Overview of SAS Flex Application Themes

Introduction to SAS Flex Application Themes

Some SAS Web applications, such as SAS BI Dashboard and SAS BI Portlets, are displayed with the Flex interface that is provided by SAS Flex Application Themes. At start-up time, Flex applications load Flex themes automatically. A theme consists of ShockWave Flash (SWF) files that include cascading style sheets (CSS) files. The theme content is downloaded to the client and is cached by the user's Web browser. As a result, subsequent uses of the Web application result in quicker loading of theme content than it is at initial loading. The SAS Corporate theme is the default theme for all Flex applications.
Themes can be created with the SAS Theme Designer for Flex. For information about custom themes for Flex applications, see SAS Theme Designer for Flex User’s Guide.

Benefits of SAS Flex Application Themes

SAS Flex Application Themes are required for Flex applications, and they are downloaded as SWF files to the client's Web browser. Flex theme content runs within the Adobe Flash player and offers the following benefits:
  • SAS Flex Application Themes coexist with SAS Web Application Themes. For example, SAS Information Delivery Portal uses the default Web theme, but it displays SAS BI Portlets with SAS Flex Application Themes.
  • Applications that use SAS Flex Application Themes offer more visual impact, interactivity, and responsiveness.
  • Improved visual impact and perceived depth are achieved through the use of skins. Skins are graphics that are applied to common user interface components that change their appearance. For example, the Corporate theme provides skins with a color palette that reflects the SAS visual identity. Skins also include some stylized graphics in the user interface.

Location of SAS Flex Application Themes

SAS Flex Application Theme files are located in the following directories:
  • SAS-config-dir\Lev1\Web\Staging\exploded\sas.flexthemes3.4.ear
  • SAS-config-dir\Lev1\Web\Staging\sas.flexthemes3.4.ear
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