Introduction

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Overview

• Essential Roles for S/4HANA Fiori Projects 
• Critical UX Activities in S/4HANA Projects
• Selecting SAP Fiori apps
• Not every Fiori App is a Tile
• Fiori in S/4HANA - Overview

• SAP Fiori for S/4HANA – 10 Lessons Learned in S/4HANA 1511 projects
• From Developer to Designer – Avoiding Faster horses and Dead Baby Frogs   
  
• Toto… we’re not in Kansas anymore 
  
  

Getting Started

General

• Getting the Good Guides

• Fiori for S/4HANA - Getting Started with Documentation

• SAP Fiori Visual Theme for S/4HANA Classic Apps

• SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics

• SAP Fiori Cloud for S/4HANA

Fiori Architecture Basics for S/4HANA

Current references are for S/4HANA 1709. For other releases please refer to: Fiori Overview

• Landscape Deployment Options for S/4HANA 
• 2482461 - SAP FIORI FOR SAP S/4HANA 1709: Release Information Note
• 2427814 - Minimal DB system requirements for NW 7.52
• Implementation Guide - SAP Fiori Front-End Server 4.0
• 2524632 - General Information: FIORI UI Infrastructure Components for products on SAP Frontend Server 4.0 (S4H)
• Supported Add-on Fiori packages can be found in  Platform Availability Matrix for SAP Fiori Frontend Server 4.0 
  
  
• 2217489 - Maintenance and Update Strategy for SAP UI (SAPUI5) in SAP Fiori Front-End Server

• Platform Availability Matrix for NetWeaver AS ABAP 7.52
• 1716423 - SAPUI5 Browser Support - note Supported Browsers and Operating Systems are found in the PAM entry for NW AS ABAP 7.51 in tabTechnical Release Information
• Platform Availability Matrix for NetWeaver AS ABAP 7.51

• 1958586 - Telecommunication Network Prerequisites for SAP Fiori

Configuring Fiori Foundation for S/4HANA

Central guide is the UI Technology Guide.  Step by step guides are found in the SAP Best Practices

• UI Technology Guide for S/4HANA 1709
• SAP Best Practices for user experience in SAP S/4HANA - note you must Login to be able to view and download the guides. 
  Start with set of guides: SAP S/4HANA Fiori Apps Deployment (1DF)
• SAP Best Practices for embedded analytics in SAP S/4HANA - many Fiori apps use embedded analytics 

• SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Global Deployment Options    - Includes Global Deployment Options for Fiori

• How to Configure Fiori with Multi-Clients
• Basic Configuration with help of Task Lists
• Fiori Set Up and Configuration Help Documentation

• Web Dispatcher for Fiori Explained - Why and How

End User Guides

• Fiori Launchpad End User Guide
• SAP S/4HANA SAP Fiori 2.0 Launchpad (Youtube video)
• How to use Output Management apps using Fiori apps: Maintain Email Templates, Display Email Transmissions, Maintain Form Templates
• Scheduling and Monitoring Jobs using Fiori apps: Application Jobs, Application Job Templates, Application Logs
• Manage Workflows in S/4HANA using Fiori apps: Manage Workflows, My Inbox
• Setting User Defaults in SAP S/4HANA
• Introducing SAP High Contrast White - a new high contrast theme for bright environments and visual impairments

Key User Guides

• ABAP for Key Users - guide for key users using Fiori apps Custom Fields and Logic, and/or Custom Business Objects
• How to Create Custom Fields
• How to Create Custom Logic 
• How to Create Custom Business Objects

Activating Apps

• Best Practices for User Experience in SAP S/4HANA - step by step guides including mass activation of apps 
• Fiori Apps Library - relevant filters are Fiori apps for S/4HANA and All apps for S/4HANA
• Fiori App Recommendations based on existing SAPGUI usage in SAP Business Suite or Suite on HANA 
• Selecting SAP Fiori apps based on digital transformation criterita

• Role-Based for App Discovery and Activation

• How to find the best available app for your use case

App packages released for Fiori Frontend Server.  You need to check these notes if you wish to run Fiori apps from non-S/4HANA solutions in parallel to S/4HANA, e.g ECC, SoH, SRM, etc.

• SAP Note 2506466 - Release of Fiori Product Versions for SAP Fiori Frontend Server 4.0 - apps that can run on 1709 FES 4.0

• SAP Note 2310351 - Release of Fiori Product Versions for SAP Fiori Frontendserver 3.0 - apps that can run on 1610 FES 3.0

Central app features:

• Fiori Search Configuration

• Attachment Services

Activating apps in the Me Area

• Acitvating User Defaults in SAP S/4HANA

Activating Fiori My Inbox

• Fiori My Inbox - Part 1 - Activation
• Fiori My Inbox - Part 2 - Task-specific Options
• 2538184 - Migration Guide for UWL to My Inbox - download the PDF guide attached to the SAP Note - also explains Expert View
• Fiori 2.0 My Inbox features - Explains Substitution and Outbox

Activating Fiori Notifications

• Notification Center – Part 1 – Activation
• Notification Center – Part 2 – Providing Notifications

Activating Analytical Apps

S/4HANA delivers a lot of analytical apps using Embedded Analytics. For some types of analytical apps there are some additional steps needed.

• Best Practices for Analytics with SAP S/4HANA
• 2271853 - SAP Best Practices for analytics with SAP S/4HANA
• 2289865 - Configuration steps for S/4 HANA Analytics 

Tips for other Fiori Apps 

Some Fiori apps have dependencies that need to be configured.  Make sure you read the Fiori Apps Library configuration information and the App Documentation, especially:

• Check for dependent apps including reuse components
• If the app uses attachments, check the Attachment Services have been activated
• If the app can use Default Values, check the Default Values have been activated

Check the App Documentation for additional configuration tasks

• For all Financial Apps, check the Additional Implementation Activities for All Finance Apps

• For Create Purchase Requisitions, how to configure the catalog can be found in 

  SAP Note 2214564 - Configuration guide for Self Service Procurement scenario in S/4HANA and check the Default Settings for Users app has been activated 

Securing Apps

• Launchpad-driven Authorizations – Part 1 – Configuring the Launchpad Role
• Launchpad-driven Authorizations – Part 2 – Configuring the Authorizations
• How to Create and Generate Backend Security Authorizations for SAP Fiori 2.0
• SAP Cloud Identity SAML 2.0 authentication with S/4HANA 1610 Fiori Launchpad
• Fiori for S/4HANA - Limit Search Object Access in Fiori Launchpad

Mobilizing Apps

• Fiori Client Configuration and Deployment Guide
• SAP Mobile Secure help documentation
• SAP Content to Go help documentation - OPTIONAL & still in BETA 

Extending S/4HANA UX

Extending Fiori Launchpad 

• Note 2442130 - How to find your User Assistance for Fiori Launchpad  
• Adapting the Launchpad to the Business Role
• Adding Transactions to Fiori Launchpad
• Fiori Launchpad Administration Guide - updated to 7.52
• Extending the Fiori Launchpad help documentation - updated to 7.52 - e.g. creating  Custom Tile types, adding custom plug-ins and options in the Me area, adjusting the Shell header, etc.
• SAP Note 2531888 - "Without Role Assignment" Fiori Apps-How to Assign to Users
•  Applying User Defaults in SAP S/4HANA  

Older but helpful blogs

• SAP Fiori Launchpad – Simplification of Target Mapping Configuration without LPD_CUST
• SAP Fiori Launchpad – Control Visibility of Tiles by Separation of Tiles and Target Mapping

And find more on the Fiori Launchpad here:

• SAP Fiori - SAP Fiori launchpad

Alternative Entry Points

SAP Business Client is the standard desktop client for the Business Suite & S/4HANA, on-premise edition.  Business Client enables power users to benefit from the best of both worlds - the simplicity of Fiori Launchpad with the added efficiency of launching SAPGUI for Windows from the Launchpad & from Fiori Apps. This provides a more comfortable experience for those transitioning from SAPLogon, NWBC (the predecessor of Business Client), or older versions of Business Client to Fiori Launchpad. 

SAP Business Client with Fiori Launchpad is possible as of Business Client 5.0.  Recommendation for S/4HANA is at least 6.0. Latest version 6.5 is prefered 

• SAP Business Client and Fiori UX Integration
• SAP Business Client 6.5 in Action [VIDEO]
• SAP Business Client 6.0: Released!
• SAP Business Client 6.5 with Belize theme
• SAP Business Client topic page in SAP Community

Optional Extensions for Fiori Launchpad 

• SAP CoPilot overview (Still in BETA) - Digital Assistant for the Enterprise
• SAP Content to Go  (Still in BETA) - iOS devices only! Anywhere, anytime access to up-to-date business data from your mobile device

Extending Fiori Apps 

• SAP S/4HANA Cloud 1611 Update on Extensibility – ON AIR with Sven Denecken - 
  Note that S/4HANA Cloud Extensibility options are analagous to on-premise 
• S/4HANA Extensibility - Overview and White Paper
• S/4HANA Extensibility: Use Case Overview

In App Extensibility (aka Key User Extensibility)

In App Extensibility includes standard SAP Fiori flexibility features and SAP Fiori Apps that enable you to easily adapt SAP Fiori apps without a developer.  These techniques can be used by Functional Consultants, Process Experts and Key Users. 

Where to find the Business Context? Just check the App Extensibility documentation for the Fiori app, e.g. Manage Profit Centers App Extensibility

• Fiori for S/4HANA - Understanding Extensibility: UI Flexibility
• The Key User Extensibility Tools of S/4 HANA
• Key User Extensibility Apps documentation
• Introduction to S/4HANA Cloud Key-User Extensibility
• Key User Extensibility on SAP S/4HANA Cloud – UI Adaptions for Key User
• Key User Extensibility on SAP S/4HANA Cloud – Adding Custom Fields 
• Key User Extensibility on SAP S/4HANA Cloud – Adding Custom Business Logic
• Adapting the User Interface of Fiori Apps at Runtime - Youtube Video

Enabling UI Adaptation as an Administrator:

• Enabling UI Adaptation at Runtime 
• Configuring the Adaptation Transport Organizer

Some examples:

• Add Custom Fields to SAP S/4HANA Business Partner OData API Entities

Classic Extensibility 

Classic Extensibility are techniques that require developers.  Depending on the change needed this may involve a SAP Fiori "web" developer or ABAP Developer or both.  Developers working in SAP S/4HANA need to understand the ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori.

• Extensibility of S/4HANA – Helpful Links
• End-to-End Fiori In-App Extensibility step-by-step guide
• Modeling with S/4HANA CDS - SAP HANA Academy
• Fiori elements wiki  
  Fiori elements are a cost effective way to add your own new apps that match to common use case patterrns such as List Report, Object Page, etc.
  They let you create production quality apps from existing OData Services in minutes with minimal development effort and minimal web developments skills. 

Side-by-Side Extensibility

• SAP API Business Hub
• OpenSAP Building Portal Sites on SAP Cloud Platform

Some examples:

• Maintain BusinessPartner Master Data using OData APIs in a SAP S/4HANA Cloud system

Extending Analytical Apps 

• Adapting Analytical Tiles and Overview Pages
• Modify Currencies in Standard KPI tiles
• S/4HANA Analytics - SAP HANA Academy
• Extending with External Data - SAP HANA Academy
• Hierarchy Evaluation using CDS Table Function
• Step by Step Hierarchies in S/4 HANA Analytics
• Define the Analytical Query CDS View
• Smart TreeTable UI for Hierarchies
• Creating Custom Analytic Queries tutorial

Extending Classic Apps

• SAP Screen Personas and Fiori UX - Understanding when to use Screen Personas vs. Fiori
• SAP Screen Personas enhances S/4HANA User Experience
• SAP Screen Personas Gallery
• OpenSAP Introduction to Screen Personas
• Note 314568 - SAP GUI for HTML functionality / Limitations / Sp.  Behaviour

Advanced

Getting Enabled 

• Create a S/4HANA 1610 fully activated trial appliance
• The NetWeaver Enterprise Procurement Model 
• Sign up for a free SAP Cloud Platform trial account
• SAP Development Tools - including Eclipse-based ABAP Development Tools, and Cloud Connector
• Connecting a CAL S/4HANA Instance to SAP Cloud Platform Web IDE  

ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori (aka Principle of One Archetype for Fiori)

• Introduction to the ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori in S/4HANA

• Introducing ABAP 7.51 - A New ABAP Model for Transactional Application Development (SAPInsider Article by Karl Kessler)

• ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori

  ABAP Core Data Services

• ABAP CDS Development User Guide

• ABAP CDS Tooling FAQs

  Annotations

• CDS Annotations for Meta-driven UIs

• Metadata extensions for ABAP CDS

  Business Object Processing Framework

• Introduction to Business Object Processing Framework
• Developing Transactional Apps from Scratch (SAP Help tutorial)
• Create Fiori app using CDS with BOPF- For beginners Part 1
• Create Fiori app using CDS with BOPF- For beginners Part 2

• BOPF Developer Guide

  Developing Apps with Fiori Elements

• Developing Apps with Fiori Elements

• Fiori Elements wiki

• Fiori Overview Page wiki

Design-led Development

• SAP Design and Co-Innovation Center Scenes - Digital Storyboarding Kit
• SAP BUILD Learning Center and Prototyping Tool
• Fiori Design Prototyping Resources 
• Fiori Design Guidelines 
• SAP Icon Explorer
• OpenSAP Developing Software using Design Thinking
• OpenSAP Software Design for non-Designers

• OpenSAP Basics of Design Research

• OpenSAP BYO Fiori in the Cloud 2016

Extending S/4HANA with SAP Cloud Platform

• OpenSAP Extending S/4HANA with SAP Cloud Platform
• Extending S/4HANA with Cloud Platform - SAP HANA Academy
• Connecting Remote Systems to the Web IDE (including WebIDEUsage options)

Debugging & Troubleshooting

Before raising an issue with SAP Support please read:

How to create the perfect Fiori Incident

Other issues:

• SAP Note 2444453 - How to troubleshoot "Could not open app. Please try again later" error in Fiori Launchpad
• SAP Gateway Error Log
• Book SAP Fiori and SAPUI5: Debugging the User Interface
• Debugging OData Services
• Fiori for S/4HANA - Troubleshooting Authorization concept in SADL based OData Services
• SAP Note 2364579 - SAPUI5 application index is not calculated, is outdated or contains errors
• Solving No Data Available for Smart Business Apps

Trusted RFC error symptoms

• 2494297 - Fiori My Inbox throwing short dump when opening tile
• 2400214 - Trusted RFC Error: No authorization to log via a trusted system

Caches 

• SAP Note 2319491 - How to clean up the cache after applying changes that affect SAP Fiori apps

Sizing and Performance

• Fiori Frontend Server 3.0 - General Information
• Planning the Fiori Frontend Server 
• Maintenance and Update Strategy for UI Technology (SAPUI5) in SAP AS ABAP/Fiori Front-End Server
• Fiori Implementation Preinstallation Considerations

NOTE: When resolving performance issues, it is VERY IMPORTANT to know what app type - Fiori, Web Dynpro ABAP, or SAPGUI - is experiencing the problem.  Resolution paths are typically quite different for all 3 technologies.If in doubt, check the app type listed in the Fiori Apps Library. 

Fiori Performance 

• Fiori for S/4HANA – Performance Tips and Tricks in S/4HANA 1610 On-Premise
• Fiori for S/4HANA – What the #@¢% is CDN?
• Fiori for S/4HANA – What the #@¢% is Tab Bar?
• Loading SAPUI5 from a Content Delivery Network
• Tab Bar: Displaying Apps One Group at a Time on the Home Page
• Cache Statistics Utility
• How to take advantage of the performance improvements in SAP Gateway in SAP Netweaver 7.50 SP04 or higher
• Shared memory usage in SAP Gateway Foundation
• SAP Gateway Performance Statistics
• 2447857 - Fiori Launchpad: How to check browser settings for better performance
• Performance and Scalability for SAP Fiori

Web Dynpro ABAP Performance

• Note 2327539 - How to create a SE30 Trace for Web Dynpro ABAP Application [VIDEO]  
• Web Dynpro ABAP Performance wiki

SAPGUI for HTML Performance

• Testing ITS directly, without additional frameworks
• 2428755 - E2E Performance monitoring in SAP GUI for HTML

Architecture and Operations

• Platform Availability for Fiori Frontend Server 3.0
• General SAP Note for Fiori Frontend Server 3.0
• General Information Fiori UI Infrastructure Components for Fiori Frontend Server 3.0 for S/4HANA
• Fiori Browser/Device/OS supported combinations 
• Restrictions of Fiori Visual Theme for Classic Apps
• Fiori Visual Theme for SAPGUI for HTML documentation 
• Step by Step Guide to enable transactions for Fiori VIsual Theme using App Descriptors
• Planning the SAP Fiori Front-end Server (FES) – Architecture Questions

FAQ

• How to convert a HANA Calculation View to ABAP CDS 

Community and Networking 

• Blogs.sap.com topic SAP Fiori for S/4HANA 
• Answers.sap.com topic SAP Fiori for S/4HANA
• SAP Practitioner's Forums
• ABAP Development Community

Other Resources

• S/4HANA Cookbook wiki
• SAP Best Practices Explorer for S/4HANA User Experience 
• Fiori Design Guidelines
• Qualities of Fiori Apps
• SAPUI5 SDK
• SAP Screen Personas wiki
• ABAP CDS Development User Guide
• SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP 7.51 - Programming Model for S/4HANA
• Fiori Elements wiki
• User Assistance documentation

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