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Image Button, via Standard Buttons

The Image button is a standard button found throughout the system. The following is just one example of the Image button.

The Image button allows users to add an image(s) as an attachment. Enter the full path (network or other) that contains the image the user would like to associate with the currently selected record.

Note: Images can only be in the following formats: .JPG, .TIFF, .BMP or .PNG.

From a window to which it is available, select the Image button. From the Image Control window, select the New button. The 'Line Document Title' field becomes available.

Select the appropriate button/option - scan, paste, screen shot, upload, or export. In the following example, the user will select the Upload button.

Select the Upload button.

TRAX displays the Select an Image File to Upload window. Select the image to be attached to the record. Notice that the file type can only be .JPEG, .BMP, .GIF or .PNG.

Select the Open button once an image is highlighted in blue.

TRAX displays the following Save prompt. Select OK to attach the image to the E/C.

The image is now attached to the E/C. to view the image, click on the Select button, or double click in the Image Control window.

Note: If the image selected is too large, the following error message will appear. The user may adjust the maximum defined size of the image in Switch BLOBSIZE.

BLOBSIZE - Specify the maximum file size (in kilobytes) for Blob (scanned picture files) storage. System will give warning if a file larger than the size specified here is saved.

TRAX displays the image as shown below:

Select the Save button to save the image. Once the user does this, the image will be saved to the Blob table in the database. The name of the document that is associated to the image will appear in the Document Title field of the Image Control box.

Select the New button to attach multiple images to the E/C.

Select the Delete button to delete one or more images from the E/C.

Select the Save button.

Select the Exit button to close.

Upload Multiple Images:

The Image button now allows users to upload multiple images at one time.

Use the 'Control' button to select multiple images.

Select the Open button.

Each of the following pop ups will appear. Select 'OK' to all of them.

All three images are uploaded. Select which images are to be printed by selecting/deselecting the Print checkboxes. Save the changes made in this window. The Save prompt will appear. Select OK.'

Exit the Image Control window.