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Add Custom UI Application Tile to SAP Fiori Launchpad

Requires Customer/Partner License
Beginner
15 min.
ABAP Development, ABAP Extensibility, Beginner, Tutorial
Extend a business catalog with custom UI application.
You will learn
  • How to make the custom UI visible as an application tile in SAP Fiori launchpad
peterpersielPeter PersielSeptember 12, 2025
Created by
mervey45
March 21, 2023
Contributors
peterpersiel
mervey45
Liebherr

Prerequisites

  • Authorizations: Your user needs a business role with business catalogs Extensibility - Custom Business Objects (ID: SAP_CORE_BC_EXT_CBO) and Extensibility - Custom Catalog Extensions (ID: SAP_CORE_BC_EXT_CCE) in your SAP S/4HANA Cloud system

Additional Info

  • Since application availability in the Fiori Launchpad and its authorization are controlled through Business Catalogs, you’ll learn how to extend an existing catalog to include your newly created app.
  • Tutorial last checked for feasibility with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Release 2508
  • Step 1

    Start typing Custom Catalog Extensions in the Launchpad search and open the App from the results.

    Custom Business Objects application from search results
  • Step 2

    Search your application and open it.

    The ID of your application is the combination of the name that you gave when deploying it from SAP Business Application Studio to SAP S/4HANA Cloud including the prefix YY1_ plus the suffix _UI5R. It is of type Custom UI5 App.

    Select application for Custom Catalog Extension
  • Step 3

    Press Add to start extending the business catalog that the new app shall be part of.

    Add new Custom Catalog Extension

    In the opening value help narrow down the result list by searching for Custom Business, select the Catalog with role ID SAP_CORE_BC_EXT_CBO and press OK.

    Value Help for adding Custom Catalog Extension

    You could also choose another Catalog, but be aware that your user must have a Business Role containing that catalog to be able to access the created application.

    Select the just added Catalog and Publish it.

    Publishing Custom Catalog Extension

    This step takes some minutes, the screen refreshes automatically and once the status switches from unpublished to published, you can close this application’s window and proceed.

  • Step 4

    Start typing Manage Bonus Plans in the Launchpad search and open the App from the results.

    Manage Bonus Plans application from search results

    The List Screen will open. As by default a list screen does not show the existing list entries you have to press the Go button to get these.

    Load list of Bonus Plans

    To get into the details screen of a Bonus Plan you can click its entry in the list.

    Open Custom App’s tile
  • Step 5

    Where do you get the link for your host name?

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