
URL: Enter the URL to render for the Dynamics 365 for Outlook folder that represents the area.Ĭreating and editing Groups, Subareas and Areas However, it's only possible to have one description per language. Descriptions can be created, edited, or deleted for as many languages as your organization uses. More Description: If an organization uses multiple languages, select a language for the description, enter the description, and then select Add. However, it's only possible to have one title per language. Titles can be created, edited, or deleted for as many languages as your organization uses. More Titles: If your organization uses multiple languages, select a language (Locale) for the title, enter the title, and then select Add. Show Groups: Select this check box to show groups of subareas in the navigation pane. It's best practice to use the provided ID because if the ID entered isn't unique, users might get an error when they're using the app, or app designers may get an error when importing a solution that contains this site map. ID: A unique ID is automatically generated, but different one can be entered if necessary. Select a different icon for the area from the list of web resources available in the solution. Icon: A default application icon is selected. Title: Enter the title for the area in the base language of the organization. The Properties tab highlighted in the pane to the right of the canvas. An empty box is visible you move the tile the correct place on the canvas. Select Add on the site map designer canvas, and then select Area.įrom the Components tab, drag the Area tile to the empty box on the canvas. This runs the app with the latest changes and is an important part of the app building process. If you open the site map designer from the app designer and configure a new site map, but close the browser before associating the site map with the app, the site map will be automatically associated with the app the next time the app designer is opened, based on the app unique name.įrom that app designer select Save > Validate > Play. When a site map is configured, Configured appears on the site map tile otherwise Not Configured appears on the tile. The new site map is associated with the app when returning to the app designer and select Save. Select the area, group, or subarea tile to change its properties.

The site map designer opens a canvas that is prepopulated with one area, one group, and one subarea. On the app designer canvas, in the Site Map area, select the pencil icon next to Site Map to Open the Site Map Designer. Select Solutions, open the solution you want.įrom the two options available select Classic App Designer. This can be edited by using the site map designer. The site map designer also lets an app designer define the area, subarea, or group titles in the languages supported by the environment.Ī default site map is created automatically as part of the model-driven app creation process.

In this tutorial several site map tasks are carried out such as creating a new site map, and adding an area, group, and subarea. These privileges can be viewed or set on the Customization tab of a security role.

Essentially these allow you to group tables, custom pages, and other components, in a logical fashion.Ī Table (or entity). Users toggle between these to access different groups.Ī Group. Model-driven apps can have multiple areas. The screenshot below illustrates a number of features.Īn Area. To understand site maps it helps to introduce some concepts, so that you can understand the relationship between the site map designer and the way users intend to use the app. App navigation is a fundamental aspect of the user experience when performing tasks within the app. Site maps define the manner by which users move between tables in a model-driven app.
