UI5 and SAP Fiori
UI5 and SAP Fiori
SAPUI5 or OpenUI5 and Fiori ensure a positive user experience across all mobile SAP apps and devices.
Mobile-ready with UI5 in Fiori
For users of Fiori apps, UI5 is generally the framework of choice for developing Fiori apps for S/4HANA using HTML5, for adapting standard apps and for replacing the predecessor to SAPUI5, SAP GUI.
The benefits of UI5 for users:
- Central point of entry (Fiori Launchpad)
- User-friendly
- New features available
- Little training required
- Also suitable for occasional users
- No special expertise required
- Futureproof as a SAP target architecture
- Clear, responsive design for all device types
When should I opt for UI5?
SAPUI5 is the right application for all apps for implementing SAP Fiori, the user experience on S/4HANA. As such, SAPUI5 is ideal for solutions using OData Services:
- SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud
- SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud
- SAP S/4HANA On-Premise
Summary
You should opt for SAPUI5 if the app needs to be available everywhere, i.e. on mobile devices, and it meets the requirements for a web application.
SAPUI5 / OpenUI5: A level of technical expertise is required
In many cases, SAP UI5 is the right choice for customised user-friendly apps. Ideally, the developers will acquire the requisite expertise prior to beginning work on the project. Here at j&s-soft, it is customary to learn how to use new frameworks and tools as soon as they are released and to test them for their suitability for the respective project before implementation. We have over a decade of experience working on UI5 projects, making us an ideal partner for your SAPUI5 project.
Project planning is key
There are numerous possibilities for UI5-based Fiori apps. The benefits that your company gains are 80% dependent on the project being set up correctly. In order to ensure everything runs smoothly with Fiori / UI5 projects, we recommend that the backend and frontend projects run in parallel. Detailed project planning is a must and this should be determined prior to kick-off. In our experience, this project model leads to the best results and ensures that both the timeline and the budget can be adhered to.
SAPUI5 or OpenUI5?
OpenUI5 is the open-source variant of SAPUI5. OpenUI5 was developed by SAP so apps can be created that aren’t linked to a specific operating system. SAPUI5 includes OpenUI5 along with some extra features, such as charting features. But the core of both versions is identical so the level of development is also the same.
Simple SAP Fiori Elements: App templates for business data analysis in SAP
SAP Fiori Elements means that you can use Fiori-compliant templates to create apps without any programming. As such, it stands as a low-code application with lots of use cases. We can advise you on the use cases when SAP Fiori Elements offers a simple, practical solution for apps and automations so you can save time and money on development costs. In addition, we can provide the technical framework to ensure that SAP Fiori Elements can be seamlessly integrated into your system environment. Contact us to find out more!
Another low-code solution: SAP Build
With the SAP Build Apps tool, SAP Build provides predefined app templates beyond the SAPUI framework. SAP Build Process Automation also means that it is possible to set up and modify automations without any programming knowledge. Users can use SAP Build Work Zone to set up their own workstation and have access to all the apps they require.
Do you want to allow colleagues with little programming knowledge (citizen developers) to create their own apps? We can help with the set-up of SAP Build and, when it comes to it, implementing the required configurations. Find out more!