Configuring Custom Work Center Themes

You can add a custom theme that defines the colors used in various elements of the Work Center interface. After saving the theme, you can apply it to Work Center or export it for use in another SBM environment.

Note the following restrictions:

To add a custom theme:

1. From the Work Center Settings view, select the System Settings tab.
2. On an existing theme image, click the Save Theme As icon. Alternatively, click Add Theme.
3. Type a name for the custom theme.
4. If needed, select a different theme to use as a starting point from the Based on Theme list. By default, Modern Blue is selected if you clicked Add Theme.
5. The preview image on the right enables you to view and make changes to theme colors. You can do the following:
   • Click through the Work Center images to preview the dashboard view, report view, item view, and mobile view.
   • Click anywhere in a Work Center image to view and change the values for the selected color. You can change the color's hex value or hue, saturation, and luminance values.
   • When you click an element in the Work Center image, the selected color is highlighted in the color groups on the left.
6. You can also use the color groups on the left to view and make changes to theme colors. You can do the following:
   • Increase or decrease the number of color groups using the slider. Color groups are organized by visual appearance (that is, based on the distance between them in the RGB color space).
   • Click a color in a color group to change its hex value or hue, saturation, and luminance values. The change is reflected in the preview image.
   • When you click a color, the UI element assigned that color is highlighted in the Work Center image on the right.
   • Specify a color as the primary color for the group. When you edit the primary color, any change made to its values affects the rest of the colors in the group.
7. After saving the theme, you can return to the System Settings tab to select it as the default Work Center theme or export it as needed.

To export a custom theme:

1. From the System Settings tab, click Export Themes.

   Custom themes that have been created or imported appear.

2. Select the custom themes you want to export and click Export.

   The themes are saved as an XML file in your Downloads folder.

3. To use an exported theme in another SBM environment, from the System Settings tab in that environment, click Import Themes and select the exported XML file.

To manage existing custom themes, use the following icons that appear on the theme images:

• Save Theme As

  Click to create a new theme based on this theme.

• Export Theme

  Click to export the theme to an XML file. To export multiple themes into an XML file, use Export Themes instead.

• Edit Theme

  Click to update the theme.

• Delete Theme

  Click to delete the theme. If the theme was selected as the default Work Center theme, the setting reverts to Modern Blue.

  Tip:

  • Consider notifying your users before deleting a theme, as they may have selected it in their user profile.
  • Consider exporting the theme before deleting it, in case you want to restore it later.