Configuring Icons in a Library

You can configure the icons block of a library. For background information, see Icons Library.

 

Prerequisites:

  • You are trained and authorized to handle libraries at the target customization level of the library whose icons block you want to modify.
  • The library you are configuring includes the icons library block. If not, see Adding Blocks to a Library.
  • System Manager is in Engineering mode.
  • System Browser is in Management View.

 

Import Icons into a Library Block

You can import some image files into the icons block of a library.

  1. In System Browser, select Project > System Settings > Libraries > L4-Project or L3-Region or L2-Country > […] > [library] > [icons block].
  1. Select the Icons tab.
  • The Icons expander displays any icons already imported into the block. You can drag the percentage slider to view them in a larger or smaller size.
  1. Open the Import expander.
  1. Click Browse.
  1. In the Browse for Folder dialog box, do the following:
    a. Navigate to the folder containing the icon files you want to import.
    NOTE: Supported file formats are BMP, JPG, PNG, or XAML.
    b. Click OK.
  • The Import expander displays all the icons (of the supported formats) found in the selected folder. You can drag the percentage slider to view them in a larger or smaller size.
  1. Select the icons you want to import by clicking them. You can also use the Select All or Clear All buttons.
  1. Click Import.
  • The system starts importing the icons. Check the progress bar at the bottom of the screen. Note that once the import starts, you cannot abort it.
  • When the import is complete, the imported icons display in the Icons expander.
  • The imported icon files are stored at the following path: [Installation Drive]:\[Installation Folder]\[Project Name]\libraries\[library folder]\[library]\Icons.

If you update an existing icons library, icons that have the same name are not overwritten but the new version appears with the same name followed by _[icon version].

 

Delete Icons in a Library Block

You can remove some unwanted icons from the icons block of a library or clear all the icons from the icons library block to import a new set of icons.

  1. In System Browser, select Project > System Settings > Libraries > L4-Project or L3-Region or L2-Country > […] > [library] > [icons block].
  1. Select the Icons tab.
  • The Icons expander displays the icons currently imported into the block. You can drag the percentage slider to view them in a larger or smaller size.
  1. Select the icons you want to remove.
    You can select the icons one-by-one or hold SHIFT and click to select a subset of icons. To unselect an icon in a selection, press CTRL.
  1. Click Delete.
  • The selected icons are removed from the Icons expander.
    NOTE: Clicking Refresh results in undoing the delete command.
  1. Click Save .