BI Dashboard: Flex Theme Designer Makes it Personal

The first thing many customers want to do is make their SAS BI Dashboard to look more like “them”.  They want their organizational branding (their logo, colors, and corporate identity). If that task has fallen on your, here’s some guidance about how to accomplish that task. What the Heck is the Flex Theme Designer? The SAS BI Dashboard is an Adobe Flash application.  It can be customized using the SAS Theme Designer for Flex application.  The Theme Designer is also a Flash-based application available from the browser that allows you to control the look of the SAS flash-based applications at your site. Moreover, you can move the themes between environments. Here’s a screenshot that shows the application.  From the left side (User Interface Components) you can change the various elements, such as colors of buttons, menus, or landing page. The right pane shows how the various changes appear to the user. Here’s a few things about the application to keep in mind: You cannot manually edit the supporting files.  All changes are made through the GUI. Not everything can be customized – but enough that you should be able to accomplish your goals. You can find out more about the […]

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