Explaining Application Types (2024)

SAP Fiori is foremost a collection of apps representing the new user experience of SAP and the face of SAP S/4HANA. SAP Fiori apps can be categorized by line of business, industry, and most important user role, as well as technical foundation.

All available apps can be explored using the SAP Fiori apps reference library. See https://www.sap.com/fiori-apps-library.

How to Filter Apps in SAP Fiori Apps Reference Library

Getting detailed information on one of the thousands of SAP Fiori apps is the main goal of the SAP Fiori apps reference library. Let's look at how to filter apps in SAP Fiori apps reference library.

How to Find Apps via App ID

You can also find documentation for apps via app ID from the SAP Fiori apps reference library.

Let's look at details required for an SAP Fiori app.

In the details for an SAP Fiori app, you should first set the product suite followed by the release at the top of the page. Although an app is available in several products and releases, the implementation may differ between these. The header information, product features, implementation information, and related apps change depending on the selected product and release.

This is an example of an overview page. It is based on SAP Fiori elements technology and uses annotated views of app data. Thus, the app content can be tailored to the domain or role.

The overview page acts as a UI framework for organizing multiple cards on a single page. Each card can deliver transactional, analytical, or search data. Therefore overview pages are often a mixture of application types.