Beginner
Create Your Own SAP Fiori Launchpad
Requires Customer/Partner License
January 27, 2021
Created by
December 8, 2017
10 min.
Using SAP Cloud Portal service, create your own SAP Fiori launchpad to host your applications.
You will learn
- How to create a launchpad page using the SAP Cloud Portal service
Your Launchpad can be used with SAP Web IDE to host apps that are deployed to the SAP Business Technology Platform and registered with SAP Fiori.
Step 1: Go to Services
Back in your SAP BTP cockpit, go to the Services page.
In the search menu, search for Fiori.
Step 2: Open the Portal service
From the filtered down list of services, find the Portal service under the User Experience group.
Click on the tile for the Portal Service.
Make sure to enable the service if is not already enabled. Once you see the green Enabled status, click Go to service to launch the Fiori Launchpad Portal.
This will load the Fiori Launchpad Portal.
Step 3: Create a new site
On the Fiori Launchpad Portal, click on the Create New Site button.
Step 4: Set the site properties
Set the Site Name to MyLaunchpad.
Select the SAP Fiori Launchpad as the Template Source.
Click Create.
Step 5: Fiori Configuration dashboard
Your Fiori Launchpad Configuration Cockpit will load.
Step 6: Validate your Fiori Launchpad
Step 7: Open the settings
You can control the settings for your Launchpad from here. Click on the Settings tab.
The settings page for your Fiori launchpad will open.
Step 8: Update the SAPUI5 version
Scroll to the bottom of the settings page to find the Edit button in the bottom toolbar. Click Edit.
Under System Settings, locate the SAPUI5 Version. Click the drop down arrow and choose Custom from the list.
When the dialog box pops up, select OK.
From the number drop down menu, select the version number 1.84.4.
Verify your SAPUI5 version settings match the screenshot below and click SAVE in the bottom toolbar.
When the read only settings page load, verify that under System Settings the SAPUI5 Version is Custom (1.84.4)
