Navigation Menu
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Intro
The navigation menu is always a click away and provides users with quick access from one work area to another. To optimize their navigation flows, users can personalize the menu with their most used spaces and their favorite S/4HANA Public Cloud apps.
Navigation menu
When to Use
Do
Use the navigation menu:
- To give users direct access to all S/4HANA Cloud spaces and apps
- To let users organize and access apps with favorites, folder creation, and pinned spaces
Don't
Don’t use the navigation menu:
- To display elements that are different from the mandatory ones (My Home, apps and spaces)
Anatomy
Anatomy of the navigation menu
All items below are mandatory and cannot be replaced:
- The hamburger toggle button: Located in the shell bar and available from every space, it opens and closes the navigation menu.
- My Home: Navigates to the SAP S/4HANA product home page.
- Favorite Apps section: Users can add their favorite apps to this section and create folders in it for better organization. The Add Apps item navigates to the App Finder.
- My Spaces section: Provides access to authorized spaces. Users can pin their favorite spaces in this section.
- All Spaces: Opens All Spaces where users can pin specific spaces.
Adding favorite apps from the App Finder
Pinning and unpinning spaces from the All Spaces menu
Behavior & Interaction
Open/Close the Navigation Menu
Clicking the hamburger menu, alternately:
- Opens the navigation menu as a popover
- Closes the menu
Selecting a menu item or clicking outside the menu also closes the navigation menu.
Expand/Collapse Menu Sections
Clicking a submenu indicator alternately expands and collapses the section.
Navigation Interactions
- Right clicking an item opens the corresponding app or space in a new tab.
- Clicking a space item navigates to the space.
- Clicking a space submenu indicator expands the menu of subspaces.
Right clicking an app or space shows the menu item for opening it in a new tab
Related Links
Components
- SAP S/4HANA Product Home page – My Home (guidelines)
Implementation
Specifications
- Side Navigation (interaction design)
Components
- SAP S/4HANA Product Home page – My Home (guidelines)