Icon Maintenance

Icon maintenance lets an administrator set icons (pictures) that are used to communicate information visually. There are two different kinds of icons:

•	Action icons can be clicked for a more detailed description, picture, or PDF corresponding to the item; for example, the camera icon suggests that there is a picture available for this item.

•	Information icons provide more information about the item; for example, the USDA logo tells the user that this item is USDA- certified meat.

You can associate a list of icons with an item in Customer Item Maintenance. The showLegendBar registry setting determines if icons associated with an item display below the item description in the catalog and a legend bar displays at the top of the product catalog. The legend displays the names of the icons associated with the items as defined in Icon Maintenance.

Note: It is recommended that only one icon type be implemented to prevent confusing the user.

The Icon Maintenance administration function menu location is Home Menu|Administration Menu|Icon Maintenance.

Clicking the Icon Maintenance menu option displays the screen in Icon Maintenance.

Icon Maintenance

Icon Maintenance Navigation summarizes the contents of the Icon Maintenance navigation screen.

Icon Maintenance Navigation

 

Column	Search	Search Type	Sort	Description	Link
Icon Name	Y	Begins	Y	A unique identifier for this icon.	Y
Icon Action	N	n/a	N	A command that directs QAD CSS to perform a function when the icon is invoked; for example, OPEN PDF. Leave this field blank for informational icons.	N
Image Location	N	n/a	N	The path and file name of the icon image relative to the QAD CSS images directory.	N
Alt Text	N	n/a	N	Text that appears when a user’s mouse moves over the icon.	N

Related QAD CSS functions:

•	Action Icons Report

Adding an Icon Entry

The Add function of Icon Maintenance lets an administrator add custom icons and define their use to QAD CSS. The following information is required to complete this process:

•	The name and location of the graphics file of the icon image

•	The QAD CSS action associated with the icon file

•	A meaningful name to identify this icon

•	A meaningful alternative message describing the icon’s use

To create an entry:

1	Click Add in the navigation window to display the edit screen in Add mode.

2	Enter data into the appropriate fields.

3	Click Add in the edit window to save the record.

Detail Edit Icons

Name

Specify a unique identifier for this icon. The icon name displays in the legend bar when the showLegendBar registry setting is Yes.

Alt Text

Enter text that appears when a user’s mouse moves over the icon or the graphic cannot be displayed.

Icon Action

Optionally, specify a command that directs QAD CSS to perform a function when the icon is invoked, such as OPEN PDF. Leave this field blank for informational icons.

Note: Action icons require customization to enable or build the specific action to be executed.

Icon Type

Valid values are Plain and Link. The icon type defines what action, if any, is executed when the icon is invoked.

Plain: The icon is generated without associated actions.

Link: The icon is generated on the page by passing the icon name and icon action to the QAD CSS actionicon.js file.

Image Location

Specify the path and file name of the icon image relative to the QAD CSS images directory.

Image Height

Enter the height of the image in pixels.

Image Width

Enter the width of the image in pixels.

Note: Always specify image height and width to optimize the display performance of the Web site in all Web browsers.

Clicking a command button executes one of the following actions:

•	Add saves the new record to the database in the wpro_icons table. Make sure that all required fields—indicated by alternate field color—are populated before you save a record. Before saving, the system verifies that the record is unique and displays an error if it is not.

•	Cancel closes the window without adding the record.

Modifying an Icon Entry

The Modify function of Icon Maintenance lets an administrator modify existing icon entries. Requirements for adding a record are the same as for editing a record.

To modify an entry:

1	Display the record to modify.

2	Click the Name link to display the edit screen.

3	Enter data into the appropriate fields. Fields that do not allow change are indicated by a second alternate color.

4	Click Save.