Before You Start

Consider the following important information before you start working with UI theme designer.

Custom Themes and UI Theme Designer

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What is a custom theme?

See Basics of Theming.

What kinds of changes can I make in a custom theme?

The UI theme designer allows you to make changes at several technical levels.

See Working with Theme Parameters.

Which platforms and UI technologies are supported in a custom theme?

Which SAP standard themes can I use as the base of a custom theme?

See SAP Note 1852400 Information published on SAP site .

How compatible is a custom theme?

Themes are designed to work with a variety of browsers, but a custom theme only works properly for the version and patch of the UI technology it was built for. If the UI technology has changed, for example via an upgrade, any custom theme will need to be rebuilt to ensure it works properly.

See SAP Notes 2140280 Information published on SAP site (Limitation for HCP) and 2119552.

How can I apply my custom themes to an application?

Due to security limitations (cross-site scripting vulnerabilities), it is currently not possible to use the UI theme designer to directly theme an application running on a different server, due to the different domain. Either the application needs to be installed on an instance running the UI theme designer or the UI theme designer needs to be installed on the instance running the application. It is possible to deploy custom themes on a server without the UI theme designer installed, but since you need to rebuild themes after an upgrade, this is not recommended.

Which browsers are supported for custom themes?

Support for various browsers varies depending on which SAP standard theme the custom theme is based, as well as which UI technology is considered. Compatibility is also influenced by any custom CSS that is added to the custom theme.

See Product Availability Matrix (PAM):https://support.sap.com/release-upgrade-maintenance/pam.html Information published on SAP site

Which browsers are supported for the UI theme designer?

Browser	Version	Supported Operating Systems
Google Chrome (recommened)	Latest version	Windows 7 and successor versions
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 10 or higher	Windows 7 and successor versions
Mozilla Firefox	Latest version	Windows 7 and successor versions

SAP Support

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Where can I find a history of all delivered UI theme designer versions?	See UI Theme Designer version history (SCN).
Where can I find more information on the UI theme designer?	See UI Theme Designer Developer Center (SCN).
Where can I discuss issues with others or provide feedback on the UI theme designer?	UI Technology Community (SCN) provides a community for UI theme designer and related issues. Select the category “UI theme designer” when you create a post.
How can I create a support issue on themes or the UI theme designer?	If you are unable to find a solution on SCN, it is possible to create a support message on the SAP Support Portal using one of the following components: UI theme designer: CA-UI2-THD SAPUI5 theme issues: CA-UI5 Unified Rendering theme issues: BC-WD-UR
Which features are covered by SAP support?	The use of quick theming and expert theming is supported. Restrictions may apply in the documentation or are displayed in the UI theme designer. Support needs to be requested via the SAP Support Portal using the correct component (see above).
Which features are not covered by SAP support?	Theme changes performed outside the UI theme designer are not supported. The use of custom CSS is without any support. Applications using themes containing custom CSS are susceptible to breaking due to changes to the applications or the UI technologies used. After an upgrade, custom CSS must be checked and maintained by the customer.