Microsoft Content Management Server Site Map control

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Sample Image - sample.gif

Introduction

For use in Microsoft Content Management Server, this Site Map web control displays channel structure in a hierarchical tree that is expandable and collapsible when viewed in a IE4+ or NS6+ browsers. When viewed in NS4, the tree is fully expanded. The starting channel is configurable so you can have multiple instances of the control in one page, rendering different portions of a site if so desired.

A C# version of this control is available here.

Description

The web control has several public properties:

StartChannelPath - Optional. Starting channel path. Default is "/channels/".
ImagePath - Optional. IIS path to the three icons. Default is "/<MCMS Site Application Name>/images/".
JavascriptPath - Mandatory. IIS path to the JavaScript file SiteMap.js. E.g.: "/<MCMS Site Application Name>/Includes/".
ExpandMap - Optional. Fully expand the channel and posting tree on first load. Valid values are True and False. Default is True.
SortChildrenBy - Optional. Display order of channels and postings in tree. Valid values are "Display Name", "Name", and "Ordinal". Default is no sorting.
ShowPostings - Optional. Display postings in tree. Valid values are True and False. Default is False.
DefaultPostingName - Optional. When ShowPostings is True and there is default posting for channel, specify default posting name to hide default postings from the tree. For example, "default".
ShowDescription - Optional. Show channel and posting description in hyperlink tooltips. Valid values are True and False. Default is True.
MaxLevels - Optional. Show the specified number of channel levels only. Default is "0" which shows all channel levels.

Installation instructions

Copy SiteMap.vb to the web control directory of your MCMS site.

In your sitemap template, register the control, include SiteMap.css, and insert the control. For example:

<%@ Register TagPrefix="wc1" 
  Namespace="WebControlLibraryRootNamespace.QuestechSystems.WebControls"
  Assembly="WebControl Library Assembly Name" %>
...
<head>
...
<link rel="stylesheet" 
  href="/<MCMS Site Application Name>/style/SiteMap.css" media="all">
...
</head>
...
<wc1:SiteMap id="SiteMap" runat="server" StartChannelPath="" 
  JavascriptPath="/<MCMS Site Application Name>/Includes/" 
  ExpandMap="" SortChildrenBy="Display Name" 
  ShowPostings="True" DefaultPostingName="default"
  ShowDescription="" MaxLevels="0">
</wc1:SiteMap>
...

If your like the Expand All and Collapse All links as shown in the above picture, add links to the template like:

<a href="#" onclick="actionLayer(true);return false">Expand All</a>
<a href="#" onclick="actionLayer(false);return false">Collapse All</a>

Note the media="all" attribute in the stylesheet reference. It prevents NS4 from reading it, as SiteMap.css is not compatible with NS4. If you don't care for NS4, you can also copy the content of SiteMap.css and add it into your site stylesheet.

Please check if there are any conflicts between your site stylesheet and SiteMap.css. For example, the sample site WoodgroveNetVB messes up the rendering quite badly.

Copy channel.gif, channelopen.gif, and channelclosed.gif into the image directory as specified in the property ImagePath.
Copy SiteMap.js into the directory as specified in the property JavascriptPath.
Rebuild the solution in VS.NET.

History

V1.0 - 2004.02.15 - Base.
V1.1 - 2005.02.12 - Added an option to limit the channel depth.
V1.2 - 2006.05.15 - Added an option to show the postings in the tree. Added an ASP.NET 2.0 version.

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rinali

1:23 19 May '08

can i get microsoft content management dll?
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Member 4242227

19:15 12 Mar '08

I need urgent help the xact procedure to migrate from mcms 2002(sp1) site to mcms 2002(sp2).. plz send the article or whatever you think to my email id krish_sinha345@rediffmail.com
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hi ....confused with steps given..
Triplek

23:30 18 Oct '07

hello, i was confused with the steps given to see the output can any one help me in doing so...how to find the web control and how to process...i am in need of sitemap sample please... thank you...
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Location of web controls
r_samah

0:07 23 Aug '07

Hi Where are the web controls actually located? How do I reference the web control directory when I register the control? Thanks
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How to add postings ?
c borkowski

10:50 25 May '05

What would be required in the code to show the postings as well ? chris borkowski guggenheim museum
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Re: How to add postings ?
Stephen Huen

11:10 25 May '05

The C# version does. I have not got around to bringing this VB version in sync with the C# version.
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Re: How to add postings ?
c borkowski

11:12 25 May '05

Thanks - I'll go hack at it. chris borkowski guggenheim museum
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I don't have file dll to run it.
nminhkha

17:16 30 Jan '05

I'm trying to find dll file but not. Help me pls. new lover
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Performance Problem
alexcohen

2:01 17 Feb '04

In a large site, where the tree is deep, this code will not perform very well. The page hosting the site map will take a long time to load. It would have been better to get the first two levels of the tree, and then respond to expand requests by posting back to the server. And of course you always need to use asp.net caching, at the page or control level.
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Re: Performance Problem
Anonymous

10:42 27 Sep '04

You can't cache ASP.NET controls or they don't do validation or proper postback b/c they lose session info (for CMS this isn't healthy). You can cache web user controls (.ascx files) - but any ASP.NET controls they contain may get screwy.
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