Create a navigator component

You can only use a navigator element by creating a navigator component. You cannot add a navigator element to authoring templates, site areas or content items.

1. From an authoring portlet, click New > Component > Navigator .

2. Go to the Navigator tab:

   1. Enter identification information for the component.

   2. Define the navigator display options.

   3. Define the navigator design options.

3. Go to the Properties tab:

   1. Select a location to save the component.

   2. Click Select Authors to select the users and groups you want to classify as "authors". You can use the authors of an item as a search or filter parameter.

   3. Click Select Owners to select the users and groups you want to classify as "owners". You can use the owners of an item as a search or filter parameter.

   4. If workflows are enabled for components, select a workflow.

   5. Set access properties.

4. Save the component form.

• Defining navigator element display options

  When defining the display options of a navigator, you select a start area, and also define what levels above and below the start area are displayed in the navigator.

• Defining navigator element design options

  Use the element design options of a navigator element to determine how to display the results a navigator.

Parent topic:

Use a navigator element

Related tasks

Entering identification information
Select a workflow
Granting users or groups access to an item

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