This post describes the steps required to customize the look and feel of the OBIEE 11g portal. The look and feel is customizable through Custom Style Sheets (.css files), images, and messages (in XML).
The Firebug Add-On for Firefox is useful for inspecting page elements and determining the source image or CSS file for customization if you are a Firefox user. A similar tool exists for Internet Explorer. Chrome comes with a built in inspector tool.
The three elements that you work with in OBIEE for portal customization are:
· Styles – Applied to dashboard pages
· Skins – Applied to the OBIEE portal
· XML Messages – Both in dashboard pages and the portal
An example customization below -
The setup involves (1) copying the default Styles, Skins, and XML Messages to a target directory (2) modifying the copied artefacts as desired (3) configuring your dashboard pages to use the customized Style.
· Venkat’s blog post on the subject - http://www.rittmanmead.com/2010/12/oracle-bi-ee-11g-styles-skins-custom-xml-messages/
· An Oracle White Paper - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi/customizing-oracle-biee-11g-176387.pdf
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