Theme Generator for the Internet Transaction Server

You use the ITS Theme Generator to generate an ITS stylesheet for an existing theme.

Note Note

You do not need to generate an ITS stylesheet if you are using SAPGUI for HTML of a system running SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP Netweaver 7.0 or SAP Composition Environment 7.2. The portal user’s theme is automatically applied in these versions.

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Recommendation

For information about style integration between Internet Application Components (MiniApps in ABAP-based systems, IACs) and SAP NetWeaver Portal, see SAP note 607843.

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You need to regenerate or modify the stylesheet definitions for the ITS under the following conditions:

If you are using the ITS and want to adjust services from ABAP-based systems (for example IACs) to the SAP NetWeaver Portal look and feel.
If a higher ITS patch release is installed to update the ITS components. Stylesheets are release-dependent and therefore have to be adjusted if the ITS is upgraded. This is true for the theme templates delivered by SAP as well as for your own themes.

Note

The functions for adjusting the stylesheets are offered with ITS Release 4.6D-C4 Patch Level 233.

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Integration

If an ITS service is started from a portal, a URL extension is used to guide the ITS to the correct style information in the portal.

Prerequisites

All ITS instances must have identical release versions.

If you are using ITS ≤6.20, you must install the file designer-x.sar on an ITS instance. This file provides the sap_preview and sap_generate services for generating the ITS stylesheets.

Features

You generate the ITS parts for your themes.

You can also adjust the design changes you made for Workplace Release 2.10 and 2.11 to the look and feel of the SAP NetWeaver Portal.

Activities

If you are using ITS, it is not sufficient to adjust your theme using the Theme Editor. You must also use the functions of the ITS Theme Generator.

Caution Caution

All the user interface elements that are relevant for the ITS (other than images) can also be adapted with the Theme Editor. However, the Theme Editor only records the changes that affect the ITS. When the stylesheets are generated, the ITS stylesheets are not taken into consideration.

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Subsequent generation by the ITS Theme Generator is necessary. In addition, ITS images can only be edited using this tool.

Proceed as follows:

Create a theme in the Theme Editor and save it.
See also Changing Style Parameters and Saving New Themes.
Choose System Administration Portal Display ITS Theme Generator .
Enter data as follows:
1. If you are using ITS ≤6.20, enter the following data:
  - ITS Server: Enter the full domain URL on which the designer-x.sar file was installed. Use the following syntax:
    http://<server>:<port>/scripts/wgate/
  - ITS Preview Service: Enter the service whose ITS styles are to be adjusted. The sap_preview service is specified by default. This service contains all the elements for previewing ITS images.
  - Portal Theme: Specify the theme for which the ITS parts should be generated and images should be adjusted.
    You do not need either a user or a password.
2. If you are using ITS 6.40, enter the following data:
  - ITS Server: Enter the URL of the ITS server. Use the following syntax:
    http://<server>:<port>/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/
  - User
  - Password
  - ITS Preview Service: Enter any IAC that is running on the server.
The ITS Theme Generator opens in edit mode. The upper part of the screen shows a preview of the ITS images. In the lower part of the screen, you can change images. You can see the effect of your changes in the preview area.
In the Edit Area, move the mouse over the images. In the preview area the location of the image is marked with a red box. You can now change and replace images. See also Changing Logos and Images.
Choose Generate.
All ITS stylesheets are generated.

Note

The settings made in the Theme Editor only show their effect now.

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