Multi column & Sitemap Datasource in UI for ASP.NET AJAX Menu

Andy Green

120 posts

Member since:
Jul 2009

Posted 13 Jul 2010 Link to this post

Hi

I have a site map datasource and a RadMenu with security trimming enabled, Now I want to use multiple columns, how can I do this?

I also need direction, when using a datasource, I have a top level node in a table, with child nodes, I'm trying to display the top nodes (no problem) and the child nodes in a multi column - this is where I'm also having trouble.

Andy

Andy Green

120 posts

Member since:
Jul 2009

Posted 16 Jul 2010 Link to this post

Any Takers?

Veronica

Admin

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Posted 19 Jul 2010 Link to this post

Hi Andy Green,

I've created a sample project as the example Filtering Site-Map Nodes Based on Security Roles in MSDN.
In my example I use multi-column RadMenu. You can see how to create multi-column RadMenu in this demo.

I use authentication type "from the Internet" with two users:

Username: Customer01
Password: 123456@

Username: Employee01
Password: 123456@

Please take a look at the attached project and see how to filter the RadMenu Items via sitemap nodes based on Security Roles.

Regards,
Veronica Milcheva
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multi-columnmenusecuritytrimming.zip

Andy Green

120 posts

Member since:
Jul 2009

Posted 20 Jul 2010 Link to this post

Thank you Veronica, but your response isn't quite there ,

I have security trimming working, and I have read the posts on multi column and can do this, what I need to know is, is it possible to control what appears in the Multi Columns based on Security trimmimg. From what I've read I'd guess no because this looks like its done through templates, can you confiirm.

If this is not possible, another approach would be to populate the multi colums from a database (and do the security there) but I cant see how to populate the multi columns from a datasource.

Any more help would be greatly appreciated, I've been stuck with this for days now.

Andy.

PS - what might help would be a look at the sitemapdatasource for the multi column demo in the example you sent. That might be the missing link.

Veronica

Admin

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Posted 23 Jul 2010 Link to this post

Hello Andy Green,

I think there was a misunderstanding.

In my example at first you should not see the "Discounts" menu item as it is only for employees. If you log in as Employee01 you will be able to see the Discounts.

This could be seen at first:

This could be seen after you log in as a Employee:

In my example I control what appears in the Multi Columns based on Security trimmimg. Please take a look at it and feel free to ask me if you have any questions.

The multi-column menu is not done by templates. This feature is controlled through a pair of properties - RepeatColumns and RepeatDirection (either DefaultGroupSettings or per-item GroupSettings). Please take a look at this help topic for more information.

Regards,
Veronica Milcheva
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King Wilder

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Member since:
Oct 2007

Posted 21 Oct 2010 Link to this post

I have a question about this topic, I'm trying to get the "Home" link to show up in the same level as the Products and Services. Is this possible?

I need the securitytrimming feature, but I would also like to have the "Home" link included in the menu.

Thanks,

King Wilder

Veronica

Admin

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Posted 27 Oct 2010 Link to this post

Hi King,

To be able to show the "Home" item - you should set the ShowStartingNode property to "true" in the SiteMapDataSource:

<asp:SiteMapDataSource ID="SiteMapDataSource1" runat="server" ShowStartingNode="true" />

Please let me know if this was helpful.

Regards,
Veronica Milcheva
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King Wilder

240 posts

Member since:
Oct 2007

Posted 28 Oct 2010 Link to this post

Veronica,

This doesn't work the way I need, which is to show the menu like this:

Home | Products | Categories | etc

In other words, have the Home link on the same level as the others. If I just set ShowStartingNode to "true", then the menu will only show "Home" as the top level and then Products and Categories as sub levels.

I also tried creating a subnode in the SiteMap file for Home pointing to the "~/default.aspx" page and it still didn't work. Nothing showed up.

I'll just Have Home as a completely separate link elsewhere in the header.

Thanks,

King Wilder

Veronica

Admin

1213 posts

Posted 03 Nov 2010 Link to this post

Hello King Wilder,

To be able to show the Menu and SubMenuItems on one row - you should set the Flow property of the RadMenu to "Vertical":

<telerik:RadMenu ID="RadMenu1" runat="server" DataSourceID="SiteMapDataSource1" Flow="Vertical" >

</telerik:RadMenu>

<asp:SiteMapDataSource ID="SiteMapDataSource1" runat="server" ShowStartingNode="true" />

Hope this helps.

Greetings,
Veronica Milcheva
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