SAP Fiori Launchpad Explained

SAP Fiori Launchpad is the central access point for all SAP Fiori apps in SAP S/4HANA. It is:

• Role-based

• Device-responsive (desktop, tablet, mobile)

• Easy to navigate

• Business-user friendly

Each user sees only the apps relevant to their assigned business role.

1. Spaces ( The Top Level Navigation )

A Space represents a business domain or functional area. Spaces appear as tabs at the top of the Fiori Launchpad.

Key Points:

• Assigned via Business Roles

• One role can have multiple spaces

• Improves role-based navigation

Example: A Finance user may have spaces like :

• General Ledger

• Accounts Payable

• Accounts Receivable.

2. Pages ( Structured Content Inside a Space )

Each Space contains one or more Pages. A Page defines - What content the user sees and How apps are grouped logically ?

Key Points:

• Pages replace the old Groups

• Pages are cleaner and more structured

• Pages are role-specific

  
  

Example: Inside the Accounts Payable space, you might have pages like:

• AP Overview

• Invoice Processing

• Payments

3. Sections ( Logical Grouping within a Page )

A Section is a subdivision inside a Page.

Sections help in:

• Organizing apps by task

• Improving readability

• Reducing clutter

  
  

Example: In an AP page:

• Daily Operations - Post Invoice, Approve Invoice

• Reporting - AP Aging, Vendor Line Items

4. Fiori Tiles ( Actual Apps Users click )

Tiles are the actual entry points to applications.

Types of Tiles:

• Static Tiles – Fixed text and icon

• Dynamic Tiles – Show live data (e.g., number of open invoices)

Each tile launches:

• A Fiori App

• A Web Dynpro App

• A GUI transaction (via SAP GUI for HTML)

  
  

Example: A tile showing “Open Vendor Invoices” helps users act immediately.

For SAP consultants, understanding and designing this structure correctly is key to building a system that users actually enjoy working with and that’s the real success of any S/4HANA implementation.