Menu levels
Menu levels
The Menu in Evolve is structured so that there are top-level menu items each with one or more sub-menu items.
Top-level menu items cannot be configured to link to individual pages, only sub-menu items can link to actual pages. Therefore you should think of the top-level menu items more as groups of sub-menu links.
You can also add sub-menu groups, which contain sub-menu links. In fact, you can create multiple levels of nested menus using this method.
What do you want to do?
Add a new top-level menu item
To add a new top-level menu item:
1.In Evolve Designer's Layout pane, right-click the Menu node.
2.From the pop-up menu, choose Add Menu Link.
A new node titled 'Menu Link' is created beneath the Menu node.
3.Select the new Menu Link node
4.Enter a title for the Menu Link using the Node Name field
This is the name of the top-level menu item as it appears in the web pages.
Set an icon for a menu item
To add icons to display next to menu items:
1.In Evolve Designer's Layout pane, click the Menu node to display the menu links within it
2.Select the Menu Item you wish to set an icon for
3.Select the Icon Library, IconColor and Icon for the menu item.
4.Save your Site.
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Custom Icons can ONLY be added to Index Pages and Object Pages, but not top level menu items. |
Add a link to an Evolve page
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You can add menu links to Index Pages and Object Create pages which allow users to create new objects. You add a menu link to a page by creating a new sub-menu item for an existing top-level menu item or sub-menu group item. |
To add a menu link to an Evolve page:
1.Right-click the menu node you want to add the menu link to.
2.Add your link:
.- To add a link to an Index Page, choose Add Index Page Link > Custom Pages > and select the Index Page you want the sub-menu item to link to.
.- To add a link to a Create Object page to allow a user to create an Object in your model, choose Add Create Object Page > Custom Pages > and select the Object Page you want to link to
.A new sub-node is created representing the sub-menu item that will appear in that menu group.
3.Select the new sub-node.
4.Use the Node Name field to enter the name of the sub-menu item as it will appear in the web pages.
5.Save your Site.
Add a sub-menu group node
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Sub-menu group nodes are used to create multiple menu levels. You can add one to a top-level menu, or to any existing menu item. Like top-level menu items, sub-menu group nodes do not link to a page, instead they are used to contain or group one or more sub-menu links. |
To add a sub-menu group node:
1.In Evolve Designer's Layout pane, expand the Menu node.
2.Right-click the menu item you want to add the sub-menu group to.
3.From the pop-up menu, choose Add Menu Link
A new node titled 'Menu Link' is created beneath the selected node
4.Select the new Menu Link node.
5.Enter a title for the Menu Link using the Node Name field.
This is the name of the menu item as it appears in the web pages.
You can now add sub-menu links to this new node.
Add a link to an Evolve Administration Page
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You can add menu links to built-in pages to view administration data, such as Roles, Questionnaires and so on, as well as to Object Create pages which allow users to create new Objects. You add a menu link to a page by creating a new sub-menu item for an existing top-level menu item or sub-menu group item. |
To add a menu link to an Evolve Administration Page:
1.Right-click the menu node you want to add the menu link to.
2.Add your link:
To add a link to an Administration Index Page, choose Add Index Page Link > Standard Pages > and select the Administration Page you want the sub-menu item to link to.
To add a link to an Administration Create Object page to allow a user to create an administration object, such as a Role or Question, choose Add Create Object Page > Standard Pages >and select the page you want to link to.
A new sub-node is created representing the sub-menu item that will appear in that menu group.
3.Select the new sub-node.
4.Use the Node Name field to enter the name of the sub-menu item as it will appear in the web pages.
5.Save your Site.
Change the order of the top-level menu
The order of the top-level menu can be changed by selecting and dragging the top-level menu nodes and dropping them on main Menu node.
When you drag a node and drop it to the main Menu node, that node is then placed at the bottom of the list.
To create the order you want, drag and drop the top-level menu nodes until the tree is ordered accordingly.
Change the order of sub-menu items
The order of the sub-menu items can be changed by selecting and dragging the sub-menu nodes and dropping them on parent top-level menu node.
When you drag a sub-menu node and drop it to the top-level menu node, that node is then placed at the bottom of the list.
To create the order you want, drag and drop the sub-menu nodes until the tree is ordered accordingly.
Delete a top-level menu or sub-menu item
To delete a top-level menu or sub-menu item:
1.In Evolve Designer's Layout pane, expand the Menu node.
2.Select the top-level menu node or sub-menu node you want to delete.
3.Right-click and choose Delete.
The item is deleted. If you deleted a top-level menu node, all its sub-menu items are also deleted.
Publishing
Publishing
Publish your Site
Evolve offers different options for publ ishing a Site. Use the table below to determine which option to use at any given time.
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You can also publish your site via batch command or scheduled task. To find out more about batch publishing, see Command Line Publishing. |
Menu: Home
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Dynamic Site |
Use when you publish your Dynamic Site for the first time, or when you want to do a full re-publish - including all of the other options detailed below. |
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Static Site |
Use when you publish your Static Site for the first time, or when you want to do a full re-publish - including all of the other options detailed below. |
Menu: Dynamic Deployment / Static Deployment
The following functions are duplicated on the Dynamic Deployment and Static Deployment menus, as they perform the same function and are different only in the respect of whether you are publishing a Dynamic or Static Site.
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Diagram Templates |
Use this option if you show Diagrams in your Site and have edited any of the Templates they are based on. Note: Only the Diagram Templates are updated during this operation - changes to Site pages are not published. Note: Web Modeler Diagram Templates will be kept up to date automatically, there is no need to use this option when you make changes to templates in Evolve Suite. |
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Theme & Pictures |
Use this option if you have changed the Site's Theme or any of the icons used for the Menu or Pages - this includes adding new Pages that have custom images. Note: Only the theme and pictures are updated during this operation - changes to Site pages are not published. |
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Deploy Site |
Use this option to publish just the Site pages without updating Diagram Templates, Theme and Pictures. |
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Save & Deploy Site |
Use this option to Save the Site, then publish just the Site pages without updating Diagram Templates, Theme and Pictures. It is likely you will use this option most of the time when creating and configuring your Site. |
Command Line Publishing
You can if you wish publish your Site using a Command Line operation - which you could use to create a scheduled task, or batch command.
You might want to do this if you have a Static Site and want to ensure your users are viewing the latest data in your Model - so you could re-publish the Site daily or weekly.
To create a batch command for Command Line publishing:
1.In Evolve Designer, right-click the Model node for your Deployment and choose Add Batch Node.
A Batch Node is added below the Model node.
2.Select the Batch Node and configure the settings as follows:
. i.Use Node Name to change the name of the Batch Node
.ii.Use Connection to select the CW repository you want to publish from By default the Connection you are using while logged in to Evolve Designer is selected
.i.Use CW User Name to enter the name of the CW User you want to generate your Site as
.ii.Use CW User Password to enter the password for the above User, ensuring you click the Encrypt button
3.Save the Site
4.Right-click the Batch Node and choose 'Copy batch script into clipboard'
The command is copied to the clipboard for you to paste where you need it.
You can now open a Command Prompt and paste the command into it, paste it into a batch file, or paste it into a Scheduled Task configuration.