Configure image types

The CCMS provides some default image types to describe the different kinds of images you have. If you need additional types, you can easily configure them.

About this task

Important: As mentioned in the multiimage.xmlfile, it is not advisable to rename or delete existing image types. If you must do so, first ensure that no images are using the type you want to rename or delete. Images that use a non-existent image type are invalid.

Important: Make configuration changes in a test environment and confirm they work before copying them to a production environment.

Procedure

In the TEXTML Administration perspective, connect to your server.
Check out and open the /system/conf/multiimage.xml file.

Under the <imagetypes> element, enter a @<type> for each image type that your users can select when they import or add new images.

For example:

<imagetypes> 
    <type description="" translate="no" file-extensions="">Screen Capture</type> 
    <type description="" translate="yes" file-extensions="">Line Art</type> 
    <type description="" translate="no" file-extensions="">Equation</type> 
</imagetypes>

Do not enter anything for the @description. This property is not used.
Set the @translate attribute to yes or no to determine whether the Needs Translation check box is selected by default for images with this type.
Optional: If there are certain image file extensions that should automatically be associated with this image type when a user creates or imports an image, add them using the @file-extensions attribute.

For details about how file types and file extensions work together, see Image formats and types.
Continue to Configure image thumbnail size in CCMS Desktop.
Save, close, and check in the file.
Inform users of the changes.
The changes are automatically applied once users close and then reopen their IXIA CCMS Desktop. Users can also apply the changes without restarting their CCMS Desktop by clicking IXIA CCMS > Synchronize Configuration.