Creating a site map for WSS/MOSS

Creating a site map can can take you some time and effort, depending on how fancy you need it. In Sharepoint you have the object PortalSiteMapDataSource that will feed the site structure, so all you nedd is something to consume it and render a visible presentation of the structure. This can be achieved in several ways. As an example I’m using a TreeView. Here is the code for a simple SiteMap.aspx page, using the minimal.master masterpage:

 <%@ Page language="C#" MasterPageFile="_catalogs/masterpage/minimal.master" Inherits="Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.WebPartPage, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" %> 
<%@ Register Tagprefix="SharePointWebControls" Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls" Assembly="Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" %> <%@ Register Tagprefix="WebPartPages" Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages" Assembly="Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" %> <%@ Register Tagprefix="PublishingWebControls" Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.WebControls" Assembly="Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" %> <%@ Register Tagprefix="PublishingNavigation" Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.Navigation" Assembly="Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" %> <asp:Content ContentPlaceholderID="PlaceHolderMain" runat="server"> 
<PublishingNavigation:PortalSiteMapDataSource 
        ID="SiteMapDS" Runat="server" 
        SiteMapProvider="CurrentNavSiteMapProvider" 
        EnableViewState="true" 
        StartFromCurrentNode="true" 
        StartingNodeOffset="1" 
        ShowStartingNode="true" 
        TrimNonCurrentTypes="Heading"/> 
         
        <asp:TreeView runat="server" 
        id="TreeView1" 
        DataSourceiD="SiteMapDS" 
        EnableTheming="true"  
        ShowLines="true" 
         ShowExpandCollapse="false"></asp:TreeView> </asp:Content>

This is a simple way of achieving a site map presentation.

Enjoy. 

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