Re-branding OpenMRS with implementation defined/custom Logos

Application Name: OpenMRS Version Number: 2.4

Question: I am looking to re-brand my custom version of OpenMRS with implementation defined custom Logos. For example I want the instance to bear the logo and images of my company instead of the default logos and images.

I could do this manually by going to tomcat directory to change all the necessary files, but I want an automatic way of doing this. Is it possible to achieve this by creating a module which would just change all the logos where necessary, and automatically?

A couple previous threads on this topic:

Thanks so much @darius

@darius, @dkayiwa, am finding it difficult to build the openmrs-module-referenceapplication on eclipse. I keep getting Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2.12.4:test (default-test) on project referenceapplication-api: Execution default-test of goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2.12.4:test failed: The forked VM terminated without saying properly goodbye. VM crash or System.exit called ? -> [Help 1] Please what is the way out of this?

@darius , @dkayiwa now am getting this: Failed to execute goal de.saumya.mojo:gem-maven-plugin:1.1.5:exec (default) on project referenceapplication-omod: Execution default of goal de.saumya.mojo:gem-maven-plugin:1.1.5:exec failed: Java returned: 1 → [Help 1] when I try to build the referenceapplication module.

Which version of the referenceapplication module are you trying to compile? Have you made any local changes to it?

@dkayiwa, I have tried it with version 2.4 and 2.6-Snapshot. And yes I made local changes.

@Darius, @dkayiwa I was able to build version 2.6-Snapshot by using skip = true in the configuration for gem-maven-plugin:1.1.5:exec in the pom.xml file. But there is another problem. The instance refuses to display the login screen after building and dropping the omod in the module directory.

This is the full error log: UI Framework Error Root Error java.lang.NullPointerException at org.openmrs.module.appui.simplifier.UserSimplifier.convert(UserSimplifier.java:26) at org.openmrs.module.appui.UiSessionContext.generateAppContextModel(UiSessionContext.java:131) at org.openmrs.module.referenceapplication.page.controller.HomePageController.controller(HomePageController.java:50) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.openmrs.ui.framework.UiFrameworkUtil.invokeMethodWithArguments(UiFrameworkUtil.java:109) at org.openmrs.ui.framework.UiFrameworkUtil.executeControllerMethod(UiFrameworkUtil.java:68) at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.handleRequestWithController(PageFactory.java:216) at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.processThisFragment(PageFactory.java:158) at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.process(PageFactory.java:114) at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.handle(PageFactory.java:84) at org.openmrs.module.uiframework.PageController.handlePath(PageController.java:115) at org.openmrs.module.uiframework.PageController.handleUrlWithDotPage(PageController.java:82) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodInvoker.invokeHandlerMethod(HandlerMethodInvoker.java:176) at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:440) at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.handle(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:428) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:925) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:856) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:953) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:844) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:829) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:101) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:101) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:646) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:436) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:374) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:302) at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceView.renderMergedOutputModel(InternalResourceView.java:238) at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractView.render(AbstractView.java:263) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.render(DispatcherServlet.java:1208) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.processDispatchResult(DispatcherServlet.java:992) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:939) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:856) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:953) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:844) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:829) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ForcePasswordChangeFilter.doFilter(ForcePasswordChangeFilter.java:61) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.openmrs.web.filter.GZIPFilter.doFilterInternal(GZIPFilter.java:64) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:72) at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilter.doFilter(ModuleFilter.java:54) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.openmrs.web.filter.OpenmrsFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenmrsFilter.java:109) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:230) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:105) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:105) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:105) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:88) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:298) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:852) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:588) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:489) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) Full Error java.lang.NullPointerException at org.openmrs.module.appui.simplifier.UserSimplifier.convert(UserSimplifier.java:26) at org.openmrs.module.appui.UiSessionContext.generateAppContextModel(UiSessionContext.java:131) at org.openmrs.module.referenceapplication.page.controller.HomePageController.controller(HomePageController.java:50) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.openmrs.ui.framework.UiFrameworkUtil.invokeMethodWithArguments(UiFrameworkUtil.java:109) at org.openmrs.ui.framework.UiFrameworkUtil.executeControllerMethod(UiFrameworkUtil.java:68) at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.handleRequestWithController(PageFactory.java:216) at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.processThisFragment(PageFactory.java:158) at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.process(PageFactory.java:114) at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.handle(PageFactory.java:84) at org.openmrs.module.uiframework.PageController.handlePath(PageController.java:115) at org.openmrs.module.uiframework.PageController.handleUrlWithDotPage(PageController.java:82) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodInvoker.invokeHandlerMethod(HandlerMethodInvoker.java:176) at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:440) at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.handle(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:428) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:925) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:856) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:953) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:844) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:829) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:101) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:101) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:646) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:436) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:374) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:302) at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceView.renderMergedOutputModel(InternalResourceView.java:238) at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractView.render(AbstractView.java:263) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.render(DispatcherServlet.java:1208) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.processDispatchResult(DispatcherServlet.java:992) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:939) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:856) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:953) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:844) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:829) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ForcePasswordChangeFilter.doFilter(ForcePasswordChangeFilter.java:61) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.openmrs.web.filter.GZIPFilter.doFilterInternal(GZIPFilter.java:64) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:72) at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilter.doFilter(ModuleFilter.java:54) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.openmrs.web.filter.OpenmrsFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenmrsFilter.java:109) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:230) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:105) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:105) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:105) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:88) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:298) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:852) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:588) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:489) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Looks like you have a mixture of old and new modules. Delete all modules in your modules folder. Then compile again and drop in new ones to test again.

Thanks so much @dkayiwa I figured it out. But @dkayiwa @darius I have another challenge: I created a custom registration app, but whenever I click the confirm button (that is after entering a patient’s detials) it doesn’t load a new page (patient dashboard). But the patient is created anyway. And I included “afterCreatedUrl”: “/coreapps/clinicianfacing/patient.page?patientId={{patientId}}” in the registration app json file. What could I be doing wrong?

Does the javascript console show any errors? Or do you get any errors in the tomcat logs? Is the module available on github for a look?

@dkayiwa I have just checked it into github. See it here: https://github.com/eHealth4everyone/smartacare-customapp4

You can continue the thread to this question/post here How do I rebrand OpenMRS - #14 by cpnwaugha

@cpnwaugha are you just pointing to how you finally solved it? :slight_smile:

:slight_smile: @dkayiwa I felt some readers won’t know where the question was finally answered. More so the community did a good part of helping me find the solution; more like they solved it. Thanks to you and @darius

I also did not understand how you solve this issue. I also face same problem[quote=“cpnwaugha, post:11, topic:8628”] Thanks so much @dkayiwa I figured it out. [/quote]

when i removed the gem-maven-plugin plugin in pom.xml file, then the code is compiled but css files are not created. and login page is just plain html page without css.

Hi @hpardess, can you put up screen shots of the codee, or put the code on pastebin and drop the link here. You can also put the content of your log on pastebin.

Here is the error log,

@cpnwaugha, Thank you for reply.

I have finally solved it and the module is build successfully.