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- Login to SAP Gateway, then go to transaction LPD_CUST
- If you haven't created a new Launchpad, create one by clicking "New Launchpad" and provide the details.
- Double click the new Launchpad entry and populate the following fields:
Role | e.g. IQXDGW | Your own launchpad role name |
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Instance | TRANSACTIONAL | |
Description | e.g. IQX Launchpad | Your own Launchpad role description |
Namespace | No namespace, leave blank | |
Type of Launchpad | Leave blank |
- Right-click on the Launchpad name folder and select "New application"
- Populate the following fields:
- Link Text – e.g. CAPEXDEMO2
- Application Type: URL
- URL:
- Click the "URL Editor" button
- Then enter the FAB URL excluding the host name hostname and port e.g (/sap/bc/ui5_ui5/iqx/fab2)
- Click the "URL Editor button" again to accept the changes
- Click the "URL Editor" button
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- Create a new Tile Catalog by pressing the + button on the lower left-hand part of the screen:
- On the popup pop-up screen, select "Standard" and provide a Title and ID. The ID needs to start with Z* and press Save
- A new catalog will be created
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- While the new catalog is selected on the right-hand side, click on the + sign to add a tile. A list of tile template will show:
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- Configure the following parameters:
- Title: <Your app title>
- Subtitle: <Your app subtitle>
- Keywords: <some keywords for your app>
- Icon: <Select from drop down or refer to Icon Explorer site>
- Information: <Additional information for your app>
- Use semantic object navigation: Ticked. By default, this field in is ticked.
- Semantic Object – search the created Semantic Object from the dropdown
- Action: Enter the "Application Alias" from launch pad launchpad e.g. SubmitCapex
- Parameters: Enter "FormName" as the parameter
- Click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page:
- Semantic Object – search the created Semantic Object from the dropdown
- Back to the tile catalog, click on the Target Mapping button at the top of the screen
If the "Target Mapping" tile is not clickable, this is a known issue with SAP UI5 Library. Refer to SAP Note 2409207 - Unable to open the Target Mappings icon in Fiori Launchpad Designer when using Google Chrome.
In the Target Mapping page, click on "Create Target Mapping" button at the bottom of the page
Populate the following fields in the Target Mapping Configuration:
- Intent:
- Semantic Object: Search and select the created Semantic Object
- Action: Same as "Application Alias" from Launchpad
- Target:
- Application Type: SAP Fiori App using LPD_CUST
- Launchpad Role: Search and select the Launchpad
- Launchpad Instance: (automatically defaulted from Launchpad)
- Application Alias: Select the Application Alias from launchpad
- Intent:
- Click "Save"
- You have now created a tile in Fiori Launchpad
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- Beside the button "Transaction", click the small button beside it to switch to "SAP Fiori Tile Catalog".
- A new pop up will show to identify which catalog to assign.
- In the Catalog Provider, select Fiori Launchpad Catalogs.
- From the dropdown, select the new Catalog created from Fiori Launchpad.
- Click check to continue. The catalog will now be assigned to the role.
- Go to "Users" tab and enter the users who will be assigned with this new role.
- Click save Save.
As a user, add the new tile into own Fiori Launchpad
- Login to Fiori Launchpad as one of the users assigned with the new role
- When in the Fiori Launchpad, click on the username on the upper right-hand side of the screen and select "Tile Catalog"
- Locate the new tile from the list of assigned tiles.
- Click the + button to add the tile into your Fiori Launchpad and select which group it will initially belong to.
- Click Ok and click the Home button to go back to Fiori Launchpad.
- The tile should now be available and can open the new FAB App.
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