Wednesday, April 29

Known Issues of UI Theme Designer for SAP NetWeaver Portal

Symptom
Known issues of UI Theme Designer for SAP NetWeaver Portal

Other Terms
UI Theme Designer for SAP NetWeaver Portal, troubleshooting, error, UI Theme Designer, Portal Themes, Theming

Reason and Prerequisites
You have installed NW 7.30 SP10, NW 7.31 SP9 or NW 7.40 SP4 and you are using the new UI Theme Designer for SAP NetWeaver Portal and you are experiencing some issues.

Solution
This section lists the known issues of UI Theme Designer for SAP NetWeaver Portal along with their solutions or workarounds.
LANGUAGES
Right-to-Left Languages Currently not Supported
Symptom: Right-to-left languages are not supported.
Workaround: None
Starting 7.31\7.30 SP13 7.40 SP8 Right-to-left languages are supported, please see note number 1959708

Translation of Parameters Currently not Supported
Symptom: Portal parameter names and tags are not translated.
Workaround: None
APPLICATION INTEGRATION
Application Types not Supported
Symptom: Changes made to portal themes using the UI Theme Designer do not affect the following applications:
1) IAC and old ITS iViews (WebGui) that do not use UR-based style sheets
2) UI5 iViews - not currently supported
3) Mobile iViews - not currently supported
Workaround: None
4) NWBC for HTML and Desktop: not currently supported
ACTIVATION
Automatic Migration of Portal Themes Currently not Supported
Symptom: Manual migration of portal themes to the new structure is required.
Workaround: Existing themes must be manually exported and imported using the "Transport Themes" UI. See documentation for details.
OTHER
Quick Theming of Portal Parameters Currently not Supported
Symptom: Portal parameters cannot be edited using the Quick Theming tab.
Workaround: Edit portal parameters in the CSS tab.

Changes Through WRR Require Manual Compilation
Symptom: Changing LESS files through the Web Resource Repository (WRR) will not affect the theme at runtime.
Workaround: Manually compile the theme through: PortalAnywhere.Go -> com.sap.portal.themes.archive ->  download.

Custom Themes Based on SAP Themes Are Affected by SAP Changes
Symptom: Changes made to parameters of standard SAP themes using the UI Theme Designer do not inherit parameter changes that are part of a NW upgrade.
Workaround: None

Using a Transport Package for Existing Themes not Supported
Symptom: Importing a transport package with an existing theme into a Portal that has activated the UI Theme Designer will result in the theme being transported but not migrated.
Workaround: Import the theme using the "Transport Themes" UI.

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