Introduction
In this lesson, you will learn about the SAP Fiori Launchpad and the terms used when you are navigating its roles and applications.
We will discuss how to access the Force Elements and their structures using the SAP Fiori apps.
We will talk about Managing Force Elements in details.
We will explain some day-in-life scenarios for an organizational planner, where the Force Elements have to be edited to accommodate and reflect organizational changes.
Lastly, we will show how the Business Partner Integration concept is to be implemented for a defense customer in SAP S/4HANA.
In this lesson, we would like you to orientate within the SAP Fiori Launchpad, and familiarize yourself with its features and a few of the terms when you are using the new SAP GUI approach and its SAP Fiori/UI5 applications
The home page is the heart of the launchpad and the central access point for SAP Fiori apps.
The page contains tiles, which are used to launch apps and can also show additional application information. Users can personalize the home page by adding, removing, and grouping app tiles. Because the launchpad is role-based, only apps that are relevant for the user's role profile are shown.
A space and its pages structure the most relevant apps for users with a certain business role. We recommend including only information and apps that users need to begin their daily business.
Launchpad spaces display tiles that allow users to launch apps. They can also show additional application information. Users can personalize the home page by adding and removing apps, or bundling them in groups. As the launchpad is role-based, only apps that are relevant for the user's role profile are shown.
To enable the "spaces" view, you first must open the settings menu located by selecting the icon with your initials. When the settings menu is open, navigate to the Spaces tab, select the check box and REMEMBER TO SAVE the changes.
The user actions menu offers a range of user-specific services. It is accessed by choosing the icon or photo on the right-hand side of the shell bar. The user actions menu is available in all SAP Fiori screens.
The following options are always available, regardless of the current context:
- General settings and preferences
- A catalog of available apps (the app finder)
- Objects and apps recently visited by the user
- An About dialog, with details about the SAP Fiori launchpad or app version
- A Sign Out option for logging off the SAP Fiori launchpad
The following options depend on the current context:
- On the launchpad home page, the user actions menu contains an Edit Home Page feature for personalizing the content of the home page.
- For some apps, the user actions menu might also offer app-specific settings.
In addition, customers can activate additional options for contacting the support team or giving feedback.
Notifications
Users can access notifications by choosing the Notifications button on the right of the shell bar.
The notification list displays system-generated notifications from various sources, such as the workflow inbox or chat notifications. Notifications can be prioritized and organized into groups of similar items. From the notification message, users can navigate to the underlying app. Depending on the configuration, notifications can also offer buttons for taking immediate action.
Component descriptions:
- Tile
A tile is a container that represents an app on the SAP Fiori launchpad home page. Tiles are used for launching apps and presenting them on the launchpad.
- App Finder
The app finder is an "app store"-like interface that lists all the apps that a user might potentially use. The app finder replaces the tile catalog.
- Shell Bar
The launchpad shell bar is always visible at the top of the screen. It offers access to cross-application functions, such as the enterprise search, SAP CoPilot, the user actions menu, and notifications. It also contains the page title with further app navigation options, as well as a branding area. When the user opens an app, a Back button appears on the left of the shell bar.
- Enterprise Search
The SAP Fiori launchpad offers an enterprise search function that searches across all apps and business objects.
This figure explains how to access the Help function in SAP Fiori launchpad.
This figure shows the menu of the Help function in SAP Fiori launchpad.
From the Help menu, there are two main options:
- The Learning Center (LC)
The LC has authored and published learning material that can help the user understand the process.
- The Community Portal
The community portal is a peer contributing collaboration space.
Search and Help Functions
This figure shows the entry point for the enterprise search.
This figure shows the Type Selection.
The search can be restricted to objects of a particular type.
This can be done before the search is triggered, either by using the type selector, or by typing the object type into the search field and selecting the respective suggestion.
To filter a result list by object type, users can select the type tabs, or the respective section in the filter panel.
The textual search is also built to work without type restrictions, in that case it provides results from different types (such as materials, requisitions and so on), grouped by the type.
This figure shows an example of the enterprise search, here the entry of "manage force".
