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Orchestrator 2012 – OIT Custom icon DLL creation

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2 weeks ago
by Bart Timmermans in , , , , , , , , , , ,

This (mini) blog article will demonstrate how to create a custom icon DLL which can be used with the Orchestrator Integration Toolkit. For this example we are using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.

For every activity you will need two icons in bitmap format.  You will need to different icon sizes (16×16 and 32×32) and the filename must end with _16.bmp or _32.bmp. Below you can find an example of a icon called Exchange_MBX.

Size Name
16×16 Exchange_MBX_16.bmp
32×32 Exchange_MBX_32.bmp

All images are clickable.

 

Step by step guide:

 

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New Exchange IP for Orchestrator – Icon set

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2 weeks ago
by Bart Timmermans in , , , , , , , , ,

Yesterday I blogged about my new Exchange integration pack (IP) for System Center 2012 Orchestrator. This IP is still in development. Today I created the icon set for the first 20 activities.

Overview and color coding

I have created a color scheme for all the activity icons. I hope this will improve the user experience of the integration pack.

Integration pack activity icons v0.5

Based on the color scheme I have created the following activity icons.

This is how it looks within the Orchestrator Integration Pack Wizard:

Not all activities are included yet. Still looking for the best icon set from a user experience perspective.

Next blogpost will go about the creation of an icon set DLL with Visual Studio 2010.

Any comments or additions are very welcome.

Kind regards,

Bart Timmermans

Upcoming articles

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1 year ago
by Bart Timmermans in , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Next week you can expect the following articles on this blog.

  • How to deploy Microsoft Certificate Services on a Windows Server 2008 R2 core server (3 parts for the Root CA and 2 parts for the Issuing CAs)
  • How to encrypt drives on a Windows Server 2008 R2 core edition without an TPM.
  • How to automatically deploy machine certificates (WPA(2)-Enterprise, SCCM native mode) using Active Directory Certificate Services.
  • SharePoint and Opalis better together 1: How to create users with Exchange mailboxes using SharePoint 2010 and Opalis.
  • SharePoint and Opalis better together 2: How to create a workflow which will authorize users to a product specified within a SharePoint 2010 form.
  • How to create custom Opalis Integration Packs (OIP) to execute commands on Microsoft Exchange 2010 and Microsoft Lync Server 2010.
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