Embed Customer Logo

Embed Customer Logo

Objective

• The customer logo is to be displayed in modules (as a product logo), in the print header, and as a splash screen.

Step 1: Make customer logos available as graphic files

• PLANTA supports the .png and .jpg formats.

• The maximum picture size can vary depending on the Windows settings.

  • If you use the default Windows settings, the image sizes of the PLANTA logos stored by default can serve as an orientation (height * width).

    • Product logo: 49 px * 458 px

    • Print header 32 px * 32 px

    • Splash screen: 478 px * 475 px

Step 2: Use the logo in modules (as a product logo)

• Open Customizer → Layout Objects → OLEs → Product Logos module variant.

• Insert a blank record.

• Allocate a name in the Name field.

  • The OLE number is generated automatically.

• Select the Product logos value from the listbox in the Category field.

• Insert the provided file for the modules in the Standard OLE field.

• Save.

• Click on the Use as logo throughout the system button on the required OLE.

  • The

    Do you want to embed the graphic system-wide as a product logo? The product logo of all modules will be replaced by this logo. dialog message is displayed.

  • Confirm this message with Yes.

  • Restart the program.

  • All existing modules of the system now have the new logo as their product logo.

  • New modules are automatically preset with the new logo as default logo.

Step 3: Use the logo in the print header

• Open Customizer → Layout Objects → OLEs.

• Allocate a name in the Name field.

  • The OLE number is generated automatically.

• Insert the provided file for the print header in the Standard OLE field.

• Save.

• Open Customizer → Layout Objects → Skins.

• Memorize the ID number for the module for print areas in the Module for Print Areas field or copy it via CTRL + C.

• Open Customizer → Module Customizer → Modules

• Create the individual print module by copying the Module for print areas.

  • Enter the ID number of the module to be copied in the Copy from data field.

  • After you have pressed ENTER, a new module number is generated in the MOD data field.

  • Enter a new title in the Module data field.

  • Save. When you save, all the parameters of the source module as well as its subobjects (submodules, data areas, module variants) are copied to the new module.

• Open the Print header data area in the individual print module.

• Enter the OLE ID (DBOLE (ID) in the Default value field.

• Adjust the position if necessary.

• Save.

• Open Customizer → Layout Objects → Skins.

• Select the required skin from the listbox.

  • Skins are stored per user in the Skin name field in the Users module.

• In the Module for Print Areas field, enter the ID number of the custom module.

• Save.

Step 4: Using the logo as a splash screen

• Replace the splash.png file under %client_folder%/Resources/ by the provided file.