SAP ABAP Data Element MENU_FOLDER_OPTION (Folder Display)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ BC-SEC-AUT-PFC (Application Component) ABAP Authorization and Role Management
     ⤷ S_PROFGEN (Package) ABAP Role Administration (Profile Generator)
Basic Data
Data Element MENU_FOLDER_OPTION
Short Description Folder Display  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type     Direct Type Entry
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type      
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Folder 
Medium 20 Folder Display 
Long 20 Folder Display 
Heading 25 Folder Display 
Documentation

Definition

You can select three different folder options for the SAP NetWeaver Business Client (NWBC):

  • Link Collection

    Indicates that the folder and its entries are displayed below the NWBC shell navigation tree on the left as a set of links that are related in content. Typical names for link collections are "More Information" or "Other Services".

    Note that link collections are always displayed in the navigation panel on the left of the NWBC shell for the selected folder. If an end user clicks an entry in a link collection, the contents are always displayed in a new window.

  • As a Service Map

    A service map shows an overview of a navigation structure with the entries of the next navigational level in the navigation tree, which provides the end user with a better overview of the business process that is represented by the folder.

    You can also assign specific icons for a service map. More information: Service Map Icon.

  • Menu

    Indicator that the folder is displayed with its entries as a separate menu entry at the top shell level of the NWBC.

    The menu is always visible and available in the NWBC, regardless of the application that is called in the canvas.

    You can define multiple menu folders for a role. Note, however, that menu folders are only available for root folders. This means that a user can start a transaction without having to select it using the navigation tree.

    The folder text is either a user-defined text that is used as the text for the menu entry in the NWBC, or you use predefined IDs. The system merges entries with predefined IDs with the corresponding existing menus.

    You can use the following predefined IDs:

    • @SEARCH@
      • Integration of an additional search engine.
    • @HELP@
      • Integration of an additional URL for help links, such as internal company help pages.
    • @PERSONALIZE@
      • Integration of an additional entry for the Favorites menu.
  • Side Panel

    Indicator that the folder and its entries are displayed in the canvas as entries with related content. The entries are displayed as side-panel entries for each entry in the parent folder.

    Note that this indicator is only evaluated if the NWBC shell is actually able to evaluate this information. This is the case in newer versions of the shell.

Use

Dependencies

Example

Note

Note that Menu is only available for root nodes.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20110908 
SAP Release Created in 730