Navigation and Settings
Navigation defines how users move through a Mendix application. Each device type has its own navigation profile with a home page, optional role-specific home pages, a login page, and a menu structure. Project settings control runtime behavior, configurations, languages, and workflows.
Navigation Overview
A Mendix application has one or more navigation profiles, each targeting a device type. MDL supports inspecting and replacing entire profiles.
Inspecting Navigation
-- Summary of all profiles
LIST NAVIGATION;
-- Menu tree for a specific profile
LIST NAVIGATION MENU Responsive;
-- Home page assignments across all profiles
LIST NAVIGATION HOMES;
-- Full MDL output (round-trippable)
DESCRIBE NAVIGATION;
DESCRIBE NAVIGATION Responsive;
Navigation Profiles
| Profile | Description |
|---|---|
Responsive | Web browser (desktop, laptop) |
Tablet | Tablet browser |
Phone | Phone browser |
NativePhone | Native mobile (React Native) |
See Navigation Profiles for full syntax.
Settings Overview
Project settings control runtime configuration, database connections, languages, and workflow behavior.
-- Overview of all settings
LIST SETTINGS;
-- Full MDL output
DESCRIBE SETTINGS;
See Project Settings for the ALTER SETTINGS syntax.
See Also
- Navigation Profiles – creating and replacing navigation profiles
- Home Pages and Menus – home page assignments and menu structures
- Project Settings – runtime, configuration, and language settings