How to Add a Logo into the MIME Repository

SEM-BPS / BW-BPS

ASAP How to Paper

Applicable Releases: SEM 3.1 / BW 3.5 or greater January 2004

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HOW TO ADD A LOGO INTO THE MIME REPOSITORY

1 Business Scenario
A logo needs to be added into the MIME repository for use in an SEM-BPS web page.

2 The Result
The logo will be available for use within SEM-BPS. The logo must be in a gif format. If it is a bitmap image, it must be converted into a gif format before it is brought into the attributes of the text within the web interface builder.

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3 The Step By Step Solution

This example was developed in an SEM development client. 1. Go to your Web Interface Builder Application. SAP Menu path: Strategic Enterprise Management Business Planning Simulation Cross-Application Planning Web Interface Builder Customizing (transaction code: BPS_WB)

2. Open a web application. Right mouse click on Application and click on <Open>

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3. Choose your web application by double clicking on it.

4. Right mouse click on <Page 1> and choose <Create Subcomponent>

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5. Choose <TEXT> by double clicking on it.

6. Input the name of the text as Text3 and click on<Green Check Mark>

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7. Right mouse click on <Text 3> and click on <Change Attributes> Click on the field next to <Image (Path)> and pull-down on the right corner

8. Click on <Import MIME>

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9. Choose the logo from your local drive that should be added to the attributes (Note: file name should not contain any spaces).

10. Double click on the logo (Note: To display the logo, highlight it and click on <Display>

11. The logo is added to the attributes of Text3

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12. Click on <SAVE>

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4 Appendix How to convert a bitmap image into gif format

The following is a website that converts bitmap images into gif format: http://www.develcor.com/utilities/bmptogifpro.htm The BMPToGIF utility can be downloaded for free. TIP: In SAPs MIME repository, names cannot have any spaces in them. Use an underscore (_) to separate words. A red X appears on the web page wherever there are spaces.

SAMPLE CONVERSION:
1. Open the BMPToGIF utility and click on <File Open> Choose the bitmap that you want to convert and click on <Open>

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2. Click on <File Save As> rename if you wish and click on <Save>

3. Open your saved gif image. It needs to be resized to get rid of the extra white space around it.

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4. Click on the <Select> icon (the dotted square next to the magnifying glass) and paint the logo without extra white space.

5. From the menu bar, click on <Image> and <Resize> then click on <OK> (Note: at this point you can also change the size if needed.)

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6. Your logo/image is now ready for use.

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