SAP customers who run classic SAP UI applications on their data center backend can transition to the SAP Cloud Platform and continue using these applications.
Step 1: Configure a Web Dynpro app in your site
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Open the Supplier Portal
freestyle site for editing in the Site Designer
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Click the Content Management icon from the left panel and select Apps.
The Manage App Configuration editor is opened.
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Click the + icon at the bottom menu to create a new app configuration.
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In the Properties tab, under General enter the following values:
- App Title =
Search POs
- App Subtitle =
Search for Purchase Orders
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Under Intent Navigation, enter the following values:
- Semantic Object =
S_EPM_FPM_PO
- Object =
Display
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Under App Resources Details enter the following values:
- App Type =
Web Dynpro ABAP
- Application ID =
S_EPM_FPM_PO
(the transaction ID associated with the application we wish to add)
- System Alias =
ES5
(the name of the destination connecting to the SAP Backend)
- SAP Business Client URI =
/ui2/nwbc/~canvas;window=app/WDA/S_EPM_FPM_PO
(path to the SAP NetWeaver Business Client used to run the app together with transaction ID).
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Now select the Catalogs tab and click the + in the Assigned Catalogs table.
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Add the Everyone catalog and click OK.
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Select the Groups tab and then click the + in the Assigned Groups table.
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In the Select Groups dialog click New to create a new tile group.
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Name the group Purchase Orders and click OK to close the New Group dialog
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In the Select Groups dialog box, the Purchase Orders
group is already selected. Click OK.
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Select the Visualization tab. Keep the Static App Launcher tile type value as well as the existing configuration.
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Select this icon: sap-icon://Fiori2/F0003
and click OK.
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Click Save.
At this stage you can already launch the app. In the next step, you’ll set up an external access point so that the app is available externally.
Step 2: Set up an external access portal landscape
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From the left side panel, click the cog icon to open the Site Settings editor.
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Click Edit.
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Under System Settings enter the following values:
- Access Type =
External
- Access Classic UIs =
Yes, and show in Launchpad
(Allows users accessing the site from outside of the corporate network to launch the Web Dynpro app).
- Launch SAP GUI apps in place =
Yes
- Launch WDA apps in place =
Yes
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Click Save.
Step 3: Preview the latest changes
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In the Supplier Portal site designer top level menu, click the Preview icon.
The Supplier Portal runtime is opened in the preview environment in a new browser tab.
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In the site’s navigation menu click Supplier Self Service to navigate to the Fiori Launchpad page.
The Fiori Launchpad page is displayed with the new Tile group Purchase Orders and a new tile Search POs under it.
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Click the apps to open them.