ImageReference

Article
05/16/2012

Applies To: Operations Manager 2007 R2, System Center Operations Manager 2007

Represents the association between a class type element and an image element.

Schema Hierarchy

ManagementPack
  Presentation
    ImageReferences
      ImageReference

Syntax

<ImageReference ElementID=”ClassID” ImageID=”ImageID”/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and the parent element of the ImageReference element.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
ElementID	Required attribute. The ClassType element for which the image specified in the ImageID attribute is to be displayed.
ImageID	Required attribute. The ID of the Image element that is to be displayed for the ClassType element specified in the ElementID attribute.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
ImageReferences	Contains all image reference definitions in a management pack.

Remarks

ImageReference elements are used to associate class type instances with an image.

When defining an image to associate with a class type, you should always define two: a 16x16 image (u16x16Icon) and an 80x80 image (DiagramIcon). This will ensure that the class type is represented properly in all places in the Operations console.

Example

The following XML sample illustrates how to associate an Image element with a ClassType element by using the ImageReference definition. In this case, Microsoft.Exchange2007 class type instances will appear with the specified custom images in the Operations console.

<ClassType ID="Microsoft.Exchange2007" Accessibility="Public" Abstract="false" Base="System!System.Service" Hosted="false" Singleton="true" />
…
<Image ID="Microsoft.Exchange2007.Image.Svc16" Accessibility="Public" Category="u16x16Icon">
   <ImageData>…</ImageData>
</Image>
<Image ID="Microsoft.Exchange2007.Image.Svc80" Accessibility="Public" Category="DiagramIcon">
   <ImageData>…</ImageData>
</Image>
…
<ImageReference ElementID="Microsoft.Exchange2007" ImageID="Microsoft.Exchange2007.Image.Svc80" />
<ImageReference ElementID="Microsoft.Exchange2007" ImageID="Microsoft.Exchange2007.Image.Svc16" />