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Adding Custom Program to Fiori Launchpad
Vincent_Zhu
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2. 1. Background
As SAP ECC customers decide to move to an S/4HANA Cloud system, they might have a
requirement to keep some of their custom programs (Z-programs) for business continuity
purposes. Consequently, these custom programs might need to be enabled to be accessible
from the Fiori launchpad in order to provide the business end users with a consistent and
harmonious user experience. The purpose of this blog is to provide a step-by-step guide on
how to add ABAP custom programs to the Fiori Launchpad.
2. Prerequisite
The target system is either an SAP S/4HANA Cloud, extended edition or SAP S/4HANA Cloud,
private edition and the customer has the requirement to keep some of their existing ABAP
programs.
Please check the following link for the latest SAP Fiori Content Manager :
https://blogs.sap.com/2019/07/22/new-sap-fiori-launchpad-content-manager-tool-
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For demo purposes, we have a custom program which allows users to search for flight details
based on airline codes:
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3. As an example, enter the airline code: AA (abbreviation for American Airlines)
Click on the ‘Execute’ button to get presented with the search results:
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4. 4. Steps
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5. 4.1 Maintain custom transaction code
First, we need to maintain a custom transaction code for the custom program.
Enter ‘SE93’ and create the custom transaction code ‘ZCARR’ as a next step:
In the pop-up window, enter the short text and choose ’Program and selection screen (report
transaction)’ under the available options for the Start object:
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6. On the next screen, enter the custom program name in the Program field, and choose the
checkbox ‘SAP GUI for HTML’ under the GUI Support section and, click the ‘Save’ button.
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7. A confirmation message will pop up on the screen to inform the user that the custom
transaction code was created successfully:
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8. 4.2 Create Semantic Object
Enter Transaction ‘SPRO’, choose ‘Define Semantic Objects for Navigation’ which can be
found following this navigation path: SAP NetWeaver -> UI Technologies -> SAP Fiori ->
Configuring Launchpad Content -> Adding Apps to SAP Fiori Launchpad:
Click on the ‘New Entries’ button to create a new semantic object ‘ZSO_CARR’ as shown in
the example below:
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9. 4.3 Create Catalog
Choose ‘SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer (Current Client)’ which can be found under ‘Configure
Target Mappings and Tiles’ by following the navigation path: SAP NetWeaver -> UI
Technologies -> SAP Fiori -> Configuring Launchpad Content -> Adding Apps to SAP Fiori
Launchpad
Click the ’Plus’ icon at the left bottom of the screen to create a new catalog:
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10. Enter the catalog title and ID as shown below, and click ‘Save’:
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11. 4.4 Create Target Mappings
Click on the ‘Target Mappings’ icon at the top of the screen, and then click on the ’Create
Target Mapping’ button at the bottom of the screen:
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12. On the Target Mapping configuration screen, choose the semantic object ‘ZSO_CARR’ that
was just created, choose ‘display’” under the available options in the ‘Action’ field,
’Transaction’ under the available options in the ‘Application Type’ field, enter the Title and
Transaction Code ‘ZCARR’ and finally click on the ‘Save’ button at the bottom of the screen:
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13. 4.5 Add Tile
Choose the ’Tiles’ icon, then click on the ‘Plus’ icon to add a tile:
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14. On the next screen, choose the ’App Launcher – Static’ template from the available options
of tile templates:
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15. Enter the following details: Title, Subtitle, Keywords, Icon, Information, Semantic Object and
Action before saving your newly created tile:
As you will see in the screenshot below, the new Fiori Tile ‘Flight Details’ was created
successfully:
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16. 4.6 Create Group and assign Tile to Group
Choose ‘Groups’ from the top toolbar, and then click on the ‘Plus’ icon on the left bottom of
the screen to create a new group:
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17. In the pop-up window, enter the Group Title and Group ID, and click on the ‘Save’ button:
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18. On the next screen, click on the ’Add Tile’ icon to assign the Tile to the Group:
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19. Click the ‘Plus’ icon in order to add the newly created tile to the group ‘Legacy Reports’:
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20. On the screenshot below we can see the new tile has been added to the Group ’Legacy
Reports’ successfully:
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21. 4.7 Create Role and Add Authorizations
Under transaction code ‘PFCG’, enter the role ID ‘ZR_REPORTS’, and click on the ’Single Role’
button:
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22. Enter the Description for the role, click on ‘Menu’ button in the menu bar:
Select ‘Yes’ on the pop-up window that appears next:
Under Transaction, choose ’SAP Fiori Tile Catalog’:
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23. In the pop-up window, choose the Catalog ID ‘ZBC_CARR’, and continue by clicking the green
check mark symbol at the bottom of the screen:
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24. Under Transaction, then choose ‘SAP Fiori Tile Group’:
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25. In the pop-up window, choose the Group ID ‘ZG_REPORTS’, and continue by clicking the
green check mark symbol at the bottom:
As a last step, click on the ’User’ button on the menu bar, enter the user ID, and save your
changes:
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26. 4.8 Access the Custom Program from Fiori
When logging onto the Fiori launchpad next, we can now see the tile ’Flight Details’ under
Group ’Legacy Reports’:
Choose AA as  the airline code, and execute:
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27. As you can see, we can now retrieve the report details directly from the Fiori UI:
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28. 4.9 Summary Diagram
To summarize the relationships of the objects that were created, please refer to the diagram
below. Please note that the section numbers of the guide have been referenced in the
diagram.
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29. 5. Conclusion
Following these steps, customers can keep their legacy business reports and access both
the standard and custom apps directly from the Fiori launchpad.
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30. 19 Comments
Sandeep_Kumar
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‎2021 Jan 274:37 AM
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Great illustration, thanks for sharing.
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Former Member
‎2021 Jan 281:41 AM
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Great, thanks!
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PrasanthPadmanabhan
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‎2021 Feb 0511:53 AM
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Great blog Vincent.
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31. Jaspreet88
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‎2021 Jun 239:35 PM
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Thanks for sharing Vincent, will the public cloud customer have SAP GUI access to do
the above shown configuration?
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Vincent_Zhu
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‎2021 Jun 242:34 AM
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Hi Jaspreet,
The SAP GUI access is not available for S/4HANA cloud, Essential Edition.
This feature is applicable to S/4HANA Cloud, Extended Edition and S/4HANA Private
Cloud Edition.
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Jaspreet88
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‎2021 Jun 242:22 PM
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32. 0 Kudos
Thanks for clarifying Vincent
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vipin
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‎2021 Jul 253:24 AM
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Thanks for sharing. Is approach remain same for embedded and hub deployment
mode?
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former_member763661
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‎2021 Oct 124:56 PM
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I have created Tile for a custom Program (T-Code) which opens in the separate Tab,
everything is fine, but i see Save / Cancel buttons on the bottom screen. How can i hide
them? Only difference i see - you only selected "SAP GUI for HTML", but i have 3-
selected in my T-Code.
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33. Save Cancel at the bottom
szymon_glapiak
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‎2021 Oct 157:37 PM
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With cloud version can we build/use our custom z- programs? I think that custom
development should be moved to sap btp?
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foessleitner
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‎2022 Feb 073:58 PM
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Hi,
do you talk about "public cloud"? - I'm afraid you can't develop Z-Reports in the public
cloud. In the public cloud (S/4), everything runs a little differently.
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34. Also in Steampunk (ABAP Cloud) there is no GUI interface and therefore no classic Z-
Reports.
Regards, Johann
mohit_dev
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‎2022 Feb 283:46 PM
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The navigation to define Semantic Object in step 4.2 is replaced as follows:
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35. former_member308270
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‎2022 Mar 011:44 PM
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Thanks for sharing!
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tomo0506
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‎2022 Jun 011:07 PM
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36. 0 Kudos
Thanks for sharing this content!
This blog is very helpful not only to add custom programs into the Fiori launch pads
but also to add standard SAP T-Codes in the SAP WebGUI into it.
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former_member826854
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‎2022 Oct 303:59 PM
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This blog is a lifesaver. Excellent presentation.
Thank you so much for creating this blog.
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gurubalan
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‎2022 Dec 0312:06 PM
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Hi vincent.zhu,
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37. I this possible in SAP S/4 Hana public cloud environment !
Because there in no fiori launchpad designer in that.
Thanks in Advance
asim_ahmed1
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‎2022 Dec 0710:00 AM
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Hi vincent.zhu,
Its a perfect blog. Thanks for sharing.
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38. ‎2023 Feb 249:41 AM
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hi through SPRO and using /N/UI2/FLP from both my fiori launchpad not open what to
do plz help.....
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ChrisGela
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‎2023 May 287:13 AM
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I believe the tcode is
/UI2/SEMOBJ
(Another way to navigate directly there)
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Leslie_Castle
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‎2023 Nov 093:40 PM
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Hello all
The steps in this blog are using tools (e.g. the SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer) that are
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39. now deprecated. Please use the SAP Fiori Content Manager (for Business Catalogs)
and the SAP Fiori App Manager for Technical Catalogs.
Please refer to the following links:
https://blogs.sap.com/2019/07/22/new-sap-fiori-launchpad-content-manager-tool-
available-for-s4hana-1...
https://fioriappslibrary.hana.ondemand.com/sap/fix/externalViewer/#/detail/Apps(%
27SUI_TM_MM_APP()%2...
chriszhu - please can you update this blog to reflect the above info? Otherwise this is
confusing customers. Thanks
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