Associating Images with News Articles
This topic discusses steps to associate new or existing images with news articles and view them.
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Page Name |
Definition Name |
Usage |
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EPPCM_CONT_IMG |
Review which image is associated with a news article. From this page, you can associate an existing image with the article on the Select Associated Image page. Or you can access the Add Associated Image page to add a new image to the article. The image will appear along with the article when it's viewed. |
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EPPCM_CONT_IMGADD |
Add a new image to the content management system to associate it with news articles. The image is stored in the system when you click Save New Image. |
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EPPCM_CONT_IMGSEL |
Associate an existing image in the content management system with the selected news article. |
Use the Associated Image page (EPPCM_CONT_IMG) to review which image is associated with a news article.
From this page, you can associate an existing image with the article on the Select Associated Image page. Or you can access the Add Associated Image page to add a new image to the article.
Navigation:
Click title links to access the Browse Section Articles page, and click the Add Article button or a content Properties link.
Click the Associated Image link on the Content Properties page.
This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Associated Image page.
Field or Control |
Description |
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Change Image |
Click to access the Select Associated Image page, where you can associate an existing image with the article. |
Add New Image |
Click to access the Add Associated Image page, where you can add a new image to the article. |
Remove Image |
Click to remove an existing image that is currently displayed with article. |
Use the Add Associated Image page (EPPCM_CONT_IMGADD) to add a new image to the content management system to associate it with news articles.
Navigation:
Click title links to access the Browse Section Articles page, and click the Add Article button or a content Properties link.
Click the Associated Image link on the Content Properties page.
Click the Add New Image button on the Associated Image page.
This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Add Associated Image page.
Note: News Publication image content can be deleted only from the Administer Content page. The image content does not appear in the Browse Publication pages because the image content is not considered an article, but is only associated with articles.
News Publication image content can also be accessed from the Maintain Content link on the search dialog. Use the advanced search to select the image content type.
Field or Control |
Description |
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Image Title, Source, and Summary |
Enter a title and the source. The Image Title, Source, and Summary fields are derived from attributes of the associated news article. These default values might not be appropriate for the new image that you add to the Content Management system. |
Image Type |
Use the drop-down list box to select the image type. Available options are:
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Upload File |
Click to upload the image attachment file. |
URL |
Enter the URL to locate the image file. If the image exists on the web, enter the web address. If the image exists on the web server, enter the absolute path, for example, /ps/images/portal_pa/myimage.gif. |
Save New Image |
Click to save the added image as a content item stored in the top folder of the publication. |
Note: Save the content when you return to the Content Properties page. If you do not save the content, the saved image is not associated with the article, but the image content is saved. You can update the image content using the Administer Content page.
Only users who have the Delete Content privilege on the News Publication top folder (where the image content is located) can associate an image with an article. This includes adding a new image or adding an existing image.
Use the Select Associated Image page (EPPCM_CONT_IMGSEL) to associate an existing image in the content management system with the selected news article.
Navigation:
Click title links to access the Browse Section Articles page, and click the Add Article button or a content Properties link.
Click the Associated Image link on the Content Properties page.
Click the Add Existing Image button on the Associated Image page.
This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Select Associated Image page.
The list of available images is supplied from the News Publications and Managed Content, where the user has viewer privileges to the parent folder, and the parent folder has the Content can be Published option enabled.
Field or Control |
Description |
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OK |
Select one of the images and click this button to associate an existing Content Management image with the selected news article. |
Note: Save the content when you return to the Content Properties page.