Hi Martin,

The menu is constructed from the Tabs table.  DNN constructs a hierarchy based off of the TabID and ParentId, partitioned by the PortalID.  Tabs with IsVisible=False are not included in the hierarchy.

Hope this gets you started!

Brandon

Hi Martin,

Your TabOrder inference seems reasonable.  I actually haven't looked at how DNN loads the menu hierarchy, so it's entirely possible that the TabPath is used as a cache for these relationships, and can be relied upon.  Someone else would have to chime in with insight in this direction.

You might also take a look at the SP that DNN uses to load this data; I am not sure offhand if DNN loads up all the data from the Tabs table (dbo.GetTabs or something similar) and constructs the hierarchy internally, or if it performs this task in the data layer (e.g.; dbo.GetTabHierarchy).  More likely is the former -- dig around and see what you can find!

Brandon