Group Navigation Bar Tool - Configuring the Drop-Down Levels

The first step in configuring the drop-down levels is to use the Auto Configure Max Levels per View check box on the General page to indicate whether the levels will be auto-configured or you will manually configure them.

To manually configure the levels, clear the Auto Configure Max Levels per View check box.

To auto-configure the levels, select the Auto Configure Max Levels per View check box. When levels are auto-configured:

• The number of drop-down levels depends on the number of levels in the navigation hierarchy. There are one or more drop-downs than there are levels in the hierarchy.
• The first drop-down contains the name of the navigation view.
• The last drop-down contains the list of facilities, provided that the Show Target check box on the General page is selected.
• The drop-down widths are set by the drop-down level’s label or by the contents of the drop-down, whichever is larger.
• The sort criterion is Facility Description.
• Filtering is disabled.

This topic describes how to manually configure drop-down levels for the Group Navigation Bar tool. It includes the following sections:

• Levels Properties
• Filtering and Sorting a Drop-Down Level
• Configuring a Drop-Down Level
• Configuring a Drop-Down Sort

Levels Properties

You use the Levels page in the CygNet Group Navigation Bar Control Properties dialog box to manually configure drop-down levels.

The following table describes the Levels page properties:

Filtering and Sorting a Drop-Down Level

To manually configure a drop-down level, apply one or more filters and define the sort criteria.

Although some Group Service node attributes are based on Facility Service attributes, be sure to define the filter or sort with Group Service node attributes in mind.

The following table lists the Group Service node attributes that are based on Facility Service attributes:

Configuring a Drop-Down Level

A drop-down level only includes facilities that meet the filter criteria.

When you define a filter, be sure to define it at the correct level.

For example, imagine that your navigation view included the attributes State, Route, and Type. If you wanted to filter the drop-down level to include only facilities that had an attribute value of “SWD,” the levels would be:

• Level 0 — Name of navigation view (State, Route, Type)
• Level 1 — State
• Level 2 — Route
• Level 3 — Type
• Level 4 — List of facilities (leaf nodes)

You would define the filter on Level 3.

To configure a filter

1. In the CygNet Group Navigation Bar Control Properties dialog box, click the Levels tab.
2. Use the Level menu to select the level for the filter you are defining.
3. Click … next to the Filter field to display the Select Level Filter Criteria dialog box.



4. Click the Add button to display the Rule Definition dialog box and begin specifying rules for the filter. For information about CygNet filter rules, see Using CygNet Filter Rules.



Note: To list Group Navigation Bar Custom Attributes, select Reference Attribute as the Comparison Type, then view the Comparison Item field.

5. When you finish defining the filter, click OK.

Configuring a Drop-Down Sort

By default, drop-down levels are sorted in alphabetical order by the Description attribute of the Group Node. You can change this default sort order as follows.

To configure a sort

1. Show the properties for the Group Navigation Bar object.
2. Click the (OCXProperties) property on the ActiveX page in the object’s Property Sheet.
3. On the Levels page in the CygNet Group Navigation Bar Control Properties dialog box, select the Level for the sort.
4. Click … next to the Sort field to display the Select Sort Criteria dialog box.
5. Select a criterion in the Sort Criteria field and click Insert >.
6. Add more criteria as desired.
7. Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to change the order of the criteria.
8. Click OK.