When you add any type of extension to the object navigator, you specify where the extension appears by using the <parentUid> property in the extension definition. Your extension can appear beneath one of the predefined categories in the object navigator, or under a new category that you create with an extension.

The following table lists the pre-defined categories in the object navigator and the corresponding id values to which you must set the <parentUid> property.

Object Navigator Categories and IDs

Category Type

Category ID

Object Navigator Home Page > Administration > Solutions

vsphere.core.navigator.solutionsCategory

Object Navigator Global Inventory Lists Page

vsphere.core.navigator.virtualInfrastructure

Object Navigator Global Inventory Lists Page > Resources

vsphere.core.navigator.viInventoryLists

Object Navigator Administration Page

vsphere.core.navigator.administration