Adding a Navigation Group Using LightSwitch Visual Studio 2012

Adding a Navigation Group using LightSwitch Visual Studio 2012

In this article I describe navigation groups in LightSwitch using Visual Studio 2012.

Navigation Groups appear on the Navigation Menu at run time.

How to add a Navigation Group in LightSwitch Visual Studio 2012

Step 1

Open the Solution Explorer.

Step 2

In the Solution Explorer right-click on the Data Source and choose the Add Table node.

Step 3

The table appears.

Step 4

Insert a value into the table.

Step 5

In the Solution Explorer, right-click on the "Screens" node and choose the "Add Screen" option.

Step 6

Again in the Solution Explorer, right-click on the "Screens" node and click on the "Edit Screen Navigation" option.

Step 7

The Screen Navigation tab for the Application Designer appears.

Step 8

On the Screen Navigation tab, click the "Add Group" node.

Step 9

A new navigation group named "Group" appears.

Step 10

Select the Group and enter a new name for the navigation group, and then press Enter.