from the portal applications can be shown in the browser. Select the desired portal page in the drop-down list. With Edit portal pages, new portal pages can be defined.

Default start pages




With this option, you can choose from one of the following standard pages:

Application




Applications can also be selected as the start page for a menu folder. Select the desired Application from the list, and the Page that will be shown when the menu folder is clicked on. All pages that are valid as a start page for the application can be selected from the drop-down list Page.

Alternative start page




Here, a VM file can be implemented as an alternative start page. The file must be located in the directory <portal>\internal\. Enter the path in square brackets: vm[internal\system\vm\html\include\VMFile.vm].

Additionally, the ability to output a CMS article as a start page is available.

Additional parameters

Individual parameters can be defined here. The value of this parameter will then be transmitted as a request upon clicking on a further menu item. Ideally, individual parameters should start with the character string rq_. Here is an example for a user-defined parameter in the menu structure:

rq_myparameter=myvalue
These parameters can be processed when the page is loaded, such as for table filtering. The internal parameter rq_Layout can be used to change the layout when a menu item is selected. To do so, transfer the name of your layout:
rq_layout=mylayout

Insert menu




Via the menu item Edit / New, you can add a new menu. New menus can only be inserted when you highlight the portal in the menu structure. The menu New is also available from the context menu.

Insert menu folder




In the same way, menu folders can be inserted into any position below a menu in the menu structure. Existing menu folders can be moved via drag & drop.

Insert application




All applications that have been published in your portal can be selected here and, as with menu folders, moved to the menu structure via drag & drop. A single application can be entered multiple times in various menu folders or at various levels. The data that is entered and edited in them will be thereby be written to the same database table.



Title

The application's title can be edited here.

Application / Page

Select the desired application and page, respectively, that should be displayed when the application is clicked on.

Use title of application

If this setting is active, the application name is automatically used as the title. It isn't possible to then change the title.

Open in new browser window

With this setting, the application will be opened in a new window.

Additional parameters

As it was with the alternative start pages, additional parameters can also be entered here, these will be taken over in the request. With this function, a website of your choice can be shown in the portal.



Title

The link's title can be edited here.

Link

Here, you can include an external website in the menu structure. Select the protocol from the drop-down list that the website can be reached with. Enter the URL to the right of the protocol.

Open in new browser window

With this setting, the link will be opened in a new window.

Insert separator




Title

If you want to show the separator as text, you can enter the text that is to be shown into the Title field.

Show image

The Show image setting makes it possible to load an image by clicking on Select image. By clicking on Edit alternative text, text can be entered that will be shown when a user has deactivated the loading of images or a user agent does not allow images to be displayed.

Styles




If you click on Style in the lower area of the dialog, you have the ability to change the style properties of menu elements.

Layout

Here, you can select the layout in which the changes are to take effect. All layouts that have been saved on the server for the current portal are available to you there. Click on Add CSS rule if you want to add a CSS rule for the menu item.



If you, for example, want to change the background color of a menu item in a layout when it is selected with the mouse, simply select the entry Menu item (selected). The style properties of links in the menu that you have created via the menu item Edit / New, or of applications, must be set via the properties Link in menu, Link in menu (hover), and Link in menu (selected). Please note that the foreground properties, such as color and font, must be changed via the style properties of Link in menu.

If the new settings should be implemented in all menus, select the entry All desktop layouts in the drop-down list.

Permissions

All information regarding this topic can be found here.