Preface

17

Target Audience

17

Objective

18

Structure of the Book

18

1 Introduction to SAP Fiori

27

1.1 SAP Fiori and the Evolution of User Experience

27

1.1.1 SAP UX Strategy

28

1.1.2 SAP Fiori UX Design Principles

29

1.2 Architecture and Integration

30

1.2.1 SAP Fiori Launchpad

32

1.2.2 SAP Web Dispatcher

42

1.2.3 Communication Channels

44

1.2.4 SAP Fiori App-Supported Browsers and OS

45

1.2.5 SAP Fiori, Cloud Edition

47

1.3 Types of SAP Fiori Apps

50

1.3.1 Transactional Apps

53

1.3.2 Fact Sheet Apps

54

1.3.3 Analytical Apps

55

1.4 Related SAP Technologies

57

1.4.1 SAPUI5

57

1.4.2 OData and SAP Gateway

68

1.4.3 SAP HANA XS

74

1.5 Summary

75

2 Installation and Configuration

77

2.1 Prerequisites

77

2.2 Implementation Options

78

2.2.1 ABAP Environment

78

2.2.2 SAP HANA Database

80

2.2.3 SAP HANA XS

81

2.2.4 SAP S/4HANA

84

2.3 Deployment Options

85

2.3.1 Central Hub Deployment

85

2.3.2 Embedded Deployment

87

2.4 Apps Reference Library

88

2.5 Installation

89

2.5.1 ABAP Environment

89

2.5.2 SAP Web Dispatcher

105

2.5.3 SAP HANA Server

106

2.6 Configuration

108

2.6.1 SAP Fiori Launchpad

108

2.6.2 SAP Gateway

122

2.6.3 Embedded Search

128

2.6.4 SAP HANA

134

2.6.5 Configuration Using the Task List

137

2.7 Upgrading to SAP Fiori 2.0

146

2.7.1 SAP Fiori 2.0 for SAP S/4HANA

146

2.7.2 SAP Fiori 2.0 for SAP Business Suite Powered by SAP HANA or AnyDB

147

2.8 Summary

147

3 SAP Fiori Security

151

3.1 Communication Channel Security and Encryption

152

3.1.1 Client to SAP Web Dispatcher

155

3.1.2 SAP Web Dispatcher to ABAP Servers

155

3.1.3 ABAP Front-End Server to ABAP Back-End Server

158

3.1.4 SAP Web Dispatcher to SAP HANA XS

161

3.2 Single Sign-On and User Authentication

163

3.2.1 Kerberos/SPNEGO

164

3.2.2 Security Assertion Markup Language 2.0

165

3.2.3 SAP Logon Tickets

167

3.2.4 X.509 Certificate

168

3.3 User Authorizations and Management

169

3.3.1 User Management

169

3.3.2 User Authorization

170

3.4 Summary

173

4 Implementing Transactional Apps

175

4.1 Activating the SAPUI5 Component

176

4.2 Activating the OData Services

179

4.3 ABAP Front-End Roles

184

4.3.1 Copy Business Catalog Role

185

4.3.2 Start Authorization

186

4.3.3 Assign Roles to Users

191

4.4 ABAP Back-End Roles

192

4.4.1 Copy the Back-End Role

193

4.4.2 Assigning Roles to Users

193

4.5 Running the App

194

4.6 Custom Business Catalogs and Roles

195

4.6.1 Create a New Launchpad and Application

196

4.6.2 Create and Assign a Transport Request

199

4.6.3 Create a New Catalog

201

4.6.4 Create New Target Mapping

202

4.6.5 Add a Static Tile

204

4.6.6 Create the Custom Role and Add the Catalog

206

4.7 Summary

211

5 Implementing Fact Sheet Apps

213

5.1 App Activation Tool

214

5.2 Activating the SAPUI5 Component

218

5.3 Activating OData Services

219

5.4 Assign ABAP Back-End Roles

220

5.5 Creating Search Connectors

221

5.5.1 Create Connectors Manually

223

5.5.2 Create Connectors Automatically

225

5.6 Indexing Search Connectors

225

5.7 Running the App

228

5.8 Summary

230

6 Implementing Analytical Apps

231

6.1 Overview

232

6.2 Implementation Prerequisites

233

6.3 Analytical Apps with the SAP Smart Business Modeler

235

6.3.1 Create the KPI

235

6.3.2 Create Evaluations for the KPI

238

6.3.3 Configure the KPI Tile

242

6.3.4 Configure the KPI Drilldown

246

6.3.5 Assign Roles to Users to Access SAP HANA Data

254

6.3.6 Enable the App for Access in SAP Fiori Launchpad

257

6.3.7 Assign the App Using a Custom Role

261

6.4 Analytical Apps without the SAP Smart Business Modeler

270

6.4.1 Activate the SAPUI5 Application

271

6.4.2 Assign the SAP HANA Role

271

6.4.3 Assign the App-Specific Catalog Role

272

6.4.4 Add the App to SAP Fiori Launchpad

272

6.5 Summary

273

7 Creating OData Services with SAP Gateway

275

7.1 Introduction to OData

276

7.1.1 OData Service Basics

276

7.1.2 OData Service Queries

280

7.2 SAP Gateway Service Builder

283

7.3 Modeling an OData Service

288

7.3.1 Importing OData Services

290

7.3.2 Redefining OData Services

309

7.3.3 Include SAP Gateway OData Service

321

7.4 Summary

321

8 Introduction to SAP Web IDE

325

8.1 SAP Web IDE Overview

325

8.1.1 Architecture

326

8.1.2 Advantages

327

8.2 Setting Up SAP Web IDE with SAP Cloud Platform

328

8.3 Development Process Overview

333

8.3.1 Create

334

8.3.2 Develop

340

8.3.3 Preview

348

8.3.4 Deployment

351

8.4 SAP Fiori Elements

356

8.4.1 Overview Page

357

8.4.2 List Report Floorplan

358

8.4.3 Object Page Floorplan

359

8.4.4 Exercise

360

8.5 Summary

367

9 Creating and Extending Transactional Apps

369

9.1 Creating Transactional Apps

369

9.1.1 Create a New Project Using a Template

370

9.1.2 Test the App with Mock Data

373

9.1.3 Deploy the App to the ABAP Back-End Server

375

9.1.4 Publish the App to SAP Fiori Launchpad

376

9.2 Extending Transactional Apps

380

9.2.1 Extend the SAP Business Suite Layer

383

9.2.2 Extend the SAP Gateway Layer

387

9.2.3 Extend the UI Layer

397

9.3 Summary

407

10 Creating and Extending Fact Sheet Apps

409

10.1 Enabling the SAP Web IDE Fact Sheet Editor App

411

10.2 Creating Fact Sheet Apps

412

10.2.1 Create the Search Model

412

10.2.2 Create the UI Layer

418

10.2.3 Deploy the Fact Sheet App

422

10.3 Extending Fact Sheet Apps

427

10.3.1 Extend the Search Model

428

10.3.2 Extend the UI Layer

439

10.3.3 Deploy the Fact Sheet App

454

10.4 Summary

455

11 Creating and Extending Analytical Apps

457

11.1 Introduction to SAP HANA Live

457

11.1.1 SAP HANA Live Views

458

11.1.2 SAP HANA Live Browser

459

11.1.3 Exposing SAP HANA Live Views to Analytical Apps

461

11.2 Creating Analytical Apps

462

11.2.1 Create the SAP HANA Live View

462

11.2.2 Create the OData Service

468

11.2.3 Configure the KPI

477

11.3 Extending Analytical Apps

483

11.3.1 Extend the SAP HANA Live View

483

11.3.2 Create the OData Service

490

11.3.3 Configure the KPI

490

11.4 Summary

490

12 Workflow and SAP Fiori

491

12.1 Workflow Basics

491

12.2 Creating Standard and Custom Workflows with the My Inbox App

492

12.2.1 Prerequisites

494

12.2.2 All Items Tile for My Inbox

496

12.2.3 Scenario-Specific Inbox

506

12.3 Summary

523

13 Integration with Other SAP Products

525

13.1 SAP Jam

526

13.1.1 Prerequisites

526

13.1.2 Configuration

527

13.1.3 SAP Jam Tiles

534

13.1.4 Collaboration Components

534

13.2 SAP BusinessObjects Lumira

536

13.2.1 Configuration

536

13.2.2 SAP BusinessObjects Lumira Tiles

539

13.2.3 Configure a KPI Tile with a Drilldown to SAP BusinessObjects Lumira

543

13.3 Integrating SAP BusinessObjects BI and SAP Fiori Launchpad

544

13.3.1 Configuration

545

13.3.2 Create an SAP Fiori App

548

13.4 Summary

554

14 Introduction to SAP Screen Personas

555

14.1 SAP Screen Personas 3.0 Architecture and Navigation

556

14.2 Creating Your First SAP Screen Personas Project

560

14.2.1 Create a Theme

560

14.2.2 Assign the Theme to a Role and Transaction

562

14.2.3 Create a Flavor

564

14.3 Advanced SAP Screen Personas Flavor Concepts

568

14.4 SAP Screen Personas Administrative Tasks

577

14.5 Deploying SAP Screen Personas Flavors in SAP Fiori Launchpad

579

14.6 Summary

580

Appendices

583

A SAP Fiori Client

585

A.1 Overview

585

A.2 Download and Log In to SAP Fiori Client

586

A.3 Functions

588

B Customizing SAP Fiori Launchpad

593

B.1 UI Theme Designer Overview

593

B.2 Creating a Custom Theme

594

C The Author

603

Index

605