SAP Enterprise Portal on SAP NetWeaver 7.

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SAP Portal Product Management
September, 2019

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Agenda

SAP Enterprise Portal 7.5: Overview

SAP Fiori Experience and SAP Fiori Framework Page

Feature Highlights

Customer Showcase

From SAP Enterprise Portal to SAP Cloud Platform Portal

Roadmap

Recommendations and Future Directions

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Overview SAP Enterprise Portal 7.5
SAP Enterprise Portal 7.5

SAP Enterprise Portal 7.5 is the recommended go-to release for on-premise customers.
Release highlights
▪ Improved user experience for desktop and mobile access
following the SAP Fiori user experience (Fiori Framework
page)
▪ Design of choice: SAP Fiori launchpad, AJAX or custom
framework pages
▪ Content assignment from ABAP front-end server to portal
roles via remote catalogs
▪ Integration of content from SAP Enterprise Portal content
into SAP Cloud Platform Portal (Neo environment)
▪ Deployment of SAP Fiori apps from SAP Web IDE to
portal server
▪ Easy branding with UI Theme Designer

Further information: click here

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Maintenance Strategy for SAP NetWeaver Java Stack

Release Maintenance end

SAP NetWeaver 7.0 31.12.2017 Maintenance period for
SAP NetWeaver Java 7.5
SAP NetWeaver 7.1 31.12.2020 extended until end of 2024

SAP NetWeaver 7.3 31.12.2020 See SAP note 1648480

SAP NetWeaver 7.4 31.12.2020

SAP NetWeaver 7.5 31.12.2024*

* Supporting Java version 8

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SAP Fiori Experience and SAP Fiori
Framework Page
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SAP Fiori User Experience for SAP Enterprise Portal

▪ SAP Fiori 2.0 user experience for easy access via desktop
and mobile devices via Fiori framework page
▪ Option for end users to build their own device-specific
home pages
▪ AppFinder to explore and add content to home page
▪ Administrators can configure content for different devices
▪ APIs and plugins that enable you to extend and customize
SAP Fiori launchpad

Integration scenarios
• Integration of single SAP Fiori apps into portal navigation
• Integration of complete SAP Fiori launchpad

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SAP Fiori Launchpad on SAP Enterprise Portal
Central access to business apps and portal content

Launch any web

application and portal
iView that are supported
by the portal framework
SAP Document Center
e.g. SAPUI5, Web Dynpro
Java, SAP Business
Warehouse reports, etc.

SAP Fiori apps

SAP Screen Personas

SAP GUI for HTML

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Portal User Experiences
Two out of the box flavors - one platform

SAP Fiori Framework Page Ajax Framework Page

▪ Focus on application portal scenarios ▪ Focus on intranet, external-facing, and
▪ Cross devices (responsive design) administration scenarios
▪ Optimized for SAP Fiori ▪ Desktop only

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Feature Highlights
Fiori Integration into Fiori Launchpad on EP: Integration of Complete SAP
Fiori Launchpad
▪ Admins use the remote content editor (enhancement of role editor) to assign content from front-end servers to
portal roles.
▪ Integration of Fiori catalogs and groups: remote content consists of collections of tiles that reside on a remote
server, such as SAP Fiori catalogs and SAP Fiori groups.
▪ Support of almost all Fiori apps and dynamic tiles – transactional apps, object pages, analytical apps and S/4
HANA content.
▪ Works only with Fiori Framework Page!

Note: Direct integration and consumption

of standalone SAP Fiori apps into the
Portal - without Fiori launchpad - is
possible with restrictions (SAP note
2103156).

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Fiori 2.0 Integration with Me Area and SAP Belize Themes*

Available with SAP NetWeaver 7.5 SPS07

The decision to switch to SAP Fiori 2.0 is irreversible:
a return to Fiori 1.0 is not possible!
SAP Fiori 2.0 visual design:
▪ Shell bar header
▪ Icons for back navigation, home page access, search
▪ Me Area with recent activities and frequently used apps
▪ Animation mode for end users

*Note: concerning migration of custom themes from SAP Blue Crystal to SAP Belize: custom themes cannot be converted
to SAP Belize automatically, you must create new themes.

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App Finder with Tile Catalog
AppFinder allows
users to explore
and pin content to
homepage.

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Personalization of Home Page

Add new groups to homepage.

Drag and drop tiles from other
groups or click plus sign to
access the AppFinder to add
tiles to the group.

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Role Viewer

The role viewer tile represents the

hierarchical view of a specific Portal
role. The role viewer sample
application shows a Portal role with a
3-level-hierarchy. You can adapt the
sample application to your specific
needs using SAP Web IDE.
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Accessibility Support

End User can activate

accessibility features
on the homepage.

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 More information in this blog.
Branding via UI Theme Designer

In SAP NetWeaver 7.5 the only theming

tool for Portal is UI theme designer:
▪ Increased theming efficiency
▪ Reduced theming effort for customizing
portal and integrated applications
▪ Ease of use – simple and intuitive

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Deploying SAP Fiori Apps from SAP Web IDE to the Portal

Leverage SAP Web IDE to develop SAPUI5 apps following

the SAP Fiori design, and run them on the SAP Enterprise
Portal server.

Best for:
▪ Customers running only custom-built apps
▪ Customers leveraging portal infrastructure for mobile scenarios
▪ External-facing scenario

Design Develop Deploy Run

… with SAP BUILD … with SAP Web IDE … directly from SAP Web IDE …the app on the portal server
to the Portal

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Customer Showcase
SAP Fiori Launchpad on SAP Enterprise Portal
Showcase: Michigan State University

Michigan State University runs SAP Fiori

launchpad on SAP Enterprise Portal 7.52
– Intuitive access to self-services and
business systems via central launchpad
with top navigation and personalization
– 40.000+ users including employees,
supervisors, and unit administrators
– Modern user experience based on
comprehensive user feedback and testing
– Covering a variety of SAP HCM services
such as approvals, time management,
training, benefits and reports
– Leveraging Web Dynpro ABAP, SAP Fiori,
SAP Screen Personas for transactions
and custom developed applications

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From SAP Enterprise Portal to SAP Cloud
Platform Portal
 SAP Cloud Platform Portal empowers organizations to build
digital experiences and engaging business sites for
employees, customers, and partners.

Portal sites combine applications and Users can efficiently gain access to
content across multiple sources and critical information and processes to
provide a centralized experience. fulfill their responsibilities.

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Decide on your Portal Strategy

As an Enterprise Portal customer, you can select between:

• A full transition to SAP Cloud Platform Portal
• A partial transition to Cloud Portal - run SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java /
SAP Enterprise Portal side-by-side with SAP Cloud Portal (use EP as a content
provider)
• Keep running your SAP Portal on-premise for a while (keep in mind end of
maintenance of SAP NW 7.5 on December 31, 2024)

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Why Should You Start a Transition?
• Cloud offers a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) by
eliminating the need for on-premise infrastructure,
systems and costly upgrades
• Out-of-the-box integration to SAP Business Suite, SAP
S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors and SAP Hybris Cloud
for Customer, etc.
• Provide single entry point to business applications, web
content, and collaboration via SAP Fiori launchpad sites
or via freestyle Portal sites
• Mobile-first approach and a superb user experience are
top of mind (SAP Fiori)
• Transition to SAP Cloud Platform Portal is in synch with
SAP’s official Portal strategy.
• Tight integration with third-party best-of-breed solutions
for content management, virtual bot, and document
management
• Leverage complete offering and services of SAP Cloud
Platform in addition to Portal

Optimized user Single point of Boundless capabilities

experience access with SAP Cloud Platform

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 Transition from SAP Enterprise Portal to SAP Cloud Platform Portal - What
You Need to Consider!

• Planning a transition is customer specific and depends on required use cases,

used portal capabilities, business requirements for the new portal, and your cloud
strategy
• The transition can be a gradual process, starting with specific focus scenarios SAP Cloud Platform Portal
(front-runner, high value, low cost)
• Some content / functionalities can be easily migrated, some should be integrated
and some require new development
• Transition requires a comprehensive analysis and preparation that probably
involves re-thinking and re-design to gain the vast cloud benefits

SAP Enterprise Portal

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How to Transition your Portal to SAP Cloud Platform: High-Level Process

1 ✓
ANALYZE
Define use cases for
transition
2 PLAN
✓ Mapping of technical
capabilities
3
ON BOARD
✓ Cloud account
connected to your
4
IMPLEMENT
✓

✓
Create a project plan for the transition
Achieve a full functioning Cloud Portal
✓ Understand ✓ Technical feasibility landscape
✓ Use SAP portal tools and services to
Enterprise Portal and specification ✓ Up-skilling on Cloud support the transition
fulfilled functional & ✓ Redesign according Platform toolset
business needs to current needs

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Learn how to Transition Applications and UI Technologies

Renew
To easily modernize user experience, it is recommended to use standard SAP Fiori applications when available. You
should also consider developing frequently used apps as SAP Fiori/UI5 apps.

Technologies that are supported in Cloud Portal

Integrate technologies
In such case the runtime remains on the remote system.
Web Dynpro ABAP
If the app uses capabilities not supported in cloud like OBN or dynamic BI Java Reports (BEx)
runtime URLs you should integrate through scenario EP as a content SAP GUI for HTML
provider. SAP Screen Personas
BSP

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Learn how to transition applications and UI technologies

Technologies that require low effort to migrate

SAPUI5 apps should require low effort to migrate to cloud Migrate technologies
(recompile/redeploy in WEB IDE).
Complex apps should be redeveloped or consumed via EP (EP as a SAPUI5
content provider).

Technologies that are not supported in Cloud

Transitioning other UI technologies to cloud requires rewriting on supported Redevelop / consume from EP as a content
cloud technologies. In order to avoid this effort, you can keep your EP provider technologies
solution as an alternative, and consume this content from EP (EP as a
content provider). Web Dynpro Java > SAPUI5 HTMLB > SAPUI5

Consume from EP only:

Applications of UI technologies that are more complex, can be consumed
from SAP Enterprise Portal only. SAP GUI for Windows CRM Web UI FW

BI

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Transition Tool Support: 1. SAP Enterprise Portal as a Content Provider*

Administrator
Configuration of the connection between SAP Cloud
Platform Subaccount and SAP Enterprise Portal
User
Can navigate to the on-premise Portal applications in the
App Finder (via user menu) and add apps to the Fiori
Launchpad

Prerequisits
SAP
▪ SAP NetWeaver 7.5 SPS11* + SAP Gateway NetWeaver

▪ SAP Cloud Platform Subaccount with activated Portal-Service

▪ SAPUI5 Version 1.44 or higher

SAP Documentation
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Transition Tool Support: 2. Portal Content Migration Tool*

Content Migration Tool

▪ Download and installation from SAP Software Download Center
▪ Extracts the content of a Portal folder to an .mtar file. This file
can be imported to SAP Cloud Platform Portal.

The following portal content types are supported:

▪ iViews: Web Dynpro ABAP, Bex Web applicationen, transactional
and URL-iViews
▪ Portal system objects are migrated to SAP Cloud Platform
destinations
▪ Portal roles are migrated to SAP Fiori catalogs and iViews are
migrated to apps

▪ Prerequisites
SAP NetWeaver 7.30 and higher releases
*Available only on SAP Cloud Platform, Neo environment
SAP Documentation
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Transition Tool Support: 3. Egnyte Cloud Migration Manager for
Knowledge Management Content *

▪ Developed by SAP partner Egnyte

▪ Available as part of Egnyte Connect on
SAP Cloud Platform
▪ Integration of the Egnyte Connect
Widget into SAP Cloud Platform Portal

Migration Tool:
▪ Supports migration of KM content into
SAP Cloud Platform Portal and into the
Egnyte Widget
▪ Migrates KM files, folders, users, groups
and metadata

*Available only on SAP Cloud Platform, Neo environment

Watch demo video

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Roadmap
SAP Enterprise Portal
Product road map overview – Key innovations

Recent innovations 2019 – Planned innovations1 2020 – Product direction1 2021 – Product vision1

SAP Fiori framework page SAP Fiori user experience (UX) Further SAP Fiori 3 user experience Further SAP Fiori user experience (UX)
▪ Configuration and personalization of enhancements: (UX) enhancements enhancements
tile size (small and large) ▪ Fiori 3 UI changes (e.g. new shell
▪ Display tiles in AppFinder as regular header bar, click on company logo to Guidelines, services, and tools to Additional guidelines, services, and
square tiles go to home page, click on user avatar support the transition to SAP Cloud tools to support the transition to
to get to user action menu) Platform Portal SAP Cloud Platform Portal
▪ Exporting and importing themes using
SAP UI theme designer ▪ Support of SAP Quartz Light theme
▪ Note: card concept is not supported Additional enhancement based on
Development customer-specific requirements
▪ Support SAPUI5 1.60 Development
▪ Support SAPUI5 1.71

Note: End of maintenance for

SAP NetWeaver 7.1, 7.3, and 7.4
Java stack by December 2020

1. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time without notice.

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Recommendations and Future Directions
Recommendations and Future Directions

▪ SAP NetWeaver 7.5 is the recommended go-to-release for on-premise customers, leveraging latest
enhancements and improvements of the SAP NetWeaver (Java) stack.
▪ Note that SAP’s portal offering has evolved from a single product to a portfolio of products available via
various deployments options to address the customers’ specific business needs: SAP Enterprise Portal on
SAP NetWeaver (on-premise and managed cloud) and SAP Cloud Platform Portal on SAP Cloud Platform
(public cloud).
▪ SAP Cloud Platform Portal is the recommended solution for building modern business sites (either Fiori
launchpad or freestyle experiences), such as application launchpads or line of business home pages.
▪ SAP Cloud Platform Portal is evolving quickly, most of the capabilities you know from SAP Enterprise Portal
have meanwhile similar counterparts in the cloud (for more information check out the SAP Portal
Deployment Options Guide and the FAQs).
▪ SAP recommends adopting SAP Cloud Platform Portal for new projects, and for existing SAP Enterprise
Portal customers we recommend considering a transition to SAP Cloud Platform Portal.
▪ SAP has defined a clear roadmap for SAP Portal on-premise and cloud, which is published at SAP.COM
roadmap page.

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Key Links for More Information

Key Links
SAP Portal Community
SAP Portal Roadmap
Release Notes and Documentation
Central Blog Enterprise Portal on SAP NetWeaver 7.5
SAP Portal Deployment Options
FAQs: Transition SAP Enterprise Portal to the Cloud
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