Configure Custom Labels, Messages, Style Sheets, and Images

In EMS Room Sign App, complete the following steps to configure custom labels, messages, style sheets, and images:

  • From the Configuration menu on the EMS Desktop Client, select Room Sign.
  • The Room Sign menu shows the options for Deregister Device, Global Settings, Profiles and Room Sign Settings.
  1. On the EMS Desktop Client toolbar, click EMS Glance Settings to access the EMS Room Sign App Settings area. You can set how information displays at the Global level (the default for all Profiles) or for just one Profile.

  2. Open Global Settings to set this functionality as the default for all Profiles, or open a Profile for which you want to create a special display, and then edit the settings on the Settings tab.

  3. Adjust the Global or Profile settings listed in the table below to configure how logos, labels, images, and other visual elements display. You can relabel all buttons, page labels, and messages with EMS Room Sign App.

    Option

    Description

    Label/Message Settings

    To change a label/message, edit a setting, change the value and click OK. Labels/messages that are too long to display are truncated and appended with an ellipses.

    Misc – Background URL

    Leave blank to use the default the EMS Room Sign App background image. To change, specify a fully qualified URL to the image location. 

    Misc – Logo URL

    Leave blank to use the default the EMS Room Sign App logo. To change, specify a fully qualified URL to the image location. Supported logo specifications (above) apply.

    Misc – Device Polling Interval

    Interval in minutes device polls the EMS database for booking information (e.g., new, changed, canceled) bookings. The EMS Room Sign App randomizes calls to the EMS database by +/- 20 seconds to ensure that all of your devices aren’t polling for information at identical times.

    Misc – Pin to Access Settings Screen

    Once the EMS Room Sign App is running on your device, double-tap the EMS Room Sign App logo in the upper-left of the screen to reaccess the Settings screen. This setting requires the user to enter a PIN.

Customize Style Sheet

To modify the look and feel of the EMS Room Sign App, use a custom style sheet. This style sheet overrides all default style sheets and controls the colors throughout the application.

  1. Create an EMSRoomSignApp/Content/Custom folder on your web server.
  2. Name your custom style sheet CUSTOM.CSS and place it in the EMSRoomSignApp/Content/Custom folder. If the system detects this file, it will override all default style sheets (e.g., Layout.css, Positioning.css, Site.css, etc.).

Supported Logo and Background Image Sizes

To customize the logo and/or background, update the ‘Logo Url’ and ‘Background Url’ profile settings in the ‘Misc’ area.

  • Use a URL or server path (e.g., /EmsRoomSign/Content/Images/custom-logo.png).
  • The logo can be a maximum of 300 x 80 pixels. 
  • The background depends on the tablet resolution.
  • For landscape mode, the image resolution will typically be 1024 x 768.