Make Your Application Variant (created in an SAPUI5 Adaptation Project) Available to Business Users in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition (3 of 3)

To build and deploy your application variant in SAP Business Application Studio, you can:

• Run the script npm run deploy in the Terminal, or

• Double-click the package.json to open the file. Under “scripts”, hover your cursor over “deploy” and select Run Script.

You can track the progress of the build process in the Terminal. After the application variant has been built, you are prompted to provide confirmation that the application is to be deployed. In response to Start deployment (Y/n)? confirm yes by typing Y.

After successful deployment of your application variant, a confirmation message is displayed.

For more details about what is deployed, see the abap-deploy-task information log in the Terminal.

For more information, see Deploy or Update the Adaptation Project to the ABAP Repository

1. Open and log onto ABAP Development Tools (ADT).

2. In the Project Explorer, open your package and expand the BSP Library folder and then the BSP Applications folder to view the application variant you deployed in SAP Business Application Studio.

3. In the same package, you will find the folder Fiori User Interface containing the FLP App Descriptor Items folder. The FLP App Descriptor item with the name <BSP application name>_UI5R was generated automatically when you deployed the application variant in SAP Business Application Studio.

4. Right-click on your package and choose New –> Other ABAP Repository Object

5. In the ABAP Repository Object dialog box, open the Cloud Identity and Access Management folder and select IAM App.

6. Choose Next.

7. In the New IAM App dialog box, enter a unique name and description for your IAM app, for example, ZIAM<BSP app name ><your initials>, and a unique description.

8. In the Application Type field, select UI5A – UI Adaptation App. The application ID suffix _UI5A is set automatically.

9. Choose Next.

10. In the Select Transport Request dialog box, choose the transport request you want to use and choose Finish.

11. In your package, expand the folder Cloud Identity and Access Management –> IAM Apps and you will see your newly created IAM app with the application name you specified in step 7 and the suffix UI5A.

12. Open your newly created IAM App in the IAM Apps folder. Enter on the Overview tab the Fiori Launchpad App Description Item ID that was generated automatically in your Fiori User Interface folder –> FLP Descriptor Items with the name <BSP application name>_UI5R.

13. Open the Services tab, which will now list the services used by your application variant. Choose Synchronize.

14. Open the Authorizations tab and maintain authorizations for your application variant and choose Save.

15. You need to publish your IAM app locally, to do this choose the Publish Locally button on the top right of the screen.

1. In the IAM App Overview see What’s next? and select the link Create a new Business Catalog and assign the App to it, which opens the New Business Catalog dialog box.

2. The Project name and Package name fields are automatically filled.

3. Enter a unique name for the new Business Catalog, for example, ZCAT<BSP app name><your initials> and a unique description.

4. Choose Next.

5. Select your transport request and choose Finish.

6. The New Business Catalog App Assignment dialog box is displayed. Check the assignment name and description <Business Catalog to IAM App Assignment> and choose Next.

7. Select your transport request and choose Finish to create the Business Catalog App Assignment.

8. You can see your newly created Business Catalog in the folder IAM Business Catalogs. Open the Business Catalog you created and select the Apps tab to confirm your app assignment ID and app ID.

9. Choose the Publish Locally button at top right of your screen to publish the newly created Business Catalog.

1. Right-click on your package and choose New --> Other ABAP Repository Object.

2. In the ABAP Repository Object dialog box, open the Cloud Identity and Access Management folder and select Business Role Template.

3. Choose Next.

4. In the Business Role Template dialog box, enter a unique name e.g. ZBR<BSP app name><your initials> and a unique description.

5. Choose the Next button and select your transport request.

6. Choose Finish.

7. In the Business Role Template overview, choose Add to add your newly created Business Catalog.

8. In the IAM Business Role Template Catalog Assignment dialog box, enter the name of your Business Catalog in the Business Catalog field. The name of the Business Role Template has been filled automatically.

9. Choose Next and select your transport request.

10. Choose Finish.

11. The IAM Business Role Template Catalog Assignment is displayed with the Assignment ID, Business Role Template ID, and Business Catalog ID.

12. In the Cloud Identity and Access Management folder, expand the IAM Business Role Templates folder and open your Business Role Template. Choose Publish Locally.

The following screenshot shows the folder structure in ADT with the different object types created in the steps 1, 2, 3 and 4:

For more information, see

• Assign the SAP Fiori Application to the IAM App (Developer)
• Creating an IAM App and Adding It to a Business Catalog
• Providing Access to the SAP Fiori Application
  • Assign the SAP Fiori Application to the IAM App (Developer)
  • Integrating the SAP Fiori Application into the SAP Fiori Launchpad (Administrator)
• Creating an IAM App for the Business Service
• Creating an IAM App and Adding It to a Business Catalog

To ensure the new application variant can be made available on SAP Fiori launchpad/My Home, you must perform the following steps as an administrator of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition:

1. Open as administrator SAP Fiori launchpad in your SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition system.

2. Open the Maintain Business Roles app as administrator (in incognito window)

3. Create a business role using your newly created role template.

4. ChooseCreate from Template and enter the name of your business role template (choose the business role template ZBR<BSP app name><your initials>).

5. Keep the prefilled name and description and choose OK.

6. Your business role template is displayed. Open the Business Catalogs tab and check the business catalog you created earlier is listed.

7. Open the Business Users tab and choose Add.

8. Enter your First Name and Last Name and select your business user. Choose OK. Save your changes.

9. Open the Business Users tab to check your name is listed as an assigned business user.

For more information, see:

• Creating a Business Role and Assign It to Business Users

• Integrating the SAP Fiori Application into the SAP Fiori Launchpad (Administrator)

1. Open as business user SAP Fiori launchpad in your SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition system.

2. Open My Home SAP Fiori Launchpad.

3. Choose Add Apps to launch SAP App Finder –> Personalize “My Home”

4. Enter the name of the app, for example, <Manage Credit Accounts Simplified><your initials> you want to add in the Search in catalog search field.

5. On the app tile, choose Add to Page “My Home”.

6. A confirmation message is displayed “Manage Credit Accounts added to “My Home””

7. To launch the newly added application variant, simply press the app tile.

8. In the Apps section of My Home, you can press the ellipsis dots to change the color of the app, create a group, or remove it from My Home.

In this developer tutorial, you have learned how to:

• Build and deploy your new application variant (created in Tutorial 1 & 2).

• Configure SAP Fiori launchpad in ABAP Development Tools (ADT) as a developer.

• Configure SAP Fiori launchpad in your SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition system as an administrator.

• Access the new application variant as a business user.

Test your knowledge

In ABAP Development Tools, where can you find the Fiori Launchpad App Description Item ID <BSP application name>_UI5R that was generated when you deployed the application variant in SAP Business Application Studio?

Here are the options:

• A. In the BSP Library folder under BSP Applications
• B. In the Fiori User Interface folder under FLP App Descriptor Items
• C. In the Cloud Identity and Access Management folder under IAM Apps folder
• D. In the Cloud Identity and Access Management folder under IAM Business Catalogs