How to Create Dynamic Navigation Menu in Oracle APEX

How to Create Dynamic Navigation Menu in Oracle APEX

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Sometimes user don't want to go with a default navigation menu then on those cases will go ahead with a dynamic navigation menu so today I will let you know how you can create a dynamic navigation menu.

• Create a table with following this SQL script:

CREATE TABLE  "NAVIGATION_MASTER"
   ("LEVEL" VARCHAR2(100),
"NAV_NAME" VARCHAR2(100),
"PAGE_NO" VARCHAR2(100),
"PARENT_ID" NUMBER,
"NAV_ID" NUMBER,
"ICON_IMG" VARCHAR2(50)
   )
/

• Create a Name "Custom Navigation" and Choose the type Dynamic.

Define Navigation Name

• Copy and Paste the following SQL script:

select
    LEVEL "level",
    NAV_NAME "label",
    decode( connect_by_isleaf, 0, '','f?p=&APP_ID.:' || TO_CHAR(PAGE_NO) || ':&SESSION.:::::' ) target,
    'YES' as is_current,
    decode(nvl(ICON_IMG, 'A'), 'A', '', ICON_IMG) image
from
    NAVIGATION_MASTER
start with
    PARENT_ID is null
connect by
    prior NAV_ID = PARENT_ID order siblings by NAV_NAME desc

Navigation SQL Script

• Go to Shared Components>>User Interfaces then Change Navigation Menu List from Desktop Navigation menu to "Custom Navigation" which I have created.

Assign to Custom Navigation menu

• Create a form on apex page with a default process based on the table "Navigation_Master".

Apex Form based on Table

• Now Enjoy! you can create your own navigation menu directly from pages. 

Demo