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 Implementation Overview

 

To use the SAP Fiori apps, you need to install the necessary front-end components and the SAP Gateway services to configure a connection to the back end.

We recommend separating the business logic and the back-end data from the UI layer for the following strategic advantages:

  • Decoupling the lifecycle of the UI apps from the back end, especially for the apps also that run on any database, which has these advantages:

    • Faster iterations for the UI apps

    • Changes to the UI are possible without having development authorizations in the back end.

  • Single point of maintenance for UI issues, such as browser support and updated versions of SAP UI5 libraries

  • Central place for theming and branding SAP Fiori apps

To separate back-end from front-end components, set up SAP Gateway with the deployment option Central Hub Deployment. This means you must install SAP Gateway independent of consumer technologies in a standalone system, either behind or in front of the firewall, depending on whether you want to enable users to consume the SAP Fiori apps only internally or also externally.

For more information about the system landscapes required for the SAP Fiori app types, see section SAP Fiori App Types and Database Requirements.

To install and configure SAP Fiori apps, the following steps are necessary:

More Information

For more information about extensibility of SAP Fiori apps (such as adding new fields or layout options), see Extending SAP Fiori Applications.

For more information about the installation and configuration of SAP HANA Live, see SAP HANA Live for SAP Business Suite on SAP Help Portal at Start of the navigation path http://help.sap.com/hbaInformation published on SAP site Next navigation step Installation, Security, Configuration, and Operations Information Next navigation step Administrator’s Guide End of the navigation path.

For more information about the installation of SAP Smart Business, see SAP Smart Business 1.0 on SAP Help Portal at Start of the navigation path http://help.sap.com/ssbInformation published on SAP site Next navigation step Administrator’s Guide End of the navigation path.

For more information about the individual SAP Fiori apps (such as the names of the PFCG roles for each app, the name of the gateway service, the system prerequisites), see the app-specific documentation in the section SAP Fiori Apps.

For more information about SAP Gateway deployment options, see the following documentation:

  • For SAP NetWeaver 7.31, see SAP Help Portal at Start of the navigation path http://help.sap.com/nwgateway20Information published on SAP site Next navigation step Installation and Upgrade Information Next navigation step Master Guide Next navigation step SAP Gateway Master Guide End of the navigation path: Deployment Options and Embedded Versus Hub Deployment.

  • For SAP NetWeaver 7.4, see SAP Help Portal at Start of the navigation path http://help.sap.com/nw74Information published on SAP site Next navigation step Application Help Next navigation step Function-Oriented View Next navigation step SAP Gateway Foundation (SAP_GWFND) Next navigation step SAP Gateway Foundation Master Guide Next navigation step Deployment Options End of the navigation path.