Ever had a session timeout dump you back at a login screen with zero warning? In this post, I walk through building a smarter session timeout experience in SAPUI5 using the sap.m.IllustratedMessage control — a live countdown dialog that warns users before their session expires, lets them stay signed in with one click, and gracefully switches to an “expired” state if they don’t respond in time. I cover the full implementation: the JSON model driving the countdown, the expression bindings that swap illustrations and buttons automatically, and a few practical gotchas I ran into along the way (like remembering to pass the model onto the dialog fragment). By the end, you’ll have a reusable pattern you can adapt for other empty-state screens too, not just session timeouts.
Ever had a session timeout dump you back at a login screen with zero warning? In this post, I walk through building a smarter session timeout experience in SAPUI5 using the sap.m.IllustratedMessage control — a live countdown dialog that warns users before their session expires, lets them stay signed in with one click, and gracefully switches to an “expired” state if they don’t respond in time. I cover the full implementation: the JSON model driving the countdown, the expression bindings that swap illustrations and buttons automatically, and a few practical gotchas I ran into along the way (like remembering to pass the model onto the dialog fragment). By the end, you’ll have a reusable pattern you can adapt for other empty-state screens too, not just session timeouts. Read More Technology Blog Posts by Members articles
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