What is SAP Fiori launchpad?
SAP Fiori launchpad is a role based, personalized aggregation point for business applications and analytics. It runs on multiple devices, using the responsive design paradigm, and is deployable on multiple platforms. It is designed according to the simple and intuitive SAP Fiori user experience, while supporting established UI technologies. More information: see the SCN Community for SAP Fiori.
SAP Fiori Launchpad in SAP Enterprise Portal
SAP Fiori launchpad running on the SAP Enterprise Portal is a key milestone in aligning the SAP UI Clients (Fiori launchpad, Portal, NWBC) with the Fiori UX design. It is delivered as a new multichannel portal framework page following the Fiori design guidelines while leverages the portal underlying technology and administration processes.The new Fiori launchpad on the SAP Enterprise Portal is the recommended approach for consuming the SAP Portal on mobile devices.
SAP Fiori Features Comparison in SAP NetWeaver 7.4 Releases
| Features | NW 7.4 SPS7 | NW 7.4 SPS8 | NW 7.4 SPS9 | NW 7.4 SPS10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP Fiori launchpad on SAP Enterprise Portal | + | + | + | + |
| Portal Theme Designer for SAPUI5 | + | + | + | + |
| Consume SAP Fiori wave 1 apps | - | + | + | + |
Consume SAP Fiori wave 2 (and above) apps (SAP note: 2103156) | - | - | + | + |
| Portal Theme Designer supports RTL | - | + | + | + |
| Web Dynpro Pages supported as tiles | - | + | + | + |
| Portal pages supported as tiles | - | - | - | + |
| Groups support | - | + | + | + |
| Launch iViews in-place | - | - | - | + |
| Support SAP Fiori Islands | - | - | - | + |
| Support predefined groups | - | - | - | + |
| Theming enabled to Fiori launchpad tiles | - | - | - | + |
| Consuming remote catalogs and groups from ABAP FES | - | - | - | - |
| Rendering of iView/pages as dynamic tiles | - | - | - | - |
Read the following note which lists the known issues, which are still not supported by SAP Fiori launchpad on Portal.
Versions
- NW 7.31 SPS12 >> NW 7.4 SPS7
- NW 7.31 SPS13 >> NW 7.4 SPS8
- NW 7.31 SPS14 >> NW 7.4 SPS9
- NW 7.31 SPS15 >> NW 7.4 SPS10
- NW 731 SPS16 >> NW 7.4 SPS11
Presentations
SAP Enterprise Portal 7.4 Service Pack 7 - Whats New
New Features in SAP Enterprise Portal 7.4 Service Pack 11 and 7.31 Service Pack 16
White Papers
SAP Enterprise Portal and SAP Fiori - Common Architecture Recommendations
SAP Fiori Launchpad - Deployment Options Common Recommendations
Product Videos
Introducing SAP Fiori Launchpad
SAP Fiori Launchpad on SAP Enterprise Portal
SAP Fiori Launchpad on SAP Enterprise Portal - Tablet
How to integrate Fiori Wave 2 apps with Enterprise Portal
SAP Fiori Launchpad on Smartphone
SAP Fiori Launchpad on Desktop
Referring to the features in SAP NetWeaver 7.4 Service Pack 11 and 7.31 Service Pack 16
Blogs
openSAP courses that feature SAP's new User Experience:
SAP´S UX Strategy in a Nutshell
Documentation
SAP Fiori Launchpad in SAP Library
Notes
SAP Fiori Integration with SAP Enterprise Portal Central Note - SAP Note 2031108