Configuring the Web Settings for the Navigation Bar Control

To configure the web settings for the Navigation Bar control:

1.    Log into your e-Business site as host.

2.    Create a new page on your site.
See Adding and Managing Pages for information on how to add a page to your website.

3.    Add the Personify- DNN Web Control Container module to the page.
See Installing .NET Controls for more information.

4.    Select the Edit Web Control Container option from the downward arrow icon, as highlighted below.
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The Select A Web Control window displays.

5.    From the Assembly drop-down, select "Personify.WebControls.Store.UI", as highlighted below.
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6.    In the Control Name field, enter "NavigationBarControl" and click Search.

7.    Click Select next to the "NavigationBarControl", as highlighted below.
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8.    The Control Settings for this control display, as highlighted below.
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9.    Optional: select or create a new Error Message.
The error message will display on the control for the action that was being performed at the time of the error.

a.    If left blank, the default error message, "An error occurred while performing [Insert Action]. If the problem persists, please contact the site administrator", will display. [Insert Action] will be substituted with the action the control was performing at the time of the error.

b.    If you wish to change the default error message, customize it with a PWF Parameter. See Setting up PWF Parameters for more information.

10.  Check the Hide Counts checkbox.
Select this checkbox if you want to hide the counts in listings. This hides the parentheses that displays next to the topics, as shown below.
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11.  Check the Navigate On Select checkbox.
If selected, selecting an item from the tree will redirect the user to the product listing page. Only enable this option if the product listing is on another page.

12.  From the Product Listing URL line, click edit.
The Select/Edit Personify Web Parameters screen displays.

a.    Click the select link next to the appropriate PWF parameter.
You should set the PWF parameter to a value that will take the user to the URL that will display the product listings
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If this PWF parameter does not exist or you would like to create a new one, see Setting up PWF Parameters for more information.

13.  In the Title textbox, enter the text that will be displayed at the top of the control. If you leave it blank, no text will display. It may be useful to have a title like “Products”, “What we offer”, or “Shop”.

14.  In the Width of control textbox, enter the desired width of the control. The field defaults to 200, the recommended width.

15.  Click Save.