How to set your custom theme as Default theme

In Siebel Open UI, user can change theme from their user preferences.  If they did not choose any thing a default theme will get loaded. By default that is "Gray Tab".

Suppose you created a new theme called "Golden Tab" and you have to make it by default, Otherwise we have to force our clients to change their theme from their user preference and that is not recommended.
You can change this thing by using some tool level change.

In order to do that please follow the steps.


1. Using Siebel Tools, navigate to "User Preferences" BC.
2. Update the calculated value for field "Behavior/DefaultTheme" to "<custom theme>"
3. Update the Predefault value for field "Behavior/DefaultTheme" to "<custom theme>"
4. Compile the changes and re-test the behavior

You will need to remove the user pref file (spf) file to make the changes take effect.

OpenUIThemes, a new company that creates themes for Siebel Open UI

Some days ago I received an email from a Company representative who wanted to introduce me to their concept around Siebel Open UI. Why not? I replied “Ok” and so I joined a video conference with the guy the next day.

Much to my surprise, they had decided to create packaged themes with various look & feel for Siebel Open UI to help other companies customize their Siebel CRM Open UI application.

The idea is very promising I think, as every company has corporate colors and branding that makes its visual identity.

I’ve seen in the past that it’s much easier to implement a new tool, make an upgrade to an existing tool and finally gain user adoption when the users feel that the software was made specifically for their company (visual identity, colors, display, etc… is part of it).

It also seems to go along with Oracle’s strategy with the Open UI (apart from the compatibility benefits).

Here is the URL: http://www.openuithemes.com

At the end of the video conference, I had a look at the code of one of their themes and they also offered me to test it… So I think I will!

Next post I will make a review of this test and share my thoughts.