NavigationMenuItem

Represents a single menu item in a NavigationLinkSet. Use this object to create, delete, or update menu items in your community’s navigation menu. This object is available in API version 35.0 and later.

Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeSObjects(), query(), retrieve(), update(), upsert()

Special Access Rules

Navigation menus are available only in communities created using the Customer Service (Napili) template.

Fields

Field Name	Details
AccessRestriction	Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update Description Determines if the menu item is available to guest users who aren’t required to log in to the community.
DefaultListViewId	Type reference Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description If the value of the Type field is SalesforceObject, the value is the ID of the default list view for the object.
Label	Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description The text that appears in the navigation menu for this item.
NavigationLinkSetId	Type reference Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description The navigation menu that this item is included in.
Position	Type int Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description The location of the menu item in the navigation menu.
Target	Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description If Type is ExternalLink or InternalLink, the target is the URL that the link points to. For ExternalLink, your entry looks like this: `http://www.salesforce.com`. For InternalLink, use a relative URL, such as `/contactsupport`.
TargetPrefs	Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update Description If Type is ExternalLink, determines whether a navigation menu item opens in the same tab.
Type	Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update Description The type of navigation menu item. The available values are: SalesforceObject—Available objects include accounts, cases, contacts, and custom objects. ExternalLink—Links to a URL outside of your community. For example, `http://www.salesforce.com`. GlobalAction—Enables users to create object records, but the new record has no relationship with other records. InternalLink—Links to a relative URL inside your community. For example, `/contactsupport`. NavigationalTopic—A drop-down list with links to the navigational topics in your community.

Usage

You can add up to 20 navigation menu items. You can translate navigation menu items using the Translation Workbench.

Object Reference for Salesforce and Force.com

NavigationMenuItem

Supported Calls

Special Access Rules

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Usage