User's Manual

Using Resource Types
5-20 Active System Manager User Guide, Release 7.1
Creating Custom Icons for Resource Types
The Inventory perspective contains a selection of custom icons for network resources. You can create
custom icon images for your resource types. The image files must be of the .GIF file type. They should not
be any larger than 80 pixels wide and 80 pixels high.
Each user can specify their own custom icon Library folder. However, it would be more efficient for all of
the users to agree on a folder that resides on a server so that everyone has access to the same files. Or, each
environment can have a unique icon library on a server. To build a library of custom icons and update the
Active System Manager server properties, contact your administrator.
Note When a custom icon is used, it is copied to the database and attached to the entry. If you modify the
original icon file, you must re-attach it to the resource type.
To create a custom Library folder, perform the following steps:
1. Copy the icon GIF files to the target folder.
2. On the Active System Manager menu bar, click Window > Preferences > Inventory.
The Preferences—Inventory dialog box displays; see Figure 5-15.
Figure 5-15 Preferences—Inventory
3. In the Custom Icon Library Folder section, enter the folder path for the library folder, or click Browse
and navigate to the path and click OK.
4. When the folder is selected, click OK.
The custom icons are now available when creating or modifying a resource type.