Configuring SAP Fiori Launchpad

Claus Burgaard, Setu Saxena

• Publisher: SAP PRESS
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781493221752
• eBook ISBN: 9781493221769
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Computer Science General
• Index: Computer Science

Get the SAP Fiori launchpad up and running! Configure the SAP Fiori launchpad for key on-premise systems: SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Suite, and SAP Enterprise Portal. Use the SAP Launchpad service in the cloud by setting up SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) and leveraging tools like SAP Business Application Studio. Follow a real-world landscape example and make the most of SAP Fiori's modern UX! In this book, you'll learn about: a. User Experience
Discover the SAP Fiori user experience: design principles, launchpad components, personas, and more. Get a big-picture view of SAP's UX architecture and set the stage with a sample landscape. b. Configuration
Follow practical instructions to configure the SAP Fiori launchpad for on-premise SAP backends. Then implement the SAP Fiori launchpad in the cloud by configuring the SAP Launchpad service on SAP BTP and connecting to on-premise systems using the cloud connector. c. Cloud Services
See how to create plugins for the SAP Launchpad service using SAP Business Application Studio. Integrate and use cloud services like SAP Web Analytics and SAP Conversational AI to optimize the SAP Fiori launchpad user experience. Highlights include: 1) User experience architecture
2) Integration
3) SAP S/4HANA
4) SAP Business Suite
5) SAP Enterprise Portal
6) SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)
7) SAP Launchpad service
8) SAP Business Application Studio
9) SAP Web Analytics
10) SAP Conversational AI
Cloud connector
SAP Mobile Start app

Part I

Introduction

1 User Experience with SAP and the Role of SAP Fiori Launchpad

This chapter introduces various components of a delightful user experience (UX) in an SAP landscape and explores the role of the SAP Fiori launchpad. It briefly describes SAP Fiori and its design principles, explains why SAP Fiori is the go-to UX for SAP solutions, and introduces the SAP Fiori launchpad and its components.

In this chapter, you’ll learn and explore the fundamentals about a rich and delightful UX via SAP Fiori, including its building blocks; various design values, principles, and best practices; the role of the SAP Fiori launchpad and its components; and new features in the SAP Fiori launchpad. We’ll compare SAP Fiori 2.0 and SAP Fiori 3 launchpad design and discuss how the SAP Fiori launchpad content is modeled. You’ll not only gain insights into the components and structuring of the SAP Fiori launchpad but also later understand the SAP Fiori launchpad content.

1.1 Introduction to the SAP User Experience

The SAP UX is a new track on SAP projects and implementations that is considered as equally important as other SAP modules, such as finance, controlling, procurement, and human resources. Simple tasks such as approving requests to complex tasks such as data analytics all require a great UX. It’s therefore important to discuss the value of a good UX. This context will upskill you to grasp the basics of SAP UX terminology. Let’s begin with understanding the term consumer-grade UX.

Today, two out of three people (i.e., 66% of the world’s population) own a mobile device, and there are about 5 billion mobile devices used across the globe as of 2021, according to GSMA Intelligence real-time data. Mobile phones have become ubiquitous and are required to perform a majority of tasks other than voice/video calls and messaging. For example, smartphones are used for navigation, purchasing items via e-commerce websites, tracking shipments, and so on. Mobile phones are used across all ages and locations and have become an important part of the lives of our younger generation.

With the increase in mobile phone usage, the new generation also demands an ease of access and a delightful experience to perform the tasks in the easiest way possible. For example, a toddler can make phone calls or play games, and even the older generations are adapting to mobile devices very quickly without much training.

The mobile applications and their UX have therefore acquired an industry standard “consumer grade” in contrast to “commercial grades” or “professional grades.” As the name suggests, consumer-grade UX involves applications that are developed while keeping consumers in mind; for example, developers might consider how easily a user would adapt to these applications without any (or little) technical support. This requires following some unified design or globally used standards, for example, logging in, searching, attaching do...

Table of contents

• Dear Reader
• Notes on Usage
• Table of Contents
•   Preface
• Part I   Introduction
• 1   User Experience with SAP and the Role of SAP Fiori Launchpad
• 2   Building Blocks of a Modern User Experience Architecture
• 3   Real-World Landscape and User Personas
• Part II   Working with SAP Fiori Launchpad On-Premise
• 4   Configuring SAP Fiori Launchpad for SAP Business Suite
• 5   Configuring SAP Fiori Launchpad for SAP S/4HANA
• 6   Configuring SAP Fiori Launchpad for SAP Enterprise Portal
• Part III   Working with SAP Fiori Launchpad in the Cloud
• 7   Setting Up SAP Business Technology Platform
• 8   Connecting On-Premise Systems to SAP Business Technology Platform
• 9   Configuring the SAP Launchpad Service
• 10   Setting Up SAP Business Application Studio
• 11   SAP Web Analytics
• 12   SAP Conversational AI
• 13   SAP Mobile Start App
• 14   Conclusion and Outlook
• The Authors
• Index
• Service Pages
• Legal Notes