Breadcrumb Templates

A breadcrumb template controls the display of breadcrumb entries. You select a breadcrumb template when you create a region.

About Breadcrumb Style Navigation

Breadcrumbs usually indicate where the current page is relative to other pages in the application. In addition, users can click a specific page to instantly view it. The Database Home Page user interface includes breadcrumb paths beneath the standard tabs (or second level navigation tabs) at the top of each page.

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Breadcrumb Template Attributes

This section describes specific sections of the Breadcrumb Template page.

Identification

Name identifies the name of the template. Use the Translatable check box to indicate that the template contains text strings that require translation. Theme indicates the theme to which the template is a member.

Template Class identifies a specific use for the template. When you switch to a new theme, all templates in one theme are mapped to corresponding templates in another theme. Application Builder accomplishes this template mapping through the assignment of a template class.

Breadcrumb Template Subscription

Use Template Subscription to apply an existing template to the current application. When you select an existing template, you become a subscriber to that template.

To load a new copy of a master template, click Refresh.

Breadcrumb Template Style)

Select one of the following template styles:

Child Breadcrumb Entries displays all breadcrumb entries that are children of the current page parent breadcrumb (that is, peers of the current breadcrumb).
Current Breadcrumb displays all breadcrumb entries in sequence with a common parent.
Parent Breadcrumb Entries displays all breadcrumb entries for the current pages parent breadcrumb (that is, one level up from current breadcrumb entry).
Parent to Leaf (breadcrumb style) displays the current page breadcrumb entry, its parent to the left, and so on until the root node is reached.

Breadcrumb Entry Control

Table: Breadcrumb Entry Control attributes describes available breadcrumb Entry attributes.

Breadcrumb Entry Control attributes

Attribute	Description
Before First	Defines text that displays before the first breadcrumb entry.
Current Page Breadcrumb Option	Defines the look of a breadcrumb entry that corresponds to the current page. This attribute supports the following substitution strings: `#NAME#` specifies the short name of the breadcrumb entry. `#LINK#` specifies the anchor target of the breadcrumb entry. `#LONG_NAME#` specifies the long name of the breadcrumb entry.
Non Current Page Breadcrumb Option	Defines the look of a breadcrumb entry that does not correspond to the current page. This attribute supports the following substitution strings: `#NAME#` specifies the short name of the breadcrumb entry `#LINK#` specifies the anchor target of the breadcrumb entry `#LONG_NAME#` specifies the long name of the breadcrumb entry
After Last	Defines text that displays after the last breadcrumb entry.

Template Attributes

Use Breadcrumb Link Attributes to specify hypertext link attributes for a breadcrumb entry.

Use Between Levels to specify text that displays between each level of a breadcrumb breadcrumb. For example, if your breadcrumb has three levels, this text would display at the "X" in the example that follows:

main X cars X porsche X 911

In Max Levels specify the number of levels when displaying breadcrumbs.

Comments

Use this attribute to record developer comments.