Guided Activity Floorplan (GAF)

A design template that dictates the structure and behavior of a user interface of a guided activity.

You can use a floorplan to model an application interface that guides the user through an activity step-by-step. The activity is one that is generally very complex and not carried out by the user on a regular basis but can, however, be divided into logical steps (for example, creating an employee or conducting a change of employees).

The floorplan contains a series of screens that are associated with one another and that the user can work through in steps. The content of the screens is determined by the business object the floorplan is based on or by the task that the user carries out with that business object.

The floorplan has the following schematic structure:

• Identification Region (IDR)

  This area contains information about the activity currently being focused on. It is divided into the following elements:

  • Floorplan Title

  • Browser Window Title

• Extended Identification Region (optional)

  This area displays all relevant information that more narrowly specifies the concrete activity. It is divided into the following elements:

  • Ticket

    The ticket contains additional information that is displayed without a descriptor. Any available explanations can be found in the Quick Help .

  • Header Area

    The header area contains additional information shown with the descriptor and value. It can contain links to more detailed information.

• Message Region (MR)

  This area is only visible if a message has been generated. Otherwise you cannot see it. During configuration, you can make settings to determine how many messages are displayed at once. The step where the message was generated does not have to be displayed in the foreground when the message appears. The system checks specifically for data type injuries and outputs a corresponding error message that directs you to the affected input field.

• Roadmap: Graphical Illustration

  This area displays the individual steps of the activity as singular graphics. Each numbered graphic corresponds to a main step or substep. The user can click a button or directly on a step to navigate through the roadmap.

  In the part of the road map that is currently active, the area always shows when the window size and screen resolution are not sufficient to display the entire roadmap.

  The last step of a guided activity is always a confirmation screen.

• Contextual Navigation Region (CNR)

  This area consists of a toolbar that contains buttons for actions. The order and naming convention for the standard pushbuttons are determined by the floorplan.

• Content Region

  In this area, information is provided that can be edited by the user.

• Contextual Navigation Region (CNR) (optional)

  If the content region is so large that a vertical scroll bar is necessary, then the floorplan design requires that the toolbar is also displayed below the content region.

The floorplan corresponds to SAP user interface design standards. An initial screen and additional confirmation screens controlling the switching from one screen to the next can be available for this floorplan.

When defining a Web Dynpro application, you can assign this floorplan and configure the application using the configuration editor for Floorplan Manager. The floorplan is implemented using the Web Dynpro component FPM_GAF_COMPONENT.

For more information about the structure of a confirmation screen, see Confirmation Screen .