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iViews or pages can be configured to display as tiles in the home page and tile catalog of the SAP Fiori launchpad.

Prerequisites

You are assigned the Content Admin role.

Context

Whether you are using existing portal content or creating new content, make sure that all content is set to Visible in the role.

There are several types of tiles:

  • Static app launcher tiles

  • Dynamic app launcher tiles. In contrast to static tiles, dynamic tiles display data that is updated at regular intervals. This data is retrieved using OData services.

    Note Dynamic tiles send requests to the server for updated data according the refresh time interval. To receive a valid response from the server, the Web browser must allow server caching. For most browsers this option is set by default, but manual configuration of server caching may be required for some browsers. For more information, see 2087348 Information published on SAP site.

  • News tiles that display article feeds.

There are a number of properties that you can configure when creating content for the SAP Fiori launchpad on Portal. You access these properties by opening the relevant iView or page in the Properties editor.

Action Property Description
Mandatory: Specify that an iView or page is to be displayed for specific device groups. Object ID of Device Group

Enter the object IDs of the device groups. You can find the object ID in the Device Group Manager. Separate entries with a semicolon (;).

You can define a single device group for smartphones and tablets to provide the same configuration for both devices. This allows users to use the same personalization for both.

Caution This property is mandatory. If you leave this property empty, the iView or page is not displayed on any device.
Assign the iView or page to one or more categories. Category Assignment

Specifies the categories that the iView or page appears under in the home page and tile catalog. Administrators create categories to group iViews or pages in the home page and tile catalog.

Separate the category IDs with a semicolon (;).

Note An iView or page only appears in the home page (before any personalization by the end user) if the Default App in Home Page property is selected.

For more information, see Managing Categories in the Tile Catalog
Define whether this iView or page is displayed by default in the home page. Default App in Home Page

Select the checkbox to specify that the iView or page is displayed by default in the home page.
Define whether to hand over the portal stylesheet to the application. Hand Over Portal Stylesheet Deselect the checkbox to specify that the iView or page should use the theme defined in the application, and not the portal theme.
Configure how images appear on tiles. Image Type
You can add different image types to the iView or page that you create:
  • Icon

    Use this value with the SAPUI5 Icon property to use an icon from the SAPUI5 icon library. SAPUI5 icons appear in the bottom-right corner of the tile.

    For more information, see SAPUI5 Icon Explorer

  • Image (Full-Width)

    Use this value with the Icon URI property to use an icon from the Web Resource Repository. Full-width icons stretch across the entire tile under the tile title.

  • Image (Small)

    Use this value with the Icon URI property to use an icon from the Web Resource Repository. Small images appear in the bottom-right corner of the tile.

Note

Whereas the icon size is always the same, images are stretched to fit the defined tile size. Make sure that the Image Type resolution fits the tile size.

Enter information text on tiles.

 Information

Adds text to be displayed at the bottom of the tile.

Define the refresh interval in seconds.

Note For dynamic tiles only.
 Interval after display is refreshed

Specifies the number of seconds after which dynamic content is read from the data source and the display is refreshed.

Enter one or more keywords to help users find an application.

 Keywords

Provides tile-specific search terms so users can find it more easily when searching in the home page and tile catalog. Separate the terms with a comma (,) or a semicolon (;).
Mark a tile as New until a specified date. Mark as New Until

Adds an indication to the tile in the tile catalog marking the tile as new. After the specified date, the marking no longer appears on the tile.

Format: YYYYMMDD

Mark a tile as Recommended until a specified date. Mark as Recommended Until

When at least one tile has been marked as recommended, the Recommended category appears in the tile catalog containing the specified tiles. The Recommended category always appears first in the tile catalog.

Recommended tiles also appear in the categories to which they are assigned. After the specified date, the tile no longer appears in the Recommended category. If no tiles are marked as Recommended, the category doesn't appear in the tile catalog.

Format: YYYYMMDD

Specify whether the application is a Web application or a native application. Native App

Select to mark the application as native. When users launch a native application that is not yet installed on the device, the associated store, such as the SAP Store, opens.

An iView or page marked as a native application is only displayed on mobile devices.

Specify whether the iView or page opens in full width of the screen area or in a narrower width.

Open in Full Width

Determines whether or not iViews or pages launched from SAP Fiori launchpad expand across the full width of the screen display area:

  • If set to TRUE, the iView or page expands across the full width.

  • If set to FALSE, the iView or page is displayed in a narrower width and screen background is visible on both sides.

Note This property only affects iViews or pages with navigation mode set to either Display in Portal Content Area or Display in Separate Headerless Portal Window (standards mode). For more information, see Setting Up Navigation in SAP Fiori Launchpad on Portal

Enter a URL to an OData service.

Note For dynamic tiles only.
 Service URL

Specifies a URL configured to a relative path of the service or component (not necessarily portal) that returns an OData structure.

Example /irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/<portal component>

For more information, in related links, see the Dynamic App Launcher Tiles and OData Structure for Dynamic App Launchers topics.

Enter subtitle text on a tile.

 Subtitle

Specifies the subtitle to be displayed below the tile title.

Enter one or more tags to enable filtering by tags in the tile catalog.

Tags

Provides tile-specific search terms so users can find it more easily through filtering by tags in the tile catalog. Separate terms with a comma (,) or a semicolon (;).

You enable filtering for tags in the Fiori framework page configuration UI. For more information, see Fiori Framework Page.

Specify the tile size.

 Tile size

Specifies the dimensions of the tile representing this iView or page in the home page and tile catalog; the following sizes are supported: 1x1, 2x2, 1x2, 2x1

Note Whereas the icon size is always the same, images are stretched to fit the defined tile size. Make sure that the resolution fits the tile size that is set for the respective tile in the Tile Size property.

Enter the unit label on a tile.

Note For dynamic tiles only.
 Unit label to be displayed

Specifies the unit label to be displayed below the number on the tile; for example, 'USD', '%', and so on.

Define the display of applications in a new browser window.

 Window Features

Specifies the web browser window attributes, such as window size and position, when displaying an application in a new window.

Example toolbar=no,location=no,status,scrollbars,directories=no,menubar=no,resizable,top=0,left=0

To activate this property, first set the Launch in New Window property to open in a new window using one of the following:

  • Display in Separate Window
  • Display in Separate Headerless Portal Window
  • Display in separate headerless portal window (standard mode)
Note Tiles that portal users have added to their home page, and whose underlying applications are later deleted by an administrator, are not automatically removed from the home page. When users attempt to open the application, they receive a notification telling them that the application no longer exists and that they should remove the tile from the home page.

Procedure

  1. In the portal, navigate to Start of the navigation path Content Administration Next navigation step Portal Content Management End of the navigation path.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • In the Portal Catalog, select the iView or page to be displayed as a tile, and from the context menu choose Start of the navigation path Open Next navigation step Properties End of the navigation path.
    • From the role editor, open an iView or page.
  3. In the Properties editor, choose Modify Properties and configure properties as needed.
  4. Save your changes.
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