Portal navigations are menus that contain hyperlinks to other parts of a Portal. They can help users to visualize the structure of a site. The default navigation menus in GateIn 3.2 are located in the Toolbar (Toolbar).

There are three navigation types.

• Site

  This navigation links to separate sites of the parent Portal. Each site has only one navigation and it is automatically generated when the site is created.
  This functionality allows different sites to administer some Portal aspects (such as portlets) individually while maintaining other content standardized with the parent Portal.

• Group

  The content of this navigation differs depending on the type of account logged in.

  • If a user account in in effect, this navigation holds personal links set up by that user.

  • When using a management account, this navigation contains links to pages for registered users as well as administrative tasks and personal links.

  • In an administrator account the navigation adds further management abilities such as Internationalization and community management.

• Dashboard

  Each user has own navigation 'Dashboard' that contains links and portlets (or gadgets) that the user has selected. A user's navigation is created automatically when user is registered. This navigation only can be deleted when the user is deleted.

  When logged in as an Administrator, a fourth navigation appears in the Toolbar:

• Site/Group Editor

  This navigation appears as either Site Editor or Group Editor depending on the administrator's location within the portal.
  When in areas of the portal displaying content, the navigation shows as Site Editor and in areas of the portal pertaining to users, the navigation shows as Group Editor.
  This navigation contains links to add a new pages to the portal, to edit a page or to change the portal's layout. Administrators can use these links to manage the portal.