I'm building a portal site that uses Portal side navigation for the pages, and I'm finding that controlling the expanding and collapsing of nodes is very restrictive. Basically, to expand and show a page, I need two links... why??
The default set up uses a + and - icon and generates the expand and collapse link using <portal-navigation:navigationUrl type="collapse"/>. But to actually navigate to the page, there is a text link *next to* the icon with a url generated using <portal-navigation:navigationUrl type="launch"/>
What I want is for both of these functions to occur in a single click, exactly like the way WCM generates it's navigation controls. So I'd like to generate the link using <portal-navigation:navigationUrl type="launch expand"/>... which of course doesn't work.
Does anyone know a way to expand and navigate to a page in a single click? I find having to click on an icon to expand the navigation annoying, but I don't want them all automatically expanded by default. I'd really like this portal side navigation to behave in the same way that the WCM navigation control does. How can I mimic this?
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Hi Jim,<br /> <br /> Thanks for the link, it was really helpful, and I've managed to implement the side navigation as indicated. The only this is that on the site I downloaded the jar from it said that the code would expand a node when clicked and then collapse it when a different node is selected. But the node doesn't collapse and can in fact never be collapsed. Am I missing something?<br /> <br /> Thanks again for your help!<br /> Jen :)
most likely you have default expansion state set to true<br /> <br /> The above is to be used when default expansion state is set to false.<br /> It is talked about here<br /> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r0/topic/com.ibm.wp.... %6f%6e%22%20%22%65%78%70%61%6e%73%22%20%22%73%74%61%74%65%22%20#srvcfgref__ cfgserv<br /> <br /> You need to log into the was admin console<br /> Go under resource environment providers<br /> then find WP Configuration service<br /> then go under custom properties<br /> edit this property<br /> navigation.expansion.defaultstate and set it = false<br /> <br> IBM Certified System Administrator -- WebSphere Portal V6.0, V5.1, V5.0<br> IBM Certified Solution Developer -- WebSphere Portal V5.1, v6.0<br> <br> The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the positions, strategies, or opinions of IBM
Thanks Jim, but my navigation expansion is set to false.<br /> <br /> Actually, if I log into the admin console and go to: <i>Resources > Resource environment providers > WP ConfigService > Custom properties</i> there is no navigation.expansion.defaultstate property listed.<br /> <br /> So I went and had a look in the <i>/opt/WebSphere/PortalServer/config/properties/ConfigService.properties</ i> file and can see that navigation.expansion.defaultstate is set to false.<br /> <br /> Is there anything else outside of the instructions that I need to do to make the navigation collapse automatically?
very odd, what exact version of portal are you on? are you doing this with the default IBM theme?<br /> Can you post a screen shot of what it looks like?<br /> also if you could send me your themes I would take a look at them<br /> <br /> <br> IBM Certified System Administrator -- WebSphere Portal V6.0, V5.1, V5.0<br> IBM Certified Solution Developer -- WebSphere Portal V5.1, v6.0<br> <br> The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the positions, strategies, or opinions of IBM
Hi Jim,<br /> <br /> We're on Portal 6.0.1.1, and using a custom built theme, which was built using the default IBM theme as a starting point.<br /> <br /> I can email you a screen shot and the theme files if that's possible as that would be very helpful in sorting this issue out. For privacy reasons I can't post them on here at the moment.<br /> <br /> Thanks heaps for your help,<br /> Jen
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Jen,<br /> <br /> I also wanted to be able to click on a side navigation page link and have it auto expand and show listed sub items without having to click on the "+ -" first and then also have it auto collapse when I click on another side navigation page link. We are using WebSphere Portal 6.0.1.<br /> <br /> Here are the steps I had to take to get it to finally work (got the files listed below from http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21283387):<br /> <br /> 1. Changed the default expansion state from false to true in the ConfigService.properties file and then did step 5 in these instructions (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r0/index.jsp?topic=/...) .. reboot portal server<br /> 2. Changed the default expansion state from true back to false in the ConfigService.properties file and then did step 5 again like in above steps (this should now show up in the Admin Console > Resources > Resource environment providers > WP ConfigService > Custom properties) ... reboot portal server<br /> 3. Saved the "URLUTIL60.jar" file to "/opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalServer/shared/app" folder on my portal server<br /> 4. Copied their file “sideNav.jspf” and added it to our "sideNav.jspf" file in the folder "/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/wp_profile/installedApps/our server/wps.ear/wps.war/themes/html/our theme folder (I've attached our "sideNav.jspf" file)<br /> 5. Remember after making changes to the "sideNav.jspf" file you should also go into your "Default.jsp" file and add a space and then take it out so that you are then required to save that file<br /> 6. Rebooted our portal server and cleared my browser history before logging into the portal<br /> <br /> Hope this helps as I really like the side navigation now that I got the expand/collapse to work this way<br /> <br /> Katherine
On Feb 14, 11:29 pm, Jennifer <Jennifer.Chand...@eBluePrint.com.au> wrote:
> Hi Jim,<br /> > <br /> > Thanks for the link, it was really helpful, and I've managed to implement the side navigation as indicated. The only this is that on the site I downloaded the jar from it said that the code would expand a node when clicked and then collapse it when a different node is selected. But the node doesn't collapse and can in fact never be collapsed. Am I missing something?<br /> > <br /> > Thanks again for your help!<br /> > Jen :)
Hi Jen, Can you please send me your code especially sideNav.jspf, Styles_theme.jspf and default.jsp. I implemented the same but mine is not working. I can't see the sub pages under page when we click on the page but when I do a view Source I can see all the sub pages in that, Please help since I am stuck with this problem from last 5 days, Looking for an immediate response.
