Uploading and Updating Images for the Mobile Application Platform

This topic describes how to upload and update images for the Mobile Application Platform.

The Mobile Application Platform provides two pages for uploading and updating images for use in layouts, the Layout Image Upload page and the Upload Image page.

You can also upload and update images in PeopleSoft Application Designer, as these pages simply provide an alternative.

Note that neither the Layout Image Upload page nor the Upload Image page provide any image editing features.

To add a new image to the database you name the image using the Layout Image Upload page. After naming the image, the Image Upload page appears where you can upload the image.

To update an image already in the database or in use in a Mobile Application Platform application, you use the Image Upload page. This page enables you to replace an existing image with a new one.

Use the Layout Image Upload page to add the image name to the system. To access the page select PeopleTools > Mobile Application Platform > Utilities > Image Upload and click the Add a New Value tab.

Image: Layout Image Upload page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Layout Image Upload page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Layout Image Upload page

In the Content Name field, enter the name for the image.

After you name the image, the Image Upload page appears that you use to upload the image to the system.

Use the Upload Image page to upload a new image to the system or to update/replace an existing image in the system.

When you are adding a new image to the system, the page automatically appears after you name the image using the Layout Image Upload page.

When you want to update an image access the page by selecting PeopleTools > Mobile Application Platform > Utilities > Image Upload and search for and select the image to update.

Image: Image Upload page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Image Upload page when adding a new image to the system. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Image Upload page

After you add an image to the system it appears in the Image Preview section of the page.

Image: Image Upload page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Image Upload page after you have uploaded an image to the system or are accessing the page to update an existing image. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Upload Image page (Image uploaded)

Field or Control

Definition

Content Name

This read-only field displays the name of the image defined when the image was added to the system.

Description

Enter a description for the image.

Image Type

Select the image format to add. The supported file formats are:

  • BMP Files [*.bmp]. Bitmap format.

  • DIB Files [*.dib]. Device Independent Bitmap format.

  • GIF Files [*.gif]. Graphics Interchange Format format.

  • JPG Files [*jpg]. (Default.) Joint Photographic Experts Group format.

Update Image

Click the link to browse for and upload an image.

Image Test

Click the link to view the true size of the image in the Image Preview area.

To upload an image for use in the Mobile Application Platform:

  1. Access the Layout Image Upload page.

    To access the page select PeopleTools > Mobile Application Platform > Utilities > Image Upload and click the Add a New Value tab.

  2. In the Content Name field enter a name for the image.

  3. Click the Add button.

    The Image Upload page appears.

  4. In the Description field, enter a description of the image.

  5. From the Image Type drop-down list select the format of the image you are uploading.

  6. Click the Update Image link.

    The File Attachment dialog box appears.

  7. Browse for the image to upload and click the Upload button.

    The Image Upload page appears and the uploaded image appears in the Image Preview pane.

To view the true size of the image, click the image in the Image Preview section.

Use the information in this section to replace an image in use in the Mobile Application Platform with another image.

To update an image in use in the Mobile Application Platform:

  1. Access the Image Upload page.

    To access the page select PeopleTools > Mobile Application Platform > Utilities > Image Upload.

  2. Click the Update Image link.

    The File Attachment dialog box appears.

  3. Browse for the image to upload and click the Upload button.

    The Image Upload page appears and the uploaded image appears in the Image Preview pane.

To view the true size of the image, click the image in the Image Preview section.