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1. Introduction

1.1 Feature Overview

Custom navigation lets organizations build personalized navigation structures tailored to different apps, so users can locate the apps, pages, or links they need more quickly and easily.

1.2 Use Cases

  • Custom layout: App Admins can freely adjust the tier, order, and content of navigation menus based on business needs, ensuring that the most frequently used options are always prominently placed.
  • Higher satisfaction: Personalized navigation helps users find the information or features they need more efficiently, improving overall satisfaction with the system.

2. Steps

Custom space navigation currently supports desktop navigation, mobile navigation, and theme settings.

2.1 Entry Point

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Step 1

Sign in to the YiDA Workbench as an App Admin.
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Step 2

Click Platform Management in the upper-right corner to open the platform management page.
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Step 3

In the left-hand menu, go to Platform Dedicated Customization > Space Management, select the space you want to edit, and click Edit.
  1. Select Navigation & Theme.

2.2 Desktop Navigation Configuration

Desktop navigation settings are divided into three areas: navigation menu, navigation logo and name, and system actions.

1. Navigation Menu Area

  1. Click Add, then select a content type. The navigation menu area currently supports 6 content types (portal, app, page, system page, custom link, and page group), with a maximum of 50 tabs.
  2. The available content types and their corresponding options are shown in the table below:
  1. Click Confirm to add the new navigation menu item. The top-expanded style is supported, leaving room for future tier extensions.
If you create a group, you can select any of the 5 content types above when using Add Sublevel within the group.
  1. Click the button on each row
to add a submenu under the current-level menu, as shown below: Click to add a portal, app, page, system page, custom link, and more. Once added, you can view the submenu under the corresponding main menu.
  1. Click Sync to Mobile to save the current desktop navigation and sync it to mobile.

2. Navigation Logo and Name Area

Use this area to configure the navigation logo and name. For example: Detailed descriptions of each option are shown below:
IllustrationOption nameDescription
Show space navigation logoCan be turned on or off.
Space logoUpload a jpg/jpeg/gif/png/svg file up to 1 MB as your space logo. A height of 32 pixels is recommended.
Logo redirect URLHas a default value.
Show space nameCan be turned on or off.
Redirect URL when clicking the space nameHas a default value.

3. System Actions Area

  1. In the system actions area, you can configure the buttons displayed in the upper-right corner, including the visibility and appearance of the Share, To-Do, and Profile Photo buttons, as shown below:
Content settings: Share / To-Do / Profile Photo. Style settings: Icon + text / Icon only.

2.3 Mobile Navigation Configuration

1. Configure the Navigation Menu

  • First-tier navigation style: choose either Bottom navigation or Top navigation.
  • Both bottom and top navigation styles are supported, with up to 2 tiers.
  • Supports 7 content types (portal, app, page, system page, custom link, space AI Assistant, and page group), with a maximum of 50 tabs.
  • When there are more than 5 tabs, the extra items are collapsed into “More”.

2. Content Types Available on Mobile

2.4 Theme Settings

Detailed descriptions of each option are shown below:
Option nameDescription
Theme color
Space navigation color mode
Page background colorKeep original page background
Example: In the portal designer, the background color is set to light blue, as shown on the left;
the portal background in the space matches the setting in the designer, as shown on the right.
Unified gray
Example: In the portal designer, the background color is set to light blue, as shown on the left;
the portal background in the space changes to gray, as shown on the right.
Unified transparent
Example: In the portal designer, the background color is set to light blue, as shown on the left;
the portal background in the space becomes transparent and shows the space background, as shown on the right.
Portal theme colorKeep original portal theme color
Example: The theme color for icons, entries, and other elements is configured in the portal designer, as shown on the left;
the original portal color scheme is retained in the space, as shown on the right.
Follow space theme color
Example: The theme color for icons, entries, and other elements is configured in the portal designer, as shown on the left;
the space theme color is applied uniformly in the space, as shown on the right.