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John Coleman
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I am tweaking the Custom CSS for my team in order for it to load the same banner image for each portal they create. I am trying to achieve a "Add this CSS file and build your portal so all teams' look the same.

I am trying to target an image to use for the background, but I can't get it to populate using the path given in the image's properties tab. which is (IBFS:/WFC/Repository/Public/header_dg.jpg)

Is there a way to find out where this physically lives on the repository or can I (ideally) write the CSS to include that image right from AppStudio?

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John Coleman
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MartinY
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quote:

where this physically lives on the repository

The Repository is from a DB, so it's not a "real" path.

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but I can't get it to populate using the path given in the image's properties tab

Does the image (and the folder) is "Published" and is accessible by your WF security model ?

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can I (ideally) write the CSS to include that image right from AppStudio

I'm not sure that you can include an image in a CSS if the image reside only in the Repository. You may need to have the image on the Reporting Server instead.


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Thanks for clearing that up some. The more I work with this tool the more I feel I am finding I need to re-learn.

The image and Folder are published and accessible to me, actually its open to all developers.

So, in order to make sure I understand you, let me repeat it back. I have to find the physical address of the image on the reporting server in order to have the css pull it when it loads?

Thanks for your time.


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Francis Mariani
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The image needs to be on the web server, usually in an approot sub-folder, you should then be able to reference it in the CSS:

"/approot/app1/image1.jpg"


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John Coleman
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Francis, thank you. I will work with this information. It makes sense.


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Francis Mariani
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As Martin mentioned, you cannot reference an image that is in the Repository - there is no physical location for any resource in the Repository - they're stored as BLOBs in a database table.

Unfortunately, App Studio is not friendly to the "Web Applications" area of WebFOCUS content (approot) - it's not easy to manipulate resources there, it's preferable to access it via Windows Explorer.


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Thanks again. Just for clarification, I am looking at something like: "/EDASERVE/Applications/test1/test.jpg"?


John Coleman
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Francis Mariani
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John,

EDASERVE is the reporting server where test1 is a folder in the application path.

You need to specify the web server, with the simple path "/approot/app1/image1.jpg".

Sometimes, if you're in a single tier environment, the web server approot folders can be the same as the reporting server application folders, but the web reference will still be "/approot/app1/image1.jpg".

The easiest way to verify that you're using the correct reference in your CSS file is to try it as a URL in your web browser. It would be something like this:

http://your-web-server/approot/app1/image1.jpg
You may need to include a port number if that's how you access your WF application.


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