Customize Web Template Links and Buttons

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Expand/Collapse item  Overview

You can customize links and buttons that appear on the Web Template Options Links and Buttons tab in one of the following three ways:

  • By changing the text of a link or button

  • By changing a button to a text link

  • By replacing a link or button with a clickable image

Expand/Collapse item  Before You Begin

  • Before modifying the Web template, make a copy of the template provided in the IW folder on the Web Engine. After modifying the template, access Template Maintenance and change the name referenced for the applicable Template Code to the modified template name. Modifying a copied template allows you to keep your customized templates when you upgrade your software in the future. For more information, see Template Maintenance.

 

To customize Web template links and buttons

  1. Select eBusiness Manager Setup menu > Web Template Options.

  2. Change the text to display at the appropriate links or buttons.

  3. Customize the template links and/or buttons using the following methods:

Expand/Collapse item  To change a button to a text link

In the field for the button, type an HTML comment tag and then plain text to create a standard hypertext link.

 

Expand/Collapse item  To replace a link or button with a clickable image

In the field for the link or button, click the Browse File button to select an image, or manually type an HTML image tag.

 

  1. When an image is selected, it is copied to the Images\xxx folder (where xxx is your company code). To reset the HTML coding, reselect the image.

Warning When .bmp images are used on a Web page, performance is extremely slow. Use .jpg or .gif files for faster performance.

  1. Click Accept.

The Web template links and buttons are customized.

Expand/Collapse item  Example - Changing a button to a text link

To create a text link instead of a button, type an HTML comment tag and plain text similar to the following:

<!--comment-->I want this item!

 

Expand/Collapse item  Example - Replacing a link or button with a clickable image

To replace the Buy button with a clickable image, in the Buy field type an HTML image tag similar to the following:

<img src="images/cart.gif" border="0" alt="Click to add the item to your shopping cart">

The image and tool tip will appear in place of the button, as shown below: