WPC on Portal 7.3: Area in top level navigation

[joachimvanpraet]

Hi,

We are trying to set up a site using Web Page Composer on portal 7.3, but we are not able to display the area in the first level of the navigation.

Let's say we need following structure in the navigation:

Departments

-- HR

-- Trading & Supply

-- Finance

-- ...

We want the content managers of our site to create extra departments without sending an area connection request to show the new department in the navigation.

Is it possible to create an Area Departments, link it to a role by creating a connection and use this connection as an entry point?

I've tried to edit the connection and mark "departments" as entry point, but it's not appearing in the top level navigation.

kr,

Joachim

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Joachim,

Unfortunately we could not use the connection as the entry point to the role.That means you cannot have your Area in the First level of TLN.

Either you have to have a folder or role as entry point and below that we have to create connection

Naga

[joachimvanpraet]

What a pity!

Ok, I think I can find a workaround. I will create all first-levels as a folder in the staging area, just to create a comprehensive structure for the content managers. In these folders, I'll create areas, these areas are my 2nd level navigation. For creating 1st level and 2nd level navigation entries, content managers still need the IT department, let's call it job security

2 new questions that I can't solve:

How can I translate the folders in the staging area?

How can I translate the name of the areas for display in the 2nd level navigation?

kr,

Joachim

[Former Member]

Hi,

Just to make sure what you mean by translate folders - translate the pages in the folders?

Alex

[joachimvanpraet]

Alex,

With folder I mean:

Area Management -> Content Editor

In the navigation panel choose new -> folder.

For translating my second level navigation I have to translate my area.

Area Management -> Content Editor

In the navigation panel choose new -> area.

I cannot find any translate option for these two objects, translating pages is not a problem:

[Enabling the Creation of Regional Pages|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73/helpdata/en/99/7b173f298d427a9139b07adbdd9ba4/content.htm]

kr,

Joachim

[Former Member]

Hi,

Translation of Area titles is possible as well with regionalization mechanism.

1. Select the regions folder

2. Change user profile of the author to the required language

3. Choose the area enclosing the regions folder and edit "General Properties"

4. Translate the name of the area

5. (Re)Publish the area

Regarding translation of folders - folders aren't visible in navigation in portal at runtime.

Do you mean translating their titles in the staging area according to the language of the logged in user or according to the user profile if working with regionalization?

Alex

[joachimvanpraet]

Hi Alex,

I'll try your solution tomorrow.

I know the folders are not visible in the navigation, but the translation is for the web content managers.

Maybe the same approach as for the areas will work. I'll keep you posted.

kr,

Joachim

[joachimvanpraet]

This works for areas and folders.

Unfortunately the staging area is not automatically refreshed when changing region.

thanks for your help.

[Former Member]

Hi,

An area cannot be the first level of navigation. When you publish an area in WPC 2.0 it becomes a workset. Connecting the area to a role is similar to placing a workset under a role (the technicalities aren't the same, but that's the general idea).

Information regarding area connection can be found at:

[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73/helpdata/en/e6/b19a514bbf43b28a7d15c6468b3925/frameset.htm]

[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73/helpdata/en/c1/da36efd6384bb8b28b24b08f405204/frameset.htm]

Best regards,

Alex