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Use

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

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 NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.2. The portal user's theme is automatically applied in these versions.

You do 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 must 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.

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

Prerequisites

  • All ITS instances 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.

Procedure

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. ITS images can only be edited using this tool.

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.

  1. Create a theme in the Theme editor and save it.

    For more information, see Creating and Editing Custom Themes .

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Content Administration Next navigation step Portal Display Next navigation step Portal Themes Next navigation step ITS Theme Generator End of the navigation path.

  3. Fill in the fields 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.

      • Portal Theme : Specify the theme for which the ITS parts should be generated and images should be adjusted.

        You do not need to enter a user name or 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.

  4. In the Edit area, hover 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.

  5. Choose Generate .

    All ITS stylesheets are generated.