Adding background images

BMC ProactiveNet provides default images that you can use to customize the background of the Tile, Canvas, and Chart views in the BMC ProactiveNet Operations Console; however, you can also add your own images to the BMC ProactiveNet Server and then select those images to display in the Tile, Canvas, and Chart views. 

BMC ProactiveNet supports common graphic file types such as .png, .gif, .bmp, .jpg, and .swf.

To add background images

1. On the computer that hosts the BMC ProactiveNet Server, copy the image files that you want to add to the appropriate directory for your operating system:
   • (Microsoft Windows) installationDirectory\tomcat\webapps\pronto\jsp\swf\assets\backgrounds
   • (Solaris or Linux) installationDirectory/tomcat/webapps/pronto/jsp/swf/assets/backgrounds
2. Back up the background.xml file.
   The file is located in the following directory, depending on your operating system:
   • (Microsoft Windows)installationDirectory\tomcat\webapps\pronto\jsp\swf\assets
   • (Solaris or Linux)installationDirectory/tomcat/webapps/pronto/jsp/swf/assets
3. In a text editor that does not add new line characters to a file, open the background.xml file.

4. In the <backgroundImages> section of the background.xml file, add the name of the image and the file name of the image, including the path where the image is located.
   For example, if you want to add a file named CompanyHQ.gif, then the entry in the background.xml file would be as follows:

   <backgroundImages>'
   <image name="Company Headquarters" path="/jsp/swf/assets/backgrounds/CompanyHQ.gif"/>

   Ensure that the entries that you add are formatted the same as the entries that exist in the file. If the background.xml file is not configured correctly, the BMC ProactiveNet Server is unable to read it.

5. Save the background.xml file and close it.

To display the new images in the Tile, Canvas, or Chart views

1. If you are logged on to the BMC ProactiveNet Operations Console, log out, clear the browser cache and close the browser.
2. Open the browser, and log on to the Operations Console again.
3. Select an object in the Navigation Tree and then select Tile view, Canvas view, or Chart view.
4. Open the Preferences dialog box in the Tile view, Canvas view, or Chart view.
5. In the Background pane of the Preferences dialog box, select the Image check box and then use the list to select the new background image that you want to display.
6. Close the Preferences dialog box.
   The image is displayed as the background of the selected view.