Unable to create menus on home/default interface that need to embedded in all other interfaces

RE: Unable to create menus on home/default interface that need to embedded in all other interfaces

Punit Mishra — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:52:54 GMT

Thanks Rich,

The term inheritance as in java/c#, I used but I mean to ask interface/page with menus that can be commonly used on multiple interfaces.

I see your suggestion which is very helpful.

RE: Unable to create menus on home/default interface that need to embedded in all other interfaces

Punit Mishra — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:50:02 GMT

Thanks Stefan for your help,

The term inheritance I used but I mean to ask interface/page with menus that can be commonly used on multiple interfaces.

As you suggested I can find site which is available under OBJECTS in Appian designer and the link you shared is also helpful.

RE: Unable to create menus on home/default interface that need to embedded in all other interfaces

Richard Michaelis — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:35:43 GMT

Perhaps lack of information on my side, but "inheritence" is a concept of java and other programming languages?

Appian does these kind of "tricks" in a/some different way/ways.

Using/calling one form as part of another form,
Navigation pattern like stefan mentioned
just reusability of the same form in different contexts.

"SAIL Forms" are a structured "UI frame" to display the data provided, it is not an instance of something which can inherite or can be inharited from.

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A "menu" done as "site" , can call different sail forms,
stefans link is pretty useful there to give some input, if its done as part of a "sail form", which calls different sections and displays them via showWhen conditions.

My first thought: What is the basic idea? What do you try to archive with using a menu?

RE: Unable to create menus on home/default interface that need to embedded in all other interfaces

Stefan Helzle — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:14:35 GMT

Appian does not support any type of inheritance. Create a site which gives you up to 5 tabs. If you need more navigation, create a main interface managing navigation logic and embed your sub interfaces.

docs.appian.com/.../navigation-patterns.html