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Associating Images With Siebel Objects

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You can associate image files, such as GIF and JPG, with Siebel objects, including:

Toolbar buttons
Command buttons
Icon maps
Page tabs
Tree nodes
Views

Images are defined in the repository using the Bitmap object type. Image files can be of any format supported by the target browser. The Bitmap object type identifies the location of the image file and other properties, such as width and height. See Siebel Object Types Reference for more information about the properties of the Bitmap object type.

NOTE:  Only images that are associated with Siebel objects, such as icon maps, page tabs, and so on, are defined as Bitmap objects in the Siebel repository. Some images used in Web templates, such as static images, are not associated with Siebel objects and are not defined as Bitmap objects in the Siebel repository. These objects are defined in the application's configuration (.cfg) file.

The Bitmap Category object type allows you to group image files together by function. For example, there is a category called Button Icons that contains all images for buttons on applets used in Siebel applications.

Figure 168 shows bitmaps associated with the Calendar bitmap category.

Figure 168. Bitmaps Associated with the Calendar Bitmap Category

To create a new Bitmap Category and associate bitmap objects to it

In the Object Explorer, select Bitmap Category.
Add a new bitmap category.
Select the Bitmap child object.
Add a new bitmap record.
Enter the name of the image file you want to use.

NOTE:  Image files are stored in the following directory: Siebel_installatoin\PUBLIC\language_code\IMAGES

Preview the image to verify that it is the correct one and the correct size.

Using Bitmap Objects with Button Controls

You can associate bitmap objects with button controls to display images instead of text, much like a Toolbar icon. Unlike a Toolbar icon, however, a bitmap button control is a command button in the applet. A good example of the use of a Bitmap object with a button control in an applet is the More/Less button. The More/Less button appears in the upper-right corner of many applets. The control uses a bitmap object called BTTNS_MORE that belongs to the Bitmap Category HTML Control Icons.

You associate Bitmap Object with button controls using the following properties of the Button Control object definition:

HTML Bitmap. Defines the Bitmap object used when the button is active.
HTML Disable Bitmap. Defines the Bitmap object to use when the button is inactive.

See Image Support for more information about how images are handled by Web templates.

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