Changing the Color Scheme of the My webMethods User Interface

System administrators can change the colors used in the My webMethods user interface by updating the colors in the skin that My webMethods uses. For more information about skins, see Customizing Skins.

My webMethods uses the “Noodle - Twilight” skin. It is recommended that you do not update the “Noodle - Twilight” skin, but rather make a copy of it, update the copy, then configure the My webMethods to use the modified copy of the skin.

To change the colors in the My webMethods user interface

1. Make a copy of the “Noodle - Twilight” skin.

a. As system administrator, navigate to Folders > Administrative Folders > Administration Dashboard > User Interface > Skin Administration.

b. Click the Create New Skin link, which is at the top of the page.

c. Complete the fields for the new skin.

In this field...	Specify...
System Name	A short name that contains only letters, numbers, and the underscore character. My webMethods Server uses this name internally.
Display Name	A descriptive name that My webMethods Server uses when it displays the skin name in the user interface.
Parent Skin	Noodle - Twilight

d. Click Save.

2. Edit the properties for the new skin by selecting

Tools > Edit.

3. Click the Colors tab.

4. Update the colors. For instructions, see Replacing Colors Using a Color Picker.

5. Configure My webMethods so that it uses the updated skin.

a. Navigate to Folders > Administrative Folders > Administration Dashboard > User Interface > Manage Skin Rules.

b. Click the My webMethods link to open the skin rule that My webMethods uses.

c. On the Modify Rules tab, in the Results list, select the new skin.

d. Click Update Rule.