Configuring the navigation menu for a portal

Create the navigation menu that effectively organizes the content of your portal by managing the list of pages directly in a web channel interface. You can build the primary navigation menu by adding, removing, and reordering pages in your web interface.

You can build the navigation menu only out of pages that are defined as relevant records in your application. User interface pages that you create in App Studio are automatically marked as relevant records to ensure that you can use them when you design portals. For more information, see Relevant records.
  1. In the navigation panel of App Studio, click Interfaces.
  2. In the Channels & Interfaces landing page, choose the portal for which you want to configure the menu:
    Option Description
    New portal
    1. In the Create new channel interface section, click Web.
    2. Enter a name and a description for your web channel interface.
    Existing portal In the Current channel interfaces section, click the icon that represents your existing portal.
  3. Hover over the Header, Left layout, and then click Configure.
  4. In the Configure layout dialog box, in the Menu widget list, select Auto Generated.
    The auto-generated menu widget provides a simple overview of the custom user interface pages that you can use in the web interface.
  5. Click Submit.
  6. In the Pages section, manage the pages in the navigation menu of your portal:
    • To add an item, click Add page, and then select the user interface page that you want to include in the navigation menu.
    • To remove an item, click the Remove icon on the rightmost side of the row.
    • To reorder the items, move the pages up and down the list.
  7. Click Save.
Result: You can see the updated navigation menu in your portal preview.