In as much detail as possible, describe the problem or experience related to your idea. Please provide the context of what you were trying to do and include specific examples or workarounds:
As a Product Owner, I spend a lot of time in our different workspace environments updating various configurations, entering data, etc. It would be great if each workspace environment was color coded so I could easily identify which environment I am currently in. Any colors would work, putting an example below.
Dev = Green
QA - Yellow
Prod = Red
How often is this impacting your users?
Daily for our MBs, testers and Admins.
Who is this impacting? MBs, Testers, Product Owner, Admins
What would your ideal solution be? How would it add value to your current experience?
Here is how SAP uses it….
SAP: Built‑in, widely used color coding
SAP GUI has native color‑coding for environments, and it’s extremely common for teams to use it to avoid mistakes (like posting data in PROD by accident).
How SAP color coding works
SAP GUI lets each system (DEV, QA, PROD, etc.) be assigned a distinct color theme. This is configured in:
SAP GUI → Options → Visual Design → Colors in System
You can choose from predefined themes (e.g., Grass, Lunar Orbit, Rose) or set custom colors.
What it typically looks like
Organizations often follow a traffic‑light pattern:
- DEV → Green (safe to experiment)
- QA → Yellow/Gold (caution, testing)
- PROD → Red/Rose (danger, real data)
The color appears in the SAP GUI window frame and background elements, making it immediately obvious which environment you're in.
Please include any images to help illustrate your experience.
How do people currently manage their different environments? Any ideas?
