3.2 Changing the Company Logo and Login Files

To change the logo or make the interface better meet your needs, the following sections outline specific steps, including:

3.2.1 Modify Files to Change Company Graphics

To change the company logo and other associated attributes throughout the WebAccess interface, you need to modify a file named Customization.properties, which is located in the templates directory. The templates directory is specified by the Templates.path key in the webacc.cfg configuration file.

There are several attributes of the image that can be customized, such as the mouse over text and the URL link that is used when a user clicks on the image. To see a complete list of the available attributes, see the Customization.properties file.

The Customization.properties file also includes attributes to easily override and customize the default color scheme that is used by WebAccess.

3.2.2 Include Logo Graphic Files in the Image Directory

Put company logo graphic files in image directory (See Review Prerequisites).

If you are not using the install location image directory, replace the following keyword syntax in the template files with the relative path to your Web server's graphic directory:

{VAR Templates.Images.URL}

3.2.3 View on Web Server

You might need to clear the cache on the server to see your changes.

To avoid having to restart or unload Java every time you make changes, go into the webacc.cfg file and set Templates.Cache.enable to false. The changes to webacc.cfg will not take affect until you restart the servlet. Once restarted, you can edit the templates and include files, then login to GroupWise WebAccess to see your changes without restarting the servlet after every edit.