Workplace Navigation

Overview XE "Overview:Navigation" XE "Navigation:Overview"

The CorasWorks Workplace Suite offers several navigation web parts, each of which is described below.

· Special Site Navigation

· Up To Navigation

· Workplace View Advanced

The SPS Workplace View Advanced is discussed in a separate help topic.

NOTE: XE "Documentation:Winter 06 - SSN" XE "Special Site Navigation:Available documentation" XE "Special Site Navigation:How-To" The Winter 2006 release included a number of new navigation features that are discussed in detail in the Capabilities Guide and several papers on the CorasWorks Central site. To learn more about cascading menus XE "Cascading Navigation" XE "Cascading Menus" , the Dynamic Page Title web part, and more, click here to access the Documentation tab in Central’s Support area and scroll down to the Winter 06 section. Central’s Knowledge Base also contains a great deal of helpful information for several releases of the Workplace Suite. You will need an ID and password to access any of this information. If you do not have one, please contact us at support@corasworks.net.

Special Site Navigation (SSN) XE "Special Site Navigation:Overview"

The CorasWorks Special Site Navigation™ web part allows you to create dynamic navigational menus for your SharePoint sites. You can use multiple instances of this web part on a page to manage multiple navigation areas. CorasWorks commonly uses it to manage the menu bar at the top of the page, the tabs, and either the views on each tab or cascading menus from each tab. Additional uses are of course possible.

You can create navigation menus for a specific site, or you can create a global menu that can be used across all of your SharePoint sites. The menu items for the Special Site Navigation web part are stored within one or more lists, rather than within a page, so you can point several iterations of the Special Site Navigation web part to the same list(s) to obtain their menu settings. (Multiple navigation lists are supported as of the Winter 2006 release.) With this structure, the menu systems you build are dynamic and can be updated from a single location, so you can make changes across several pages at once just by modifying a single navigation list.

In addition, as of the Winter 2006 release, this web part recognizes cross-site groups and Active Directory groups for each SSN list, so you can make tabs invisible to users that are not part of the identified cross-site groups.

TIP: One of the most powerful uses of this web part is to create a global menu for your workplace. You can use this web part at the top of each page of your site templates and point all of them to a single list in a single location. Change the list, and all menus will automatically and immediately update throughout the system.

Up To Navigation (UTN) XE "Up To Navigation:Overview"

The CorasWorks Up To Navigation™ web part is a replacement for the SharePoint Up To Link, which is located in most SharePoint sites. When a user places their mouse over this web part, a drop-down navigation menu is displayed that shows links to all of the parent sites within the current site hierarchy. With this web part, users don’t have to move back up through a hierarchy of sites one site at a time.

Workplace View Advanced (WVA) XE "Workplace View Advanced:Overview"

CorasWorks Workplace View Advanced™ is a tree view web part that shows the lists and sites available to the user in the current site. It also provides account administration options and site administration options, depending on user access and the web part’s property settings.

With this web part, users can do the following:

· Access menu options for the current site and navigate to sub-sites one or more levels below the current level.

· Access My Account Administration and set their alerts, password, and email/display name controls.

· See a complete list of lists, directly access each list, and create new lists.

· See a description and link to each sub-site, if any exist.

· Add this web part to a framed page, change the target location for any link in the web part, and change the homepage URL (i.e., default.aspx).

· Specify a URL to another site that resides on the server and retrieve a tree view display of that web site for remote administration and/or navigation.

In addition, administrators can perform the following tasks:

· Enable or disable Central Configuration

· Work with site/list/web part catalogs

· Manage users and permissions

· Maintain site titles and descriptions

· Create and delete sites

· Other administrative tasks

Last Modified: DATE \@ "MMMM yy" October 06

SSN Admin: Sites and Lists Tab (Winter 2006 and later releases)

NOTE 1: This topic applies only to the Winter 2006 and later Special Site Navigation (SSN) web part. If you are working with a prior release, please see SSN Admin: Sites and Lists Tab (Summer 2005) or SSN: Web Part Properties instead.

NOTE 2: Winter 2006 features are available when the SSN web part is used without any custom displays. When custom displays are used, as is the case with “tubby tabs,” Winter 2006 features are not enabled and the web part reverts to Summer 05 functionality.

NOTE 3: Winter 2006 includes a number of new features that are discussed in detail in the What’s New document, the Capabilities Guide, and several papers on the CorasWorks Central site. To learn more about cascading menus, the Dynamic Page Title web part, and more, click here to access the Documentation tab in Central’s Support area and scroll down to the Winter 06 section. Central’s Knowledge Base also contains a great deal of helpful information for both Winter 2006 and earlier releases. You will need an ID and password to access any of this information. If you do not have one, please contact us at support@corasworks.net.

The administration interface includes a Sites and Lists tab that is used to select the lists, top-level list view, and columns to utilize to manage navigation.

Site URL XE "Site URL: Special Site Navigation"

This field is used to define the URL for the site where the list(s) for the navigation structure is located. This can be any SharePoint site that resides on the same server as this web part. If this field is left blank, it will default to the URL where the web part is placed.

The format for the URL is http://Site-URL/SiteName.

Examples:

· http://www.sitename.com/

· http://www.sitename.com/site1

· http://www.sitename.com/site1/site1a

To remove selected URL from this area, highlight the URL you want to remove from the box below this field and click Remove.

Use Relative URL

This property works in the same manner as the Use Relative URL property on the Workplace View Advanced web part. When it is selected, the Site URL is parsed and reassembled based on the current server, ignoring the domain name. This allows you to export navigation menus for use on a different server.

For example, say an SSN on the portal.corasworks.net server has a Site URL of http://solutions.corasworks.net/ssn/. When the Use Relative URL option is enabled, the “http://solutions.corasworks.net” portion is replaced with the current domain name. For example, lists from http://portal.corasworks.net/ssn/ can be used.

Available Lists

This drop-down is used to identify the name of each list you want to use to manage the navigation structure. This includes any lists you have created and marked as “hidden.”

You can reference multiple lists, and set up the appropriate security for each navigation list, restricting visibility and access with security controls. In this way, users will only see the navigation options to the areas you want them to be able to access. Both cross-site groups and Active Directory groups are supported.

All of the navigation lists you want to reference in a single instance of the SSN web part must exist on the same site; you cannot identify multiple URLs.

When you utilize multiple navigation lists, the SSN web part looks at the contents of all of the lists you select on this tab and meshes them together to determine what should be displayed, ignoring any duplicate list items that have the same page title and page link.

Selected Lists

This drop-down shows all of the navigation lists selected for use with this instance of the web part. To remove a list, just click on it to highlight it. The page is refreshed and the selected list is removed from the drop-down. An option to Remove All Lists is also available.

List View

This field is used to identify the name of the list view that manages the top level (starting point) of the navigation structure.

This property cannot be set to “All Items” if you plan to use cascading menus. The navigation list can have an All Items view, but the List View property must be set to the name of a specific view that represents the top level of your cascading menu.

List Fields

This field is used to identify the names of the columns that correspond to each required display element of the navigation structure; each field name should be separated by a pipe (|). These columns come directly from the named list and are used to display the link title and a link to where the link should go. These columns must be part of the List View identified above.

If using cascading menus, this property must include the name of the child view column. For example:

Display|Page Title|Page Link||Child View

The Group field is no longer needed here; it is simply kept in the SSN list template for backward-compatibility. The place where the Group field used to be named in the List Fields property can be left blank by using another pipe (|) character, as in the example above.

For more information on cascading menus and how to set up your navigation list(s), please see the CorasWorks Workplace Suite Capabilities Guide.

SSN Admin: Sites and Lists Tab (Summer 2005) XE "Sites and Lists Tab:Special Site Navigation"

NOTE: This topic applies only to the Summer 2005 Special Site Navigation (SSN) web part. If you are working with a different release, please see SSN Admin: Sites and Lists Tab (Winter 2006) or SSN: Web Part Properties instead.

As of the Summer 05 release, the administration interface includes a Sites and Lists tab that is used to select the list, list view, and columns to utilize to manage navigation.

Site URL XE "Site URL: Special Site Navigation"

This field is used to define the URL for the site where the list for the navigation structure is located. This can be any SharePoint site that resides on the same server as this web part. If this field is left blank, it will default to the URL where the web part is placed.

The format for the URL is http://Site-URL/SiteName.

Examples:

· http://www.sitename.com/

· http://www.sitename.com/site1

· http://www.sitename.com/site1/site1a

To remove selected URL from this area, highlight the URL you want to remove from the box below this field and click Remove.

List Name

This field is used to identify the name of the list that manages the navigation structure.

List View

This field is used to identify the name of the list view that manages the display of the navigation structure. This is used to manage the order of the returned lists.

List Fields

This field is used to identify the names of the fields that correspond to each required display element of the navigation structure; each field name should be separated by a pipe (|). These fields come directly from the named list and are used to display the link title and a link to where the link should go. These fields must be part of the List View identified above.

SSN Admin: Localization Tab XE "Localization Tab: Special Site Navigation" XE "Localization: Special Site Navigation" XE "Language: Special Site Navigation" XE "Translation: Special Site Navigation"

NOTE: This topic applies only to the Summer 2005 and later versions of the Special Site Navigation web part. If you are working with a prior release, please see SSN: Web Part Properties instead.

The Localization tab allows you to customize the names of each of the options on the web part menu. It also allows you to customize all of the text on the administration interface, including tab and section names and descriptions, field names, drop-down field options, and button labels. Content is grouped by the tab on which it appears.

To customize any of this information, simply locate the text you want to change and type over it with the desired content. Use the filter at the top of the tab to easily find content. Just type the content you're looking for and then click Filter.

To reset a value back to its default, delete the value in the text box and apply the changes. The next time the corresponding tab loads, the default value will be displayed.

When you are finished making the necessary changes on this tab, click any other administration tab to save your changes and keep the administration interface open, or click OK to save your changes and return to the web part display.

You may find it helpful to open another browser session and view the results of your customizations as you save your changes.

SSN Admin: Other Tab (Winter 2006 and later releases) XE "Other Tab: Special Site Navigation" XE "SPS My Site: Special Site Navigation"

NOTE 1: This topic applies only to the Winter 2006 and later Special Site Navigation web part. If you are working with a prior release, please see SSN Admin: Other Tab (Summer 2005) or SSN: Web Part Properties (Pre-Summer 2005 Only) instead.

NOTE 2: Winter 2006 features are available when the SSN web part is used without any custom displays. When custom displays are used, as is the case with tubby tabs, Winter 2006 features are not enabled and the web part reverts to Summer 05 functionality.

SPS My Site Path XE "SPS My Site: Special Site Navigation"

This field allows you to change the default SPS My Site characteristics of the web part. By default, the web part will modify the URL "/mysite" to point to "/personal/User". This allows the web part to search through the MySite section of SharePoint Portal Server. However, SPS allows the administrator to alter the URL definition for each SPS server. To accommodate this, the SPS My Site Path field allows you to alter the web part to support your organization’s SPS MySite setup.

Target Window

This entry allows you to define the target window for the links provided in the web part. For example, if you wanted any links that are clicked on to open in a new window, you would type “_new” in this field. Valid options include:

· _blank

· _new

· _parent

· _self

Horizontal Navigation XE "Horizontal Navigation"

When this checkbox is selected (default), each navigation item is displayed within a horizontal bar or tabs across the zone in which the web part is placed. When this checkbox is left blank, each item is displayed in a vertical list.

When a vertical display is used, the web part utilizes 80% of the width of the web part zone. As a result, if you have brief menu options for a cascading menu and a wide web part zone, the arrows that denote another level of menu options may be a bit far from the menu text.

Show Menu as Tabs XE "Navigation:Show Menu as Tabs"

This property applies only when horizontal navigation is utilized. When this property is selected, the top-level navigation items are presented in a tabbed format, rather than a solid horizontal bar. Any lower-level views or cascading child options are not affected.

When this property is disabled, the top level navigation options are presented as a solid bar, without any tabs. This is how the menu bar at the top of each page in CorasWorks solutions is configured.

Highlight the Current Top-Level Link

This property applies to both horizontal and vertical navigation. When this property is selected, the currently selected option on the top level of navigation is presented in a different color from the other top-level options. It provides a visible reminder of the navigation path when the user is on a lower level navigation option or view.

Show Bullets in Vertical Menu XE "Navigation:Vertical Bullets"

This property applies only when a vertical navigation is utilized. When this property is enabled, the top-level navigation options are presented in a bulleted list. When this property is disabled, no bullets are presented.

Show Breadcrumb Trail XE "Breadcrumb Trail" XE "Navigation:Breadcrumb Trail"

This property was introduced in the Winter 2006 Update. When it is enabled and the SSN references one or more cascading menu lists, a breadcrumb trail will be appended to the page title displayed near the top of the page. Each item in the breadcrumb trail is hyperlinked for easy navigation.

SSN Admin: Other Tab (Summer 2005) XE "Other Tab: Special Site Navigation" XE "SPS My Site: Special Site Navigation"

NOTE: This topic applies only to the Summer 2005 Special Site Navigation web part. If you are working with a different release, please see SSN Admin: Other Tab (Winter 2006) or SSN: Web Part Properties instead.

SPS My Site Path XE "SPS My Site: Special Site Navigation"

Target Window

· _blank

· _new

· _parent

· _self

Horizontal Navigation

When this checkbox is selected, each item is displayed within the horizontal navigation bar. When this checkbox is left blank, each item is displayed in a bulleted list.

SSN: Web Part Properties (Pre-Summer 2005 Only) XE "Web Part Properties: Special Site Navigation – Pre-Summer 05"

NOTE: This topic applies only to versions of the Special Site Navigation web part from before the Summer 2005 release. If you are working with the Summer 2005 or a later release, please see the appropriate “Admin Tab” topic instead.

Use Horizontal Navigation XE "Horizontal Navigation" XE "Vertical Navigation"

This option allows you to switch between horizontal and vertical navigation structures. This checkbox is selected by default, so each item is displayed within the horizontal navigation bar. In a vertical navigation structure, each item is displayed as an entry in a bulleted list.

Site URL XE "Site URL:Special Site Navigation - Pre-Summer 05"

This field is used to identify the Site URL where the list for the navigation structure is located. If you leave this field blank, it will default to the site on which the web part is placed.

List Name

This field is used to identify the name of the list that manages the navigation structure.

List View

This field is used to identify the name of the list view that manages the display of the navigation structure. This is used to manage the order of the returned lists. The default is “All Items.”

List Fields

Additional Element

You can add item-level security to your SSN. For example, you can specify the Administrator roll of any cross-site group and grant permissions to view the specific item being displayed by the SSN. This allows you to create group/role-oriented views of information.

To add group functionality to your SSN:

1. Add "|Group" to the SSN List Fields. This will enable the SSN to recognize the Group field for group control. Adding to the default entry, it would look like this: Display|Page Title|Page Link|Group.

2. Access the corresponding SSN list and add the "Group" field as a text box. Be sure to add it to your default view, as well as any other views being used for the SSN.

3. Modify one of the items in the SSN list and type "Administrator" in the Group field. Once this has been done, return to the SSN and log-in as a non-administrator to view the results. The item will only be visible when you log in as an Adminstrator.

To set similar item-level permissions to any cross-site groups, leave the field empty to allow everyone to see the item. This does not apply to the Reader, Contributor, or Web Designer roles, as SharePoint security will not permit a non-administrator to view the user’s credentials in these roles.

Link Target

This field is used to identify the target where you want to have each link in the navigation structure opened. Valid options include "_parent", "_top", "Custom", or any other variable permitted by a target reference in an anchor (<a>) tag. The default is “_parent”.

UTN Admin: Formatting Tab XE "Formatting:Up To Navigation" XE "Up To Navigation:Formatting"

NOTE: This topic applies only to the Summer 2005 and later versions of the Up To Navigation (UTN) web part. If you are working with a prior release, please see “UTN: Web Part Properties” instead.

All of the default properties are designed for the standard Team Web Site Template made available within Windows SharePoint Services.

CSS Class

This field is used to identify the name of the CSS class to be used in place of all the above settings. This overrides all other setting except the Apply Transparency property.

Text Alignment

This field is used to identify the text alignment that you want to use within the web part. The default is “right.” Other options are “center” and “left.”

Header Background Color

This field is used to identify the background color to be used within the web part display. If you leave this field blank, the background will be transparent and whatever color is below the web part will be used.

Sub-Header Background Color

This field is used to identify the background color used for the drop down. The default is #003399 (Medium Blue).

Sub-Header Background Color When Selected

This field is used to identify the background color used when a mouse is placed over the sites returned in the drop down. The default is #000066 (Dark Blue).

Font and Style

This field is used to identify the name and style of text used within the web part.
The default is “font-family: Verdana,serif; font-size; 8pt; color: white; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; width: 100%”.

Apply Transparency

When this checkbox is selected, the sites in the drop-down will be displayed with a 20% transparency, allowing the user to see what is beneath the results.

SPS My Site Path

This field allows you to change the default SPS My Site characteristics of the web part. By default, the web part will modify the URL "/mysite" to point to "/personal/User". This allows the web part to search through the MySite section of SharePoint Portal Server. However, SPS allows administrators to alter the URL definition for each SPS server. To accommodate this, the SPS My Site Path field allows you to alter the web part to support your organization’s SPS MySite setup.

UTN: Web Part Properties (Pre-Summer 2005 Only) XE "Web Part Properties: Up To Navigation – Pre-Summer 05"

NOTE: This topic applies only to versions of the Up To Navigation web part from before the Summer 2005 release. If you are working with the Summer 2005 or a later release, please see UTN Admin: Formatting Tab instead.

All of the default properties are designed for the standard Team Web Site Template made available within Windows SharePoint Services.

Header Background Color

This field is used to identify the the background color to be used within the Up To Navigation Web Part. Leaving this field blank will make the background transparent, using instead whatever color is below the web part.

Header Alignment

This field is used to identify the text alignment that you want to use within the web part. The default is “right.” Other options are “center” and “left.”

Sub Header Background Color

This field is used to identify the background color used for the drop-down. The default is #003399 (Medium Blue).

Sub Header Background Selected Color

This field is used to identify the background color used when a mouse hovers over the sites returned in the drop down. The default is #000066 (Dark Blue).

Text Style

This field is used to identify the style of text used within the web part.
The default is “font-family: Verdana,serif; font-size; 8pt; color: white; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; width: 100%”.

CSS Class

This field is used to identify the CSS class used in place of all the above settings. This overrides all other setting except the Show Transparency property.

Show Transparency in Sub Header

Toggle this checkbox on to display sites in the drop-down with a 20% transparency, allowing the user to see what is beneath the results. This checkbox is selected by default.

WVA Admin: Sites and Lists Tab XE "Sites and Lists Tab:Workplace View Advanced"

NOTE: This topic applies only to the Summer 2005 and later versions of the Workplace View Advanced (WVA) web part. If you are working with a prior release, please see WVA: Web Part Properties instead.

As of the Summer 05 release, the administration interface includes a Sites and Lists tab that is used to select the sites and number of levels to include in the WVA display.

Site Selection Method XE "Workplace View Advanced:Directory List" XE "Directory List"

NOTE: This property is available in Summer 2006 and later releases only.

There are three things you can do with this property, depending on how you want to identify the sites and lists to be referenced by the roll-up.

· To identify the sites to include in the WVA display via the standard properties shown on the Sites & Lists tab, keep the default of Selected by User.

· To direct the WVA to get the sites from a Directory List, select Based on Directory List. The page is refreshed and a slightly different set of properties is displayed on the tab.

o If you configure the WVA to reference a Directory List, see “How the WVA References the Directory List,” below.

· If you plan to use Central Configuration, skip down to the Use Relative URL checkbox. When you enable Central Configuration on the Other tab, all of the properties down to the Use Relative URL checkbox will be grayed out because they are controlled by the Central Configuration.

Site URL XE "Site URL:Workplace View Advanced"

This optional field is used to define the URL for the site (or the top-level site) you want to access and from which you want to return list items. This can be any SharePoint site that resides on the same server as this web part. If this field is left blank, it will default to the URL where the web part is placed.

The format for the URL is http://Site-URL/SiteName.

Examples:

· http://www.sitename.com/

· http://www.sitename.com/site1

· http://www.sitename.com/site1/site1a

To include more than one site, type the first URL you want to work with in the Site URL field and then click Add URL. The URL you just identified is placed in the box below the field. Type another URL in the Site URL field and click Add URL again. Repeat this process as many times as necessary.

To remove selected URLs from this area, highlight the URL you want to remove from the box below this field and click Remove. Alternatively, you can click Remove All to remove all URLs.

Directory List URL

NOTE: This property is available in Summer 2006 and later releases only. It is only displayed when the Site Selection Method is set to Based on Directory List.

This property is used to identify the absolute URL to the site where the Directory List is located that you want to reference for Scope Management. The WVA will look to the Directory List to determine the appropriate site URLs to include. Click Refresh Available Lists once you have entered this value to populate the Directory List Name drop-down.

Directory List Name

NOTE: This property is available in Summer 2006 and later releases only. It is only displayed when the Site Selection Method is set to Based on Directory List.

This drop-down is used to select the name of the Directory List to reference for Scope Management. It shows all available lists, including hidden lists. The WVA will look to this list to determine the appropriate site URLs to include. When you select a list name here, the page is refreshed, including the available values in the Directory List View drop-down.

Remember that any user that accesses a WVA that references a Directory List must have Read access to the Directory List. However, they do not necessarily need to be granted Read access to the site containing the Directory List.

Directory List View

NOTE: This property is available in Summer 2006 and later releases only. It is only displayed when the Site Selection Method is set to Based on Directory List.

This property is used to select the name of the view in the Directory List to utilize for Scope Management. The WVA will look to this view in the Directory List to determine the appropriate site URLs to include.

Use Relative URL

Toggle this checkbox on to ignore the hostname entered in the Site URL field. This is useful if you expect that you will move from one hostname to another in the future.

For example, if the URL in the Site URL field is http://www.hostname.com/site1 and you select this checkbox, the "http://www.hostname.com" portion will be replaced with the current hostname.

Site Levels Displayed XE "Site Levels:Workplace View Advanced"

This field is used to enter the number of levels to be searched to find sites and lists for the web part. The maximum number of levels is 7. If you want to include more than one level, be sure to enter a numerical value in this field.

If Central Configuration is enabled for the WVA (Summer 2006 and later releases only), this property may be affected in one of these three ways:

· A label may be displayed above the entry field, stating the maximum levels of sites allowed. If you attempt to identify a larger number than the maximum, the property will be automatically reset to the maximum number of levels allowed when you click Apply or OK.

· The property may be grayed out, denoting that the number of site levels searched is managed by the Central Configuration.

· There may not be any Central Configuration settings that affect the site levels searched, in which the property is displayed (and defined) as usual.

How the WVA References the Directory List XE "WVA:and the Directory List" XE "Directory List:Usage by WVA"

The WVA will display exactly the sites that you identify in the Directory List. This has two key repercussions.

First, if the Directory List does not include the URL for the site on which the WVA is placed, then the WVA will not display any information or administrative options for that current site.

Second, if the Directory List contains a number of entries for a hierarchy of sites and the Site Levels Displayed is set to anything greater than 0, it is possible to see repetition in the WVA sites tree. An example is shown here.

In this example, the Directory List contains an entry for Site 1, Site 1A, and Sub-Site 1A-1. The Site Levels Displayed is set to 2. As a result, the WVA shows each of the 3 sites identified in the Directory List, plus all of the sites up to 2 levels deep from the identified sites.

To avoid this, set the Site Levels Displayed to 0 and remove the check mark from the Show Site option on the Display tab of the administration interface. The WVA display will now look the example shown below.

WVA Admin: Display Tab XE "Display Tab:Workplace View Advanced" XE "Formatting:Workplace View Advanced" XE "Show Folders, Lists, Sites:Workplace View Advanced" XE "Hide Folders, Lists, Sites:Workplace View Advanced"

NOTE: This topic applies only to the Summer 2005 and later releases of the Workplace View Advanced web part. If you are working with a prior release, please see “WVA: Web Part Properties” instead.

The fields on this tab are used to select the options and folders to include in the web part display. For example, you can display or hide the Administration, Self Management, and Lists folders.

When you are finished making your selections on this tab, click any other administration tab to save your changes and keep the administration interface open, or click OK to save your changes and return to the web part display.

Show Administration Folder

When this checkbox is selected, the Administration folder will be displayed for each site returned by the web part.

Expand Sites

When this checkbox is selected, each site with folders or sub-sites will be returned in an expanded form. The number of sites returned depends on the number of levels chosen in the "Site Levels Displayed" field on the Sites and Lists tab.

Show Lists Folder

When this checkbox is selected, the Lists folder will be displayed for each site returned by the web part.

Show List Item Count

When this checkbox is selected, the display of each list name returned by the web part will be followed by the number of items in the list.

Show Hidden Lists XE "Hidden Lists:Workplace View Advanced"

When this checkbox is selected, the web part will include hidden lists in the Lists folder for each site included in the display. The checkbox is left blank by default.

Show Self Mgmt Folder XE "Self Management:Workplace View Advanced"

When this checkbox is selected, the Self Management folder will be displayed for each site returned by the web part.

Show Site

When this checkbox is selected, the web part display will include the sites available below the URL defined in the Site URL field on the Sites and Lists tab.

Show Where I Am

When this checkbox is selected, the administrative options and the sites below the current URL will be displayed in an expanded form.

WVA Admin: Localization Tab XE "Localization Tab:Workplace View Advanced" XE "Localization:Workplace View Advanced" XE "Language:Workplace View Advanced" XE "Translation:Workplace View Advanced"

NOTE: This topic applies only to the Summer 2005 and later versions of the Workplace View Advanced web part. If you are working with a prior release, please see “WVA: Web Part Properties” instead.

The Localization tab allows you to customize the names of each of the options displayed by the web part. It also allows you to customize all of the text on the administration interface, including tab and section names and descriptions, field names, drop-down field options, and button labels. Content is grouped by the tab on which it appears.

To customize any of this information, simply locate the text you want to change and type over it with the desired content.

Use the Filter at the top of the tab to easily find content. Just type the content you're looking for and then click Filter.

To reset a value back to its default, delete the value in the text box and apply the changes. The next time the corresponding tab loads, the default value will be displayed.

You may find it helpful to open another browser session and view the results of your customizations as you save your changes.

WVA Admin: Other Tab XE "Other Tab:Workplace View Advanced" XE "SPS My Site:Workplace View Advanced" XE "Central Configuration" XE "Workplace View Advanced:Central Configuration"

Home Page .aspx Name

This field is used to identify the name for the homepage of the site (*.aspx). This is useful if, in a framed environment, the homepage you have setup is default.aspx, but the display page for the body frame of the page is index.aspx.

SPS My Site Path XE "SPS My Site:Workplace View Advanced"

Target Window

· _blank

· _new

· _parent

· _self

Use Central Configuration

NOTE: This property is available in the Summer 2006 and later releases only.

Select this checkbox to enable Central Configuration (discussed in detail in Chapter 5 of the Capabilities Guide). If you enable Central Configuration, click Apply before moving to another administration interface tab. Some of the properties on the Sites & Lists tab will be disabled because they are managed by the entries in the Central Configuration List.

WVA Web Part Properties (Pre-Summer 2005 Only) XE "Web Part Properties:Workplace View Advanced"

NOTE: This topic applies only to versions of the Workplace View Advanced web part from before the Summer 2005 release. If you are working with the Summer 2005 or a later release, please see the WVA Admin: Tab topics.

Administration Properties XE "Administration Properties:Workplace View Advanced"

Site URL

(Optional) Enter the URL for the first site you want to access and from which you want to return management links, sites, and lists. This can be any SharePoint site that resides on the same server as this web part. The format for the URL must be:
http://Site-URL/SiteName.

Examples:
http://www.sitename.com/ http://www.sitename.com;http://www.sitename2.com
http://www.sitename.com/site1
http://www.sitename.com/site1/site1a

If you leave this field blank, it will default to the site where the web part is instantiated.

Site Levels Returned

(Optional) Enter the number of levels to be searched to find sites and lists for the web part. The maximum number of levels is 7, the default is 1. If you want to include more than one level, be sure to enter a numerical value in this box.

Please make sure that a number is entered in this field. If you spell out a number, it will result in an error and no lists will be found.

Show Self Management

Toggle this checkbox on to show the Self Management folder for each site returned.

Show Administration

Toggle this checkbox on to show the Administration folder for each site returned.

Show Lists

Toggle this checkbox on to show the Lists folder for each site returned.

Show Sites

Toggle this checkbox on to show the sites available below the URL defined in the Site URL field.

Use Relative URL

Toggle this checkbox on to make the hostname entered in the URL irrelevant. This is useful if you expect that you will move from one hostname to another in the future.

Example:
http://www.hostname.com/site1 - the "http://www.hostname.com" will be replaced with the current hostname.

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Return Properties XE "Return Properties:Workplace View Advanced"

Frame/Browser Target

(Optional) This field is used to define how you want to have links opened from the web part. Valid options include “_self”, “_parent”, “_top”, “Custom”, or any other variable permitted by a target reference in an anchor (<a>) tag.

Home Page *.aspx Name

(Optional) Enter the name for the homepage of the site (*.aspx). This is useful if, in a framed environment, the homepage you have setup is default.aspx, but the display page for the body frame of the page is index.aspx. The default for this field is default.aspx for general sites.

Show List Item Count

Toggle this checkbox on to show the total number of items in each list returned.

Show Sites Expanded

Toggle this checkbox on to have each site with folders or sub-sites returned in an expanded form. The number of sites returned depends on the number of levels chosen in the "Site Levels Returned" field.

Show Where I Am

Toggle this checkbox on to have the administrative options and the sites below the current URL displayed in an expanded form.

Suppress Errors

Toggle this checkbox on to hide any site access errors.

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Actions Menu XE "Actions Menu:Workplace View Advanced"

The Actions menu allows both administrators and users to execute common actions in lieu of utilizing search commands. The Show Version action is available to all users on the system.

To use the Actions menu and view version information, go to the web part and drop down the web part menu options by clicking on the down arrow on the top right hand side of the web part. Drag your mouse over "Actions" and then choose the desired option.

Show Admin XE "Administration View:Workplace View Advanced"

If you are working with the Summer 2005 or a later release, this option causes the administration interface to be displayed. If you are working with a prior release, this option causes the web part’s administration window to be displayed. In either case, the resulting display allows administrators to determine the lists and schemas utilized by the web part. This option is only available to administrators.

Show Version XE "Version:Workplace View Advanced" XE "Show Version:Workplace View Advanced"

This selection will show version information within the web part area, including application, version, organization, authors, and build date. The link to Close Version Window returns the page back to it original state.

NOTE: Because all CorasWorks web parts utilize this command for version viewing, every CorasWorks web part on the page will respond to the Show Version action. This will allow you to view version information for all CorasWorks web parts at once.

Cascading Menus XE "Cascading Menus" XE "Cascading Navigation" XE "Special Site Navigation:Cascading Menus"

Special Site Navigation supports cascading menus as a way to integrate the options that used to be offered on tabs and views. When a user hovers over a tab, they will see a cascading menu of available child views. When a user hovers over a child view in a cascading menu, they will see another menu level of any available sub-views. The menu(s) can go down as many levels as you want, depending on how your list(s) are set up. Users will only see menu items from the lists to which they have access.

A sample three-level cascading menu is shown here.

To set up an SSN menu that offers cascading menus, the first thing you need to do is one of the following:

· Add a multiple-choice Child View column to your existing navigation list(s), with the choices being the names of all of your list views.

· Or, create a new navigation list using the Special Site Navigation list template, which includes the Child View column.

NOTE: CorasWorks has found that navigation lists with a large number of views can inhibit performance. As a result, we recommend that you keep the number of views in your navigation lists to a minimum. The number of items in a list does not appear to be as much of a factor as the number of views.

Next, populate the Child View column with the name of the list view that represents the child menu associated with the item. Cascading menus and child views are supported for multiple lists.

NOTE: When setting up a list to support cascading menus, please make sure you do not accidentally create a child view that references itself, its parent, or any of its ancestors. For example, if you create a view called “Admin” and one of the items in that view has a child view of Admin, it will cause an error.

The screen capture below shows the contents of the list that was used to create the sample cascading menu shown in the example above.

· In this example, the top level navigation items (the tabs) are all in a list view called Main.

· The options that display off the first tab are all in a list view called Child 1. The options that display off the second tab are all in a list view called Child 2.

· The options that display off the first option on the first child level are all in a view called Child 1A. If there were options off the first child level options, they would be in views called Child 1B and Child 1C.

You can name your child views whatever you like, just keep the naming convention simple enough that you and others will be able to understand it when updates are made in the future.

Once you have set up your navigation list, you need to configure the SSN web part with two important properties, both of which are on the Sites & Lists tab:

· List View – This property should be populated with the name of the view you want to use as the top level of your navigation. In the sample list above, we use the Main view, which defines the tabs.

o If you utilize a single navigation list, you cannot identify the “All Items” view in this property and offer a cascading menu; you must name a specific view.

· List Fields – This property tells the web part what the required display elements are for the navigation structure. Each column name is separated by a pipe (|) and must exist in the selected list(s). This property will usually read as follows:

Display|Page Title|Page Link||Child View

NOTE 1: There are two pipe characters in a row near the end of this entry. This is intentional and is used for backward-compatibility.

NOTE 2: Please reference the Capabilities Guide for more information regarding cascading menus. Additional documentation is also available in the Support section of the CorasWorks Central site. You will need an ID and password to access the information on Central. If you do not have one, please contact us at support@corasworks.net.

Tip: Changing the Way Individual Cascading Menu Options Work

By default, all of the options on a cascading menu can be selected and will take the user to the corresponding URL. However, there may be times when you want one of the options on your menu to simply lead to another set of options. For example, the figure below shows a menu with an option labeled “Other Forms” that leads to another level of forms the user can navigate to. If the user selects Other Forms, you do not want them to be brought to an Other Forms page; you just want to use that option to organize the available forms.

This is easy to achieve. When you create the list item for the non-navigable menu item, simply place a “#” symbol in front of the value in the Page Link field. In this example, the Page Link is set to #OtherForms. If a user clicks on the Other Forms menu option (not the arrow to the right), nothing will happen.

The page you identify in the Page Link field doesn’t need to exist; this value is simply a place holder. It only needs to be unique. CorasWorks recommends that you use the same text as in the Page Title field.

Connectability XE "Connectability:Workplace View Advanced"

Connectability is a standard protocol that is supported within a SharePoint environment. CorasWorks navigation and roll-up components can utilize the connectability interface so CorasWorks web parts can “talk” to one another and one web part can receive information from another web part. This information can be used to alter the data displayed within the current web part.

You can make the web part connection from either web part by using the Connections option on the web part menu.

You can only activate a connection when the page is in Design mode. Once in Design mode, access the web part menu and select Connections. Then specify the type of connection you want and the web part you want to connect to.

The two currently supported types of connections for the Workplace View Advanced web part are described below.

Site URL Provider (Provide URLs to another web part) XE "Site URL Provider:Workplace View Advanced" XE "Connectability:Site URL Provider - Workplace View Advanced"

This type of connection allows you to provide URLs to another web part. This allows you to set up your site within the WVA and have its setting reflect within another web part. This type of connection does not accept information from any other web part.

For example, imagine that there are multiple roll-up views on a page. All of these roll-ups can be connected to the WVA. When you change the sites and lists in the WVA, the roll-ups will update to show the information selected. This reduces the time to reconfigure individual web parts and ensures that they all have the correct configuration.

Site URL Consumer (Consume URLs from another web part) XE "Site URL Consumer:Workplace View Advanced" XE "Connectability:Site URL Consumer - Workplace View Advanced"

This type of connection allows you to receive a list of URLS from another web part. It allows you to set up your site information within one web part and have its setting reflect within another web part.

Modifiable DWP Properties XE "DWP Properties: Workplace View Advanced"

CorasWorks web parts have a number of properties that can only be modified by manually editing the DWP file associated with this web part. You can edit a DWP file by exporting the web part to a location of your choice, making the desired changes, and then uploading it back onto your site.

The properties described here allow you to change the function and display of the web part. Please keep in mind the XML namespace of the web part you are changing, or these properties will not be enabled within the web part. XML namespaces for all CorasWorks web parts are provided in the 0For DevelopersHelp_D2HPrivate(-9,656)Overview0 help topic.

Also note that some of these properties some may require the use of a "<", ">", or "&" symbol. If that is the case, you will need to replace these characters with their encoded equivalents of "<", ">", and "&" respectively.

These properties are only viewable in the DWP if the default settings have been changed.

NOTE: As of the Summer 05 release of the Workplace Suite, a Localization tab on the administration interface allows you to make many of the localization changes described below. Before you make these changes in the DWP, you may want to review the available settings that can be modified on the Localization tab.

HomePageURL (String)

This property is used to define the name for the homepage of the site (*.aspx). This is useful if in a framed environment the homepage you have setup is default.aspx but the display page for the body frame of the page is index.aspx.

LevelsReturned (Integer)

This property is used to define the number of levels that you want to search to find sites and lists to include in the web part display. The maximum number of levels is 7.

If you want to search more than one level, be sure to enter a numerical value (1-7). If you spell out a number, it will result in an error and no lists will be found.

MySite (String)

This property allows you to change the default MySite characteristics of the web part. The default characteristic modifies the URL "/mysite" to point to "/personal/User". This allows the web part to search through the MySite section of SharePoint Portal Server. SPS allows administrators to alter the URL definition for each SPS server. To accommodate for this, the DWP Property "MySite" was designed to allow Administrators to alter the web part to support their particular SPS MySite setup.

Use:
<MySite xmlns='webpart_namespace'>/sites/<%Domain%> AND/OR <%User%></MySite>

Example:
<MySite xmlns='CorasWSC.WorkPlace.View'>/personal/<%User%></MySite>

Settings:
<%User%> = User Name
<%Domain%> = Domain Name

NodeTextWidth (Integer) XE "Workplace View Advanced:Display Width"

This hidden property is available in the Winter 2006 and later releases. It allows long node text to wrap to the next line. The default value is 28 characters (NOT pixels), which makes the WVA fit best within the usual 220 pixel wide space that comprises the Quick Launch area on standard WSS home pages. With a setting of 28, the WVA will wrap text as close as it can to the 28^th character without hyphenating or cutting any words in half. Different fonts take up a different amount of space, so you may want to tweak this value.

ShowAdmin (Boolean)

This property is used to show the Administration folder for each site returned. The valid values are true and false.

ShowExpanded (Boolean)

Set this property to true to have each site with folders or sub-sites returned in an expanded form. The number of sites returned depends on the number of Levels chosen in the "Levels Returned" field.

ShowList (Boolean)

This property is used to show the Lists folder for each site returned. The valid values are true and false.

ShowListItemCount (Boolean)

Set this property to true to show the total number of items in each list returned.

ShowSelf (Boolean)

Set this property to true to show the Self Management folder for each site returned. The valid values are true and false.

ShowSite (Boolean)

Set this property to true to show the sites available below the site where the web part is pointing. The valid values are true and false.

ShowWhereIAm (Boolean)

Set this property to true to have all sites above the current web part returned in an expanded form.

SiteURL (String)

This property is used to identify the URL(s) for the site(s) from which you want to return management links, sites, and lists. This can be any SharePoint site that resides on the same server as this web part. The format for the URL must be: http://Site-URL/SiteName

Examples:

· http://www.sitename.com/ http://www.sitename.com;http://www.sitename2.com

· http://www.sitename.com/site1

· http://www.sitename.com/site1/site1a

· http://www.sitename.com/site 1

SupressErrors (Boolean)

Set this property to true to display site access errors.

Target (String)

This property is used to identify the target in which you wish to have each of the web part’s links open. This can be "_parent", "_top", "Custom", or any other variable permitted by a Target reference in an anchor (<a>) tag.

UseRelativeURL (Boolean)

This property is used to make the hostname entered in the URL irrelevant. This is useful if you expect that you will move from one hostname to another in the future. The valid values are true and false.

Example:
http://www.hostname.com/site1 - the "http://www.hostname.com" will be replaced with the current hostname.

Modifiable DWP Properties for Localization XE "Localization via DWP: Workplace View Advanced " XE "DWP Properties" XE "DWP Properties:Localization - Workplace View Advanced "

NOTE: This topic only applies to releases of the Workplace Suite prior to the Summer 2005 release. As of the Summer 2005 release, the Localization tab on the administration interface for each navigation web part allows you to make all of the localization changes described below. As a result, the Summer 2005 and later releases do not support manual modification of DWP properties for localization.

CorasWorks web parts have a number of properties that can only be modified by manually editing the DWP file associated with this web part. The properties described here relate specifically to localization. You can edit a DWP file by exporting the web part to a location of your choice, making the desired changes, and then uploading it back onto your site.

The properties described here allow you to change the function and display of the web part. Please keep in mind the XML namespace of the web part you are changing, or these properties will not be enabled within the web part. XML namespaces for all CorasWorks web parts are provided in the 1For DevelopersHelp_D2HPrivate(-9,656)Overview1 help topic.

Also note that some of these properties some may require the use of a "<", ">", or "&" symbol. With the exception of the LCIDXML property, you must replace these characters with their encoded equivalents of "<", ">", and "&" respectively.

These properties are only viewable in the DWP if the default settings have been changed.

LCIDXML (String)

This property allows you to localize the user interface. The easiest way to use this property is to follow these steps:

1. Copy the sample code below into Notepad and make the appropriate translations to the content between each tag.

2. Remove all of the carriage returns and replace any double quotes (“) with single quotes (‘). Make sure there aren’t any brackets ([ ]) anywhere in the text. If there are, replace them with parentheses ( ). The XML nodes must appear in the exact order as they are shown below; you can not omit nodes or reorder them.

3. Export the web part you want to localize and add this: <LCIDXML xmlns="webpart_namespace"><![CDATA[]]></LCIDXML> (where "webpart_namespace" is the web part name identified in the .chm file included in the Developer and Small Business editions of the Suite)
For example: <LCIDXML xmlns="CorasWSC.WorkPlace.View"><![CDATA[]]></LCIDXML>

4. Copy the modified LCIDXML content from Step 2 and place it after the opening bracket after CDATA.

5. Save the localized web part and import it into your site. CorasWorks recommends that you use a naming convention that makes it clear which language(s) are supported by the web part.

Sample Code:
<CorasWorks>
<WorkplaceViewAdvanced id='default'>
<PlusImageName>/_layouts/images/plus.gif</PlusImageName>
<MinusImageName>/_layouts/images/minus.gif</MinusImageName>
<STSDefaultImageName>/_layouts/images/stsicon.gif</STSDefaultImageName>
<STSImageName>/_layouts/images/stsicon.gif</STSImageName>
<MPSImageName>/_layouts/images/mngatt.gif</MPSImageName>
<SMImageName>/_layouts/images/itfl.gif</SMImageName>
<SMTitle>Self Management</SMTitle>
<SMMIImageName>/_layouts/images/msmeml.gif</SMMIImageName>
<SMMIURL>/_layouts/1033/useredit.aspx</SMMIURL>
<SMMITitle>My Information</SMMITitle>
<SMMAImageName>/_layouts/images/ittxtbox.gif</SMMAImageName>
<SMMAURL>/_layouts/1033/MySubs.aspx</SMMAURL>
<SMMATitle>My Alerts</SMMATitle>
<SMMPImageName>/_layouts/images/itissl.gif</SMMPImageName>
<SMMPURL>/_layouts/1033/password.aspx</SMMPURL>
<SMMPTitle>My Password</SMMPTitle>
<ADImageName>/_layouts/images/itfl.gif</ADImageName>
<ADTitle>Administration</ADTitle>
<ADSAImageName>/_layouts/images/icmanage.gif</ADSAImageName>
<ADSATitle>Security Administration</ADSATitle>
<ADSAMPIURL>/_layouts/1033/webperm.aspx</ADSAMPIURL>
<ADSAMPITitle>Manage Permission Inheritance</ADSAMPITitle>
<ADSAMUURL>/_layouts/1033/user.aspx</ADSAMUURL>
<ADSAMUTitle>Manage Users</ADSAMUTitle>
<ADSAMSGURL>/_layouts/1033/role.aspx</ADSAMSGURL>
<ADSAMSGTitle>Manage Site Groups</ADSAMSGTitle>
<ADSAMAAURL>/_layouts/1033/setanon.aspx</ADSAMAAURL>
<ADSAMAATitle>Manage Anonymous Access</ADSAMAATitle>
<ADSAMXSGURL>/_layouts/1033/mygrps.aspx</ADSAMXSGURL>
<ADSAMXSGTitle>Manage X-Site Groups</ADSAMXSGTitle>
<ADSAVIAUURL>/_layouts/1033/userinfo.aspx</ADSAVIAUURL>
<ADSAVIAUTitle>View Info About Users</ADSAVIAUTitle>
<ADSTAImageName>/_layouts/images/mscntvwl.gif</ADSTAImageName>
<ADSTAURL>/_layouts/1033/settings.aspx</ADSTAURL>
<ADSTATitle>Site Administration</ADSTATitle>
<ADSTAMTDURL>/_layouts/1033/prjsetng.aspx</ADSTAMTDURL>
<ADSTAMTDTitle>Modify Title/Description</ADSTAMTDTitle>
<ADSTACSURL>/_layouts/1033/newsbweb.aspx</ADSTACSURL>
<ADSTACSTitle>Create a Site</ADSTACSTitle>
<ADSTADCSURL>/_layouts/1033/deleteweb.aspx</ADSTADCSURL>
<ADSTADCSTile>Delete Current Site</ADSTADCSTile>
<ADSTASSATURL>/_layouts/1033/savetmpl.aspx</ADSTASSATURL>
<ADSTASSATTitle>Save Site as a Template</ADSTASSATTitle>
<ADSTAMWDURL>/_layouts/1033/mngdisc.aspx</ADSTAMWDURL>
<ADSTAMWDTitle>Manage Web Discussions</ADSTAMWDTitle>
<ADSTAMUAURL>/_layouts/1033/SiteSubs.aspx</ADSTAMUAURL>
<ADSTAMUATitle>Manage User Alerts</ADSTAMUATitle>
<ADSTAMRSURL>/_layouts/1033/regionalsetng.aspx</ADSTAMRSURL>
<ADSTAMRSTitle>Modify Regional Settings</ADSTAMRSTitle>
<ADSCATImageName>/_layouts/images/msxmll.gif</ADSCATImageName>
<ADSCATTitle>Site Catalogs</ADSCATTitle>
<ADSCATSTURL>/_catalogs/wt/Forms/Common.aspx</ADSCATSTURL>
<ADSCATSTTitle>Site Templates</ADSCATSTTitle>
<ADSCATLTURL>/_catalogs/lt/Forms/AllItems.aspx</ADSCATLTURL>
<ADSCATLTTitle>List Templates</ADSCATLTTitle>
<ADSCATWPURL>/_catalogs/wp/Forms/AllItems.aspx</ADSCATWPURL>
<ADSCATWPTitle>Web Parts</ADSCATWPTitle>
<ADSCOLImageName>/_layouts/images/mscontl.gif</ADSCOLImageName>
<ADSCOLTitle>Site Collection</ADSCOLTitle>
<ADSCOLSHURL>/_layouts/1033/vsubwebs.aspx</ADSCOLSHURL>
<ADSCOLSHTitle>Site Hierarchy</ADSCOLSHTitle>
<ADSCOLSSURL>/_layouts/1033/storman.aspx</ADSCOLSSURL>
<ADSCOLSSTitle>Storage Space</ADSCOLSSTitle>
<ADSCOLPCURL>/_layouts/1033/portal.aspx</ADSCOLPCURL>
<ADSCOLPCTitle>Portal Connections</ADSCOLPCTitle>
<LSTImageName>/_layouts/images/itfl.gif</LSTImageName>
<LSTTitle>Lists</LSTTitle>
<LSTCLImageName>/_layouts/images/itobject.gif</LSTCLImageName>
<LSTCLURL>/_layouts/1033/create.aspx</LSTCLURL>
<LSTCLTitle>Create List</LSTCLTitle>
<LSTDefaultImageName>/_layouts/images/itgen.gif</LSTDefaultImageName>
<LSTDLImageName>/_layouts/images/itdl.gif</LSTDLImageName>
<LSTDLPLImageName>/_layouts/images/itil.gif</LSTDLPLImageName>
<LSTANImageName>/_layouts/images/itann.gif</LSTANImageName>
<LSTCNImageName>/_layouts/images/itcontct.gif</LSTCNImageName>
<LSTEVImageName>/_layouts/images/itevent.gif</LSTEVImageName>
<LSTSRImageName>/_layouts/images/itsurvey.gif</LSTSRImageName>
<LSTLNImageName>/_layouts/images/itlink.gif</LSTLNImageName>
<LSTTSImageName>/_layouts/images/ittask.gif</LSTTSImageName>
<LSTDBImageName>/_layouts/images/itdisc.gif</LSTDBImageName>
<LSTITImageName>/_layouts/images/itissue.gif</LSTITImageName>
<ADSTACSMYURL>/_layouts/1033/scsignup.aspx</ADSTACSMYURL>
</WorkplaceViewAdvanced>
<WorkplaceViewAdvanced id='1031'>
<PlusImageName>/_layouts/images/plus.gif</PlusImageName>
<MinusImageName>/_layouts/images/minus.gif</MinusImageName>
<STSDefaultImageName>/_layouts/images/stsicon.gif</STSDefaultImageName>
<STSImageName>/_layouts/images/stsicon.gif</STSImageName>
<MPSImageName>/_layouts/images/mngatt.gif</MPSImageName>
<SMImageName>/_layouts/images/itfl.gif</SMImageName>
<SMTitle>Selbstverwaltung</SMTitle>
<SMMIImageName>/_layouts/images/msmeml.gif</SMMIImageName>
<SMMIURL>/_layouts/1031/useredit.aspx</SMMIURL>
<SMMITitle>Meine Informationen</SMMITitle>
<SMMAImageName>/_layouts/images/ittxtbox.gif</SMMAImageName>
<SMMAURL>/_layouts/1031/MySubs.aspx</SMMAURL>
<SMMATitle>Meine Benachrichtigungen</SMMATitle>
<SMMPImageName>/_layouts/images/itissl.gif</SMMPImageName>
<SMMPURL>/_layouts/1031/password.aspx</SMMPURL>
<SMMPTitle>Meine Kennwort</SMMPTitle>
<ADImageName>/_layouts/images/itfl.gif</ADImageName>
<ADTitle>Administration</ADTitle>
<ADSAImageName>/_layouts/images/icmanage.gif</ADSAImageName>
<ADSATitle>Sicherheitsadministration</ADSATitle>
<ADSAMPIURL>/_layouts/1031/webperm.aspx</ADSAMPIURL>
<ADSAMPITitle>Websiteberechtigungsvererbung verwalten</ADSAMPITitle>
<ADSAMUURL>/_layouts/1031/user.aspx</ADSAMUURL>
<ADSAMUTitle>Benutzer verwalten</ADSAMUTitle>
<ADSAMSGURL>/_layouts/1031/role.aspx</ADSAMSGURL>
<ADSAMSGTitle>Websitegruppen verwalten</ADSAMSGTitle>
<ADSAMAAURL>/_layouts/1031/setanon.aspx</ADSAMAAURL>
<ADSAMAATitle>Anonymen Zugriff verwalten</ADSAMAATitle>
<ADSAMXSGURL>/_layouts/1031/mygrps.aspx</ADSAMXSGURL>
<ADSAMXSGTitle>Websiteübergreifende Gruppen verwalten</ADSAMXSGTitle>
<ADSAVIAUURL>/_layouts/1031/userinfo.aspx</ADSAVIAUURL>
<ADSAVIAUTitle>Benutzerinformationen</ADSAVIAUTitle>
<ADSTAImageName>/_layouts/images/mscntvwl.gif</ADSTAImageName>
<ADSTAURL>/_layouts/1031/settings.aspx</ADSTAURL>
<ADSTATitle>Websiteverwaltung</ADSTATitle>
<ADSTAMTDURL>/_layouts/1031/prjsetng.aspx</ADSTAMTDURL>
<ADSTAMTDTitle>Websitetitel und -beschreibung ändern</ADSTAMTDTitle>
<ADSTACSURL>/_layouts/1031/newsbweb.aspx</ADSTACSURL>
<ADSTACSTitle>Neue Site erstellen</ADSTACSTitle>
<ADSTADCSURL>/_layouts/1031/deleteweb.aspx</ADSTADCSURL>
<ADSTADCSTile>Aktuelle Site löschen</ADSTADCSTile>
<ADSTASSATURL>/_layouts/1031/savetmpl.aspx</ADSTASSATURL>
<ADSTASSATTitle>Site als Vorlage spreichern</ADSTASSATTitle>
<ADSTAMWDURL>/_layouts/1031/mngdisc.aspx</ADSTAMWDURL>
<ADSTAMWDTitle>Webdiskussionen verwalten</ADSTAMWDTitle>
<ADSTAMUAURL>/_layouts/1031/SiteSubs.aspx</ADSTAMUAURL>
<ADSTAMUATitle>Benutzerbenachrichtigungen</ADSTAMUATitle>
<ADSTAMRSURL>/_layouts/1031/regionalsetng.aspx</ADSTAMRSURL>
<ADSTAMRSTitle>Landes-/-Regionaleinstellungen</ADSTAMRSTitle>
<ADSCATImageName>/_layouts/images/msxmll.gif</ADSCATImageName>
<ADSCATTitle>Websitesammlungskataloge</ADSCATTitle>
<ADSCATSTURL>/_catalogs/wt/Forms/Common.aspx</ADSCATSTURL>
<ADSCATSTTitle>Websitevorlagenkatalog</ADSCATSTTitle>
<ADSCATLTURL>/_catalogs/lt/Forms/AllItems.aspx</ADSCATLTURL>
<ADSCATLTTitle>Listenvorlagenkatalog</ADSCATLTTitle>
<ADSCATWPURL>/_catalogs/wp/Forms/AllItems.aspx</ADSCATWPURL>
<ADSCATWPTitle>Webpartkatalog</ADSCATWPTitle>
<ADSCOLImageName>/_layouts/images/mscontl.gif</ADSCOLImageName>
<ADSCOLTitle>Websitesammlungs</ADSCOLTitle>
<ADSCOLSHURL>/_layouts/1031/vsubwebs.aspx</ADSCOLSHURL>
<ADSCOLSHTitle>Websitehierarchie anzeigen</ADSCOLSHTitle>
<ADSCOLSSURL>/_layouts/1031/storman.aspx</ADSCOLSSURL>
<ADSCOLSSTitle>Speicherplatzzuteilung anzeigen</ADSCOLSSTitle>
<ADSCOLPCURL>/_layouts/1031/portal.aspx</ADSCOLPCURL>
<ADSCOLPCTitle>Portalwebsite konfigurieren</ADSCOLPCTitle>
<LSTImageName>/_layouts/images/itfl.gif</LSTImageName>
<LSTTitle>Listen</LSTTitle>
<LSTCLImageName>/_layouts/images/itobject.gif</LSTCLImageName>
<LSTCLURL>/_layouts/1031/create.aspx</LSTCLURL>
<LSTCLTitle>Erstelle Liste</LSTCLTitle>
<LSTDefaultImageName>/_layouts/images/itgen.gif</LSTDefaultImageName>
<LSTDLImageName>/_layouts/images/itdl.gif</LSTDLImageName>
<LSTDLPLImageName>/_layouts/images/itil.gif</LSTDLPLImageName>
<LSTANImageName>/_layouts/images/itann.gif</LSTANImageName>
<LSTCNImageName>/_layouts/images/itcontct.gif</LSTCNImageName>
<LSTEVImageName>/_layouts/images/itevent.gif</LSTEVImageName>
<LSTSRImageName>/_layouts/images/itsurvey.gif</LSTSRImageName>
<LSTLNImageName>/_layouts/images/itlink.gif</LSTLNImageName>
<LSTTSImageName>/_layouts/images/ittask.gif</LSTTSImageName>
<LSTDBImageName>/_layouts/images/itdisc.gif</LSTDBImageName>
<LSTITImageName>/_layouts/images/itissue.gif</LSTITImageName>
<ADSTACSMYURL>/_layouts/1031/scsignup.aspx</ADSTACSMYURL>
</WorkplaceViewAdvanced>
</CorasWorks>

The CorasWorks node supports multiple WorkplaceViewAdvanced nodes, allowing for the same web part to be used on multiple sites. When the web part loads, the language of the site that the web part is hosted in will automatically be used, provided an ID attribute for the site’s WorkplaceViewAdvanced node has been defined, otherwise, the WorkplaceViewAdvanced node with an attribute of 'default' will be used.

To localize the web part for multiple languages, repeat these tags (and the content in between) for each language. However, instead of using ‘default’ after the web part ID, use one of the 4-digit LCIDs provided below. Copy the rest of the LCIDXML text and place it between these tags for each desired language, making the appropriate translations for each language.

The following list shows the LCID for each language:

LCID Language
1025    Arabic
2052    Chinese - Simplified
1028    Chinese - Traditional
1029    Czech
1030    Danish
1043    Dutch
1033    English
1035    Finnish
1036    French
1031    German
1032    Greek
1037    Hebrew
1038    Hungarian
1040    Italian
1041    Japanese
1042    Korean
1044    Norwegian
1045    Polish
2070    Portuguese
1046    Portuguese – Brazilian
1049    Russian
1034    Spanish
1053    Swedish
1054    Thai
1055    Turkish

Troubleshooting XE "Troubleshooting:Workplace View Advanced" XE "FAQs:Workplace View Advanced" XE "Errors:Workplace View Advanced"

Why are some of the properties on the Sites & Lists tab grayed out?

When Central Configuration is enabled, some of the properties that are usually managed via the Sites & Lists tab are managed instead by the entries in the Central Configuration List. As a result, those properties will be grayed out (unavailable).

I’m having trouble setting up cascading menus. Do you have any step-by-step instructions I can reference? XE "Special Site Navigation:Cascading Menus" XE "Cascading Navigation" XE "Cascading Menus"

Yes, a document is available in CorasWorks Central. The document you’re looking for is called “Cascading Menus – Winter 2006” and it’s located in the Winter 06 section of this page (click here). You may find some other helpful documents there, as well.

You will be prompted to sign in to CorasWorks Central. If you have any questions or issues regarding your ID or password, please contact us at support@corasworks.net.

I changed the order of some items in my Cascading Navigation list, but it isn’t sorting the way I want it to when the menus are displayed. XE "Special Site Navigation:Order of displayed items" XE "Changing the order of navigation items" XE "Cascading Menus"

If you change the value in the Page Order column for one or more items in a cascading navigation list, you need to sort the view by that column before that change will be reflected in the navigation display. Just open the list and click on the Page Order column to sort it. The navigation items will be displayed in the order in which they’re sorted in the list.

I do not see the same sites that someone else does.

This is because you do not have the same rights as someone else. You can only see the sites that you have permission to access.

When I create a new WSS site from my SharePoint Portal, it creates the site without any problems, but there is no Up to Navigation in the upper right corner to take me back to the main portal page. XE "Up To Navigation:And portal pages"

When the Up to Navigation web part is placed on a page that is in a sub-site within a WSS Site Collection, it displays the sites above. However, when the web page is at the top of a WSS Site Collection, the Up To Navigation can't show anything higher. As a result, it "hides" itself from the user.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to have the Up To Navigation to point to the portal level, nor is there a list that can be edited. The web part dynamically determines where it is in the structure and displays the WSS sites above its current location. Since the SPS Site Collections are stored in a different area than where they are being tracked (sites vs. Site Directory), the web part cannot point up to the portal. CorasWorks has received requests for the Up To Navigation to show the portal areas and it is being considered for a future release.

Can I use more than one cross-site group to manage the tabs and views my users can see? XE "Cross-site groups:Using more than one"

If you are using the Winter 2006 or a later release, the answer is yes, you can. You can configure the SSN web part used to display the tabs and views (or cascading menus) to reference multiple lists. Assign the appropriate cross-site group (or Active Directory group) to each navigation list, and only the members of that group will be able to see the navigation options presented by that list.

How can I put the WVA web part in the left navigation bar in a WSS or SPS site?

As with all web parts, the WVA can be placed onto a page by dragging and dropping it into the desired zone on a page. If you are trying to place a web part onto a page, but there aren’t any zones or there isn’t a zone where you want it, you will need to edit the page and add the zone in Microsoft FrontPage. For more information regarding usage of the Workplace Viewer Advanced and the SPS Workplace Viewer Advanced, check out the Navigation Web Parts Quick Start.

When I expand Administration in the WVA and click Modify Title/Description, I am unable to get the description of the site that I've typed in to display on the site. Why?

Microsoft's SharePoint Template uses the Site Description as a way of saying what the site is to be used for. It places the Site Description onto the site's home page, typically under the yellow line.

SharePoint sites are dynamic. They are meant to change as users need them to, so a site may change focus entirely, or it can be repurposed. Sometimes when an administrator creates a sub-site, the user doesn't know exactly what the site will be used for.

The Site Description information is not used with the CorasWorks site templates. This is due to a fundamental difference between our site templates and most of Microsoft's. Microsoft's SharePoint templates tend to be focused on a single page. The list information is on the left and the views into the lists are on the one page. CorasWorks site templates feature multiple pages, allowing different ways of organizing information.

To offset this, CorasWorks has placed the site description in the Workplace View Advance (WVA). The WVA uses the Site Description as a “tool tip” that appears when a mouse pointer hovers over a site link.

Can I control how text wraps on a tab label?

If you’re using Winter 2006 or a later release, the answer is yes. The Winter 2006 version of SSN will automatically resize the tabs based upon the text identified as the tab label. If the SSN would be wider than the visible area if text did not wrap, the web part will automatically wrap the text for you based on where spaces and punctuation is available.

If your tabs have long labels and no spaces, the web part can be rendered so it is wider than the visible area, causing the browser to display a horizontal scroll bar.

If you want to force a line break and control where the text is wrapped, you can use a <br> tag within the tab label.

Can I control how text wraps on a view label?

If you’re using Winter 2006 or a later release, the answer is yes. The SSN will automatically wrap view labels so that they can all fit within the available space without a scroll bar. If you want to force a line break and control where the text is wrapped, you can use a <br> tag within the view label.

Is there anything I can do to help improve performance?

If you are using Winter 2006 or a later release and taking advantage of cascading menus on the Special Site Navigation web part, there is one thing that can impact performance. CorasWorks has found that navigation lists with a large number of views can inhibit performance. As a result, we recommend that you keep the number of views in your navigation lists to a minimum. The number of items in a list does not appear to be as much of a factor as the number of views.

Build Updates XE "Build Updates:Workplace View Advanced" XE "Updates:Workplace View Advanced" XE "Releases:Workplace View Advanced"

September 22, 2006

· WVA support for Central Configuration

· The breadcrumbing feature no longer shows bullets or line breaks in the page title when the “Show this menu's breadcrumb trail in place of page title” property is selected.

· The web part will always display, regardless of whether or not it references a hidden list.

· The web part will continue to work as expected if it references multiple lists and one of those lists is deleted.

· Support for Site URLs that contain a port.

July 11, 2006

· Enabled new SSN “Show Breadcrumb Trail” property

· Added support of <center> tag to center text on SSN tabs

· Improved memory usage by the WVA

March 17, 2006

· Added support for multiple navigation lists

· Added ability to provide cascading menus

· Added property to use tabbed navigation vs. solid bar in a horizontal display

· Added property to highlight the current top-level link

· Added property to use/hide bullets in a vertical display

· Added support for standard SharePoint themes

August 15, 2005

· Added administration interface

· Added ability for WVA to show/hide hidden lists

October 1, 2004

· Added ability to handle relative URL. No longer is a URL required

· Added connection interface for Roll-Up and other Navigation web parts for site to site navigation and site/data roll-up

· Added LCIDXML to alter the display of the WVA to allow other languages displayed in the interface. (German/English - Built In)

· Added ability to show the count of List Items from each list returned

May 1, 2004

· Added Action Menu for Show Version

· Added support for multiple URL(s) for Site URL within the Administration window (Example url1;url2)

· Added bolding of the Site Title to show where you are currently located in the site hierarchy

· Added ability to have auto expand of where you are in the site hierarchy, showing site above in expanded format

· Added Support for MySite interface

· Added ability to show or not to show sites below the top site returned

· Added ability to change the LCID in the DWP for multi-language administration

January 5, 2004

· Added ability to show or not to show Self Management Folder

· Added ability to show or not to show Administration Folder

· Added ability to show or not to show Lists Folder

· Added ability to not show Error if one should occur

· Added ability to see more than 1 level below the current site selected to be viewed by the web part

· Added expanded view to show sites below expanded

· Removed JavaScript error possibility if web part is loaded for the same site on the same web part page

· Added support for SPS server changing Create Site to Portal Site Creation page

· Added ability for Anonymous user to log into page with this web part loaded and still be able to see page