Area Element (SiteMap)

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[Applies to: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0]

Find the latest SDK documentation: CRM 2015 SDK

Specifies the areas to show in the navigation pane.

Element Information

Number of occurrences Zero or more.
Parent elements SiteMap
Child elements Titles

Descriptions

Group
XPath //SiteMap/SiteMap/Area

Attributes

Name Description Type Required
Description Deprecated.

Use the Description Element.

 String No
DescriptionResourceID For internal use only. String No
Icon Specifies a URL to an image. String No
Id Specifies a unique identifier in ASCII. Spaces are not allowed.

Valid values:

a-z, A-Z, 0-9, and underscore (_)

 String Yes
License Deprecated. String No
ResourceId For internal use only. String No
ShowGroups Control whether groups of subareas are shown in the navigation pane.

Valid values:

true
false

 Boolean No
Title Deprecated.

Use the Titles element.

 String No
Url Specifies the Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook URL to load for the Outlook folder that represents the area. String No

Remarks

The application areas in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 include Workplace, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Settings and Resource Center. New areas can be added or existing areas can be removed. However, it is best not to remove the Settings area. You should use privileges to control access to Settings instead.

The Navigation Pane will not display Area elements without visible SubArea elements. SubArea elements may be hidden from users based on security privileges. If all the SubArea elements in an Area are hidden, or no elements are defined, the Area will not display.

Example

The following shows an example of how to use the Area element.

<Area Id="Custom_Area">
 <Titles>
  <Title LCID="1033" Title="English Area Title"/>
  <Title LCID="1031" Title="German Area Title"/>
 </Titles>
 <Descriptions>
  <Description LCID="1033" Description="English Description"/>
  <Description LCID="1031" Description="German Description"/>
 </Descriptions>
 <Group Id="Custom_Group">
  <SubArea Id="Custom_SubArea" 
   Url="http://my_app/my_page.aspx" 
   AvailableOffline="false" >
   <Titles>
    <Title LCID="1033" Title="English SubArea Title"/>
    <Title LCID="1031" Title="German SubArea Title"/>
   </Titles>
  </SubArea>
 </Group>
</Area>

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