The SAP Fiori Launchpad
The SAP Fiori Launchpad
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When you log on to
the SAP S/4HANA
system, the first
screen you see is the
SAP Fiori launchpad.
It gives you the
relevant information
that you need at a
glance and centers
on your needs and
how you work.
To learn more about
how to use the SAP
Fiori launchpad,
follow this interactive
tutorial.
The SAP Fiori
launchpad is a shell
that hosts SAP Fiori
apps, and provides
the apps with
services such as
navigation,
personalization,
embedded support,
and application
configuration.
The SAP Fiori
launchpad is the
entry point to SAP
Fiori apps on mobile
and desktop devices.
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My Home page is the
standard entry page
and it's divided into
different sections.
You can view your To
Dos, Pages, Apps
and Activities,
and Insights on this
page.
1. To view the
Insights sections,
click here to scroll
down.
You can now see the
Insights Tiles and
Insights Cards.
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In addition to My
Home, you can see
one or more spaces
depending on your
user roles. The
spaces are displayed
in the navigation bar
where you can switch
between the different
available spaces.
A space holds a
page. The page
shows you the apps
that are relevant for
your daily work. On a
page the apps are
clustered into
different sections.
Also, see the tutorial
Personalizing Spaces
and Pages.
The SAP Fiori
launchpad shell bar is
part of the SAP Fiori
launchpad. The shell
bar contains various
buttons, icons, and a
logo.
Depending on the
features that are
enabled and where
you are working in
the launchpad, you
can see the following:
• Home icon
• Global search
• SAP CoPilot
icon
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• Help
• Notifications
• User Actions
Menu
Note: Some of the
options described
here (e.g., the SAP
CoPilot) and the
buttons you see in
the shell header will
vary according to the
platform you are
using and the
features that are
enabled.
The SAP Fiori
launchpad offers a
global search across
all apps and business
objects.
For more details, see
the tutorial Using the
Search Function in
the package Working
with Apps.
You can open the in-
app help using the
Help icon. The help
carousel appears
with help content or,
additionally, further
information on how to
find help.
For more details, see
the tutorial Getting
Help in the package
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Working with Apps.
2. SAP Fiori
launchpad provides a
Notifications window
to inform you about
important tasks and
requests requiring
your timely action or
knowledge. It
displays the alerts,
tasks, or requests
that are related to
your business role.
To display your
notifications, choose
Notifications.
You can prioritize
notifications or group
them with similar
items, to access
more information
about your
notifications and act
on them immediately.
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3. To close the
notification area,
choose Notifications
again.
4. The User Actions
Menu offers user-
related options, e.g.,
to open apps, to
change the
launchpad layout or
to contact support.
This is available from
every screen.
To open the menu,
choose the User
Action Menu icon.
The menu gives you
direct access to many
features. At the top of
the menu, you can
see your user name.
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The App Finder lists
all the apps that you
can use. It is a
convenient tool for
finding apps and
adding them to your
home page.
My Home
Settings enables you
to access the home
page in edit mode so
that you can organize
your launchpad to
suit your daily tasks.
It offers you
additional control
over the visibility and
placement of apps
and groups on the
Home page. You can
add, rearrange, or
remove tiles. You can
also create,
rearrange, delete, or
temporarily hide
groups.
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5. Select My Home
Settings.
You can choose to
display or hide the
sections based on
your needs. You can
also reposition the
sections to display in
the order of your
choice. Just drag and
drop the sections
until they match the
order you wish to
see.
To reset the entry
page to its initial
settings maintained
by your administrator,
you can use the
Reset option.
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6. Choose Close.
The To Dos section
shows the tasks and
situations that need
your attention.
The To Dos section
displays your tasks
and situations along
with a counter. You
can expand the
section by selecting
the Show More
option to view a
maximum of 100
tasks or situations
(based on your
screen size).
You can refresh the
section selecting the
refresh icon. The icon
also displays the time
when the section was
last refreshed.
Each section offers a
dropdown icon with
all the available
actions, including the
My Home Settings
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option.
For more information,
see My Home in SAP
S/4HANA Cloud.
The Pages section is
divided into two parts:
• News: The
news tile can be
configured by
administrators
and is switched
off by default.
The news tile
displays user-
relevant news
and other
updates. The
size of the tile
adjusts
depending on
the number of
favorite pages
added in this
section. If no
pages are
selected, the
news tile spans
the entire
section. Based
on the
configuration,
you can also
personalize the
news feed by
using the
Manage News
option.
• Pages: The first
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eight unique
pages of your
configured
spaces are
displayed by
default. These
pages have a
predefined color
and an icon that
can be set by
an
administrator. A
maximum of
eight pages can
be displayed at
a time.
Each section offers a
dropdown icon with
all the available
actions, including the
My Home Settings
option.
You can rearrange
the order of pages by
using drag and drop.
You can add or
remove any page that
you want to see by
selecting Manage
Pages. From the
subsequent My
Home Settings
dialog, you can select
your preferred pages
within the Favorite
Pages tab. If you
select a new page to
be displayed, it is
automatically
displayed after all the
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existing pages.
The Apps and
Activities section
includes the
following:
• Favorites: This
tab is
automatically
populated
based on the
distinct list of
apps that were
configured in
your My Home
entry page.
Within the
Favorites tab,
you can
rearrange the
tiles using drag
and drop, select
the color of the
app tile, or
delete an app.
To add more
apps to this tab,
you can access
App Finder by
selecting Add
Apps. While
you can add a
maximum of
250 apps to the
tab, it is
recommended
that you use
this tab to add
the most used
apps.
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You can also
create groups
within this
section by
either choosing
the Create
Group option,
by dragging and
dropping one
app over
another, or by
accessing the
option to create
groups from the
overflow icon of
a specific app.
• Recently Used:
The apps that
are displayed in
this tab are an
interactive
history of the
items you have
searched for
and worked
with recently.
• Most Used:
This tab
displays the
apps that you
have searched
for and opened
or used most
frequently over
the last 30
days.
Each section offers a
dropdown icon with
all the available
actions, including the
My Home
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Settings option.
You can rearrange
the tiles using drag
and drop.
You can select the
color of the app tile or
remove an app from
the entry page.
The Insights section
is divided into two
parts, Tiles and
Cards. You can edit
Tiles or Cards by
selecting Manage
Tiles or Manage
Cards within these
subsections. You can
also view all the tiles
and cards in an
expanded mode by
selecting the Show
More option present
for each section.
Note that the option
to expand the section
is available when not
all the added tiles
and cards are visible
on the entry page.
• Tiles: To add a
new application
directly to the
Insights section,
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you can use the
Add Tiles option
available within
the Manage
Tiles option.
You can view
the list of tiles
that are added
to the section,
suggested
dynamic
content tiles
that are a part
of your
Favorites app
tab, convert a
tile to a wide
tile, add an app
to the Favorites
tab, or remove
a tile from the
Insights section.
• Cards: You can
add analytical,
list and table
cards to the
entry page.
These cards
are a part of
your overview
page, analytical
list page and list
report pages.
These cards
offer further
navigation
options to their
respective
applications
when you select
the card
header, or the
content area.
You can also
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choose to
navigate from
the overflow
icon available
on the card.
Using the
Manage
Tiles option,
you can select
a maximum of
ten cards from
the available
cards list and
rearrange the
cards by using
drag and drop.
When you
select a card for
editing, you can
preview card
details, copy a
pre delivered
card or delete a
card from the
Insights section.
Each section offers a
dropdown icon with
all the available
actions, including the
My Home
Settings option.
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You can customize
the cards using
navigation options.
Refresh the cards if
the default values
have been changed.
You can pin and
unpin the spaces
using Personalize
Navigation Bar.
7. To see the list of
pages for the
Purchasing space,
open the More
dropdown.
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All pages assigned to
you on your
personalized
launchpad are shown
in the list.
8. To open a page
and see the tiles
assigned to it, you
can select it.
In this tutorial, select
the page Purchase
Requisition
Processing.
Apps or other content
are displayed as tiles
on the SAP Fiori
launchpad. A tile is a
container that
represents an app on
the SAP Fiori
launchpad.
Tiles are used for
launching apps and
displaying them on
the launchpad.
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You can launch a tile
or app in Lean
mode by right
clicking on the tile. In
the Lean mode, the
Back icon only
appears after further
in-place navigation
and the Home button
is removed from the
navigation hierarchy.
9. To open an app,
select a tile.
In this tutorial, select
the Monitor Purchase
Requisition Items tile.
The Monitor
Purchase Requisition
Items app opens.
The app title displays
in the header at the
top of the screen.
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10. Choosing the
SAP or company logo
takes you back to the
Home page.
In the tutorial, to
close the app and
return to the
launchpad, choose
SAP.
11. Choose the User
Action Menu.
You can choose
Settings to display a
dialog box that
contains the following
attributes:
• User account
• Appearance
• Home Page
• Spaces and
Pages (if
implemented)
• User Activities
(if implemented)
• Language and
Region
• User Profiling (if
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implemented)
• Default values
• Notifications
To personalize your
launchpad, choose
Settings.
12. Select Settings.
Here you can view
and maintain the
different settings for
your launchpad.
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13. To return to the
launchpad, choose
Cancel.
14. To log out of the
system, select Sign
Out.
15. Confirm with OK.
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You have
successfully used the
SAP Fiori launchpad.
This concludes the
interactive tutorial.
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