Configuring qCascadingMenu

To configure qCascadingMenu

1	Create a source list from AgreeYa Menu List in SharePoint. The source list for the cascading menu will contain the following fields:

•	Text - This field is mandatory. This is a single line of text field that provides the text for the menu item.

•	Menu Id - This field is mandatory. This is a single line of text field that provides the ID for the menu item.

•	Parent Menu Id - This field is mandatory. This is a single line of text field that provides the parent ID for the menu item.

•	Target Url - This field is optional. This is a single line of text field that provides the target URL for the menu item. Please note that this is not a Hyperlink field because Hyperlink field does not let you use a relative URL.

•	Target - This field is optional. This is a single line of text field that indicates where to open the target page.

•	Icon Url - This field is optional. This is a single line of text field that provides the URL to the icon for the menu item.

•	Access Key - This field is optional. This is a single line of text field (one character) that indicates the shortcut key to activate the menu item. You can activate the menu item by pressing ALT+Access Key Character.

•	Culture - This field is optional. This is a single line of text field that indicates the culture for this menu item.

2	Create a top-level menu. Click New Item to add information to your source list.

3	Create an entry in the list with blank Parent Menu Id, for example:

 

Table 11. Example of cascading menu list that contains two different cultures and invariants

Text	Menu Id	Parent Menu Id	Target Url	Target	Icon Url	Access Key	Culture
Public Web Sites	01					P
Web Sites untuk Publik	01					W	id-ID
Microsoft®	01.01	01	http://www.microsoft. com	_blank	search.gif	M
Microsoft	01.01	01	http://www.microsoft. com	_blank	search.gif	M	id-ID
Google®	01.02	01	http://www.google.com	_blank	search.gif	G
Google	01.02	01	http://www.google.com	_blank	search.gif	G	id-ID
Other Places	01.03	01				O
Situs Lain	01.03	01				S	id-ID
CNN	01.03.01	01.03	http://www.cnn.com			C
CNN	01.03.01	01.03	http://www.cnn.com			C	id-ID
ABC News	01.03.02	01.03	http://www.abcnews. com			A
ABC News	01.03.02	01.03	http://www.abcnews. com			A	id-ID

The cascading menu can also read any type of list that contains at least the first four fields: Text, Menu Id, Parent Menu Id and Target Url.

NOTE: If the name of the fields is not specified, you must define the field name mapping in the Configuration property.

4	Add qCascadingMenu to your site collection page.

5	Open ezEdit.

The Primary Content page opens by default.

6	From the Configuration section, select the source list created in SharePoint, and click OK.

7	Click Edit next to the list name.

8	For each field name, select the corresponding column name (from the source list created in SharePoint). For example, for Text Field Name, select Text; for Menu Id Field Name, select Menu Id. Click OK.

9	If needed, configure the elements in the other tabs.

10	When done configuring each tab, click OK.