Solving a hierarchy

When you import a site, GoLive automatically analyzes the links in pages and examines the structure of folders to create a hierarchical structure for the site. This process is called solving a hierarchy. The initial structure is based on both the pattern of links present on site pages and the hierarchy of the root folder's subfolders. The structure also contains pending links as well as actual links; that is, it contains a record of every parent-child or sibling-sibling relationships possible given the actual hierarchy.

You should solve a hierarchy if you have made changes in your site outside GoLive, or if you want to base the site's navigational structure on different principles. For example, if the hierarchy of the root folder's subfolders has nothing to do with the site's navigational logic, you might want to base the structure entirely on links.

To solve the hierarchy of a site:

1. Display the site the navigation view.
2. Choose Diagram > Solve Hierarchy.
3. Select options as necessary:
• Links extrapolates the hierarchy from the pattern of links in the site's pages.
• Folder Hierarchy bases the hierarchy on the hierarchy of the root folder's subfolders.

Use Folder Hierarchy if you designed the actual folder hierarchy to reflect the hierarchy of the site's pages.

4. Click OK.