Dashboards can be enhanced with image widgets, allowing you to add elements such as logos, illustrations, or pictures to create a richer and more visually compelling user experience.
Single image
in EDIT mode, click on the 'image' icon
and upload an image;now you have a new widget that contains the image;
you can resize and replace it on the dashboard.
Image Bundle
To add several images put them in a ZIP folder (up to 10 Mb) and upload it the same way as a single image.
Tags
The linking of images and control buttons is achieved using tags. Each image is assigned one or more tags that must exactly match the control options. The corresponding image will be displayed when a specific control option is selected.
Auto-tagging while uploading
Before archiving images, you can organize them in folders. DataTile reads all hierarchies and finds images. During this process, auto-tagging begins. All names of files and folders become tags.
You can create additional tags by using hashtags ‘#' in the names of images or folders. For example, after uploading, an image named '#lays#blue#chips.png' will get tags 'lays', 'blue', and 'chips’.
Matching between a control and a tag is case-insensitive and space-tolerant. Ex., 'Vector Cola' and 'vector cola ' in DataTile are considered as the same tag.
The tagging mechanism is designed for convenience in international tracking services, where the same product may have localized logos for different countries. In such cases, images with the same name are stored in country-specific folders and can be uploaded to DataTile in this format.
Managing tags afterloading
You can add tags manually if some tags were missed during uploading or if you need to create a new control.
To add tags manually
go to the 'Image Bundle' in the widget menu;
get to the list of pictures and, going to each one separately, add tags to the search box, and click the '+' button
. If the control and the widget are already linked, the system will prompt you when searching.existing tags can be deleted, but not edited.
Linking an image to a control
After uploading an image, an image widget will appear on the dashboard. To link the widget to controls, select a control and assign it as a 'tag' to the image widget. You can also link the widget to multiple controls. In this case, the conditions for the image's appearance will be determined by the combination of control options, making it more complex.
If the image tags and the names of the control buttons are different, you need to add new tags that will match the control.
There is an option for Default State - it is an image that is displayed when nothing else is selected or no image corresponding to the state of the controls is found.
Replacing a single image in the Image Bundle
Go into the Image Bundle, select the picture you want to replace, click on the 'upload' icon and load a replacement picture.
Adding images to existing ones
Go into the Image Bundle, make sure nothing is selected, click on the 'upload' icon, and upload an image or zip archive of no more than 10 megabytes.