Report - Tabs List

The Report - Tabs list drives the Tabs from List web part. There is one Report - Tabs list included per site and it can drive as many groups of tabs as required. Every list item in the Report - Tabs list represents a tab.

The Report - Tabs list exists in all BrightWork templates. Whilst it is possible to create another instance of the list, there really is no need since the list can drive as many groups of tabs as required.

The Tabs from Lists web part updates dynamically, i.e. changes made in the Report - Tabs list will show up in the relevant Tabs from Lists web part once the page is refreshed. You should therefore make any changes to the Report - Tabs list with care.

To add or edit an item in the tabs list:

1. Click Site Contents.
2. Click Report - Tabs.
3. Click new item to create a new item.
   or
   Select Edit Item from an existing item's menu
   or
   Select List | Quick Edit to use the Quick Edit mode.
4. Enter a Title for the tab. Make the title relevant to the page it's linking to.

5. Specify a Page Group. Make sure the spelling is correct or a new group will be created.

6. Specify the order you want the item placed in the Page Group.
7. Enter a Tooltip.
8. Enter a Page URL.
   

9. Click Save if using the list interface.
   or
   Click Actions | Show in Standard View if you are using the Datasheet.

For tabs that do not span sites, you do not have to specify the full URL - use ~site/ at the start of the URL. e.g. ~site/brightwork pages/page1.aspx

For tabs that span sites in a site collection, you do not have to specify the full URL - use ~sitecollection/ at the start of the URL, e.g. ~sitecollection/projects/myProject/brightwork pages/page1.aspx

For tabs that span site collections, you must use the full URL, e.g. http://myserver/sites/mysitecollection/Projects/my site/brightwork pages/page1.aspx