Week 1: Understanding SAP Fiori Launchpad

Unit 1: SAP Fiori Launchpad Architecture

SAP Fiori Launchpad Architecture
Overview

SAP Fiori is designed to focus on the

most common and critical activities
▪ Role-based
▪ Responsive
▪ Simple
▪ Coherent
▪ Delightful

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On-premise architecture

SAP Fiori launchpad architecture high level

▪ Client/browser or mobile devices
▪ Reverse proxy – SAP Mobile Platform On-Premise
▪ ABAP servers
▪ Back-end server
SAP Mobile Platform
for Mobile Devices
Note: It is also possible for FES from the cloud to
connect to an existing on-premise landscape.
Front-End Server
SAP Fiori Applications OData Services

SAP Business Suite

SAP S/4HANA …
(ERP, SRM,…)

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SAP Fiori launchpad architecture with SAP Web Dispatcher

SAP Fiori launchpad architecture high level

▪ Client/browser or mobile devices
▪ Reverse proxy – SAP Web Dispatcher
▪ ABAP servers
▪ SAP HANA extended application services (XS)
▪ Back-end server

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Deployment options

Gateway Central Hub Deployment Embedded System Development Gateway Central Hub
▪ Support for multiple system routing ▪ Less runtime overhead ▪ Similar advantages to Central Hub
▪ Deploying content without touching ▪ One less system to maintain ▪ The only difference between Central
the back end Hub and Development hub is the
▪ Single point of access to the back end services development does not need to
be deployed in the back end

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Components – Central hub system

Components required for central hub deployment

SAP NetWeaver < SAP NetWeaver >=

7.40 7.40
NW Gateway ▪ GW_CORE SAP_GWFND
▪ IW_FND (Comes with it)
SAP Back End IW_BEP SAP_GWFND
(Comes with it)
SAPUI5 1.28 or Higher 1.28 or Higher

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Components – Embedded system

Components required for embedded deployment

SAP NetWeaver < SAP NetWeaver >=

7.40 7.40
SAP Back End ▪ GW_CORE SAP_GWFND
▪ IW_BEP (Comes with it)
▪ IW_FND
SAPUI5 1.28 or Higher 1.28 or Higher

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SAP Fiori launchpad building blocks

SAP Fiori launchpad –

Building blocks
▪ Based on the unified shell
architecture
▪ Client-side runtime
environment, which can be
hosted on different server
platforms
▪ Shell offers unified services
with platform-independent
interfaces to the hosted apps
and shell components

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SAP Fiori launchpad – Building blocks architecture

SAP Fiori launchpad – Building blocks Web Browser

▪ Apps are embedded in application container FioriLaunchpad.html CustomLaunchpad.html

▪ Shell services and renderer are managed by Runtime

the central shell container Configuration

▪ Runtime configuration is fed by the following Shell Container

settings:
– Static configuration settings in the hosting
HTML page Shell Renderer Shell Services
– Dynamic configuration data read from the Home Page Platform- Platform-
front-end server during startup Specific Independent
Service Service
– Dynamic settings are passed as query
parameters in the URL Application Container
▪ FioriLaunchpad.html contains all JavaScript Service
Application Adapter
components

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Summary

In this unit, we gave a brief overview of

▪ SAP Fiori launchpad architecture
▪ SAP Fiori launchpad deployment options
▪ SAP Fiori launchpad components needed
▪ SAP Fiori launchpad building blocks
architecture

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