Defining Display Icons
Icons are used to assist users in identifying different types of objects or instructions. A limited number of control tables allow administrative users to select an icon when they are configuring the system. Select to maintain the population of icons available for selection. You are brought to a query portal with options for searching for a specific display icon. Once a display icon has been selected, you are brought to the maintenance portal to view and maintain the selected record.
The latest standard is to use Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) icons. For these types of icons, the Icon Type is Variable (SVG). The product also supports icons in the .gif or .png format. For these types of icons, the Icon Type defines a pixel size.
URL describes where the icon is located (folder) and the icon name (file name).
Note that there is a standard folder structure for delivered assets such as images. The structure is {DefaultWebApp}/{owner}/assets/images|svgs/
- {Owner} - this is the owner of the icon. The /cm folder is used for custom icons.
- svgs - all images that are of type svg are in this folder.
- images - all files that have a file suffix of jpg, gif, png or other types of image formats are in this folder.
When using the above folder structure, then the URL only needs to contain the icon name (file name). The correct full URL is determined automatically at runtime. Images can optionally be placed in other folders under the DefaultWebApp. However, this is not recommended but if used, the URL must contain the full path to the icon (e.g. /cm/assets/newImages/myIcon.gif)