Essential Viewer is a Java Web application that is designed to allow new views and reports to be plugged in using XSL. JSP is also used for more complex views, e.g. for graphical layouts. None of the reports or views require compiling, making it easy to update, extend and create new analysis reports. This tutorial looks at the main opportunities for customising the look and feel of Essential Viewer, e.g. to fit in with your organisation's Intranet.

File Locations

The files controlling the user interface for Essential Viewer are located in

webapps/essential_viewer/

Fonts and Colours

The look and feel of Essential Viewer is controlled by its CSS file that can be adapted to fit in with your organisation's intranet, for example. A deployed instance of Essential Viewer has the CSS file in the following location:

css/Styles.css

Page Header

The header section of Essential Viewer can also be customised to fit in with your organisation. This is controlled by the following XSL file:

common/core_heading.xsl

In the core_heading.xsl file, there are 2 spare sections (divs) available, e.g. for intranet search forms, links to other parts of your intranet.

Images

All of the images used in Essential Viewer are located in:

images

The main logo image in the header is

images/titleLogo.jpg

You can save your company's logo into this file to have your logo used in the header.