SAP Workflow Essentials SAP Fiori Developer working with "My Inbox" should now

If you're a SAP Fiori developer working on "My Inbox" or migrating from SAP Workflow, Unified Inbox, or SAP Portal, it is important to understand SAP Workflow basics. This guide breaks down the essentials you need to streamline your work with "My Inbox".

Terminology summary

Workflow Scenario

A collection of tasks, agent-determination rules, and related artifacts that can be sequenced to construct workflows. Identified by Workflow ID f.e. WS000800238

Task

The description and context of what needs to be performed in a workflow step/activity. Part of Workflow Scenarios. Identified by Task ID f.e. TS00800531

Work item

The instance of a task.

Transactions

SWDD

Workflow builder

SWIA

Work item administration (WI)

PFTC

Template, task management (WS, TS)

SAP Fiori custom application identification

In SAP S/4HANA projects, application IDs play a critical role in managing SAP Fiori applications. While standard apps come with unique IDs that make them easy to track, custom and extended apps rarely get the same attention.

SAP test users passwords - disable forced change at first logon

When implementing SAP Fiori with its role-based principle, you’ll need numerous test users. These users will be shared among different project members, so they need to have set passwords.

Spot untested apps automatically with Fiori Role Testing

Ensuring the SAP project team tests applications before production is vital to avoid errors, downtime, and unhappy users. Fiori Role Testing helps you quickly identify untested apps, ensuring every application gets checked before deployment.

Streamlining SAP Fiori Testing with the Test User App from the Fiori Tracker Suite

The SAP S/4HANA project team supports SAP Fiori applications available through the SAP Fiori Launchpad. A critical aspect of this support is testing. Because SAP Fiori applications are designed for specific roles, reliable testing should take roles into account. The best way to consider roles in testing is using dedicated test users with only relevant roles assigned.

Issue with German special character in SAP Fiori app "Default Settings for Users" (F1995)

SAP systems allow for the use of umlauts (German special characters) in usernames - what could go wrong?

SAP UI5 developer laptop setup

This guide will help you make sure that your project laptop is ready for SAP UI5 development. I'm listing the essential hardware and software configuration you need to develop and support SAP UI5 applications.

How to check if the adaptation project is loading correctly?

The first step to check if the adaptation project is loading correctly is to verify if the adaptation is available on the front-end server.

How to check if the changes from the adaptation project are active?

Here is a step-by-step procedure on how to check if the adaptation project is active.

Use SAP's standard roles instead of activating each SAP Fiori app individually

Many SAP S/4HANA projects struggle with activating a subset of SAP Fiori applications chosen during fit gap analysis. Enabling the applications in this approach takes weeks and requires countless work days by the Basis and Fiori team to fix errors, which results in high implementation costs.

Practical project roles in SAP Fiori application handling

This blog post discusses the project roles related to managing SAP Fiori applications. I share a practical way to organize project roles based on our experience. This approach factors in the actual situation of the projects coming from ECC to S/4HANA and ensures timely SAP Fiori app handling.

Tracking SAP Fiori Application Usage

In the the evolving landscape of SAP Fiori, tracking application usage is essential for project organization and optimizing, yet standard SAP does not offer built-in reporting tools for this purpose.

How to speed up Jira issue creation for SAP Fiori applications

Gathering feedback on SAP Fiori applications is crucial during both the implementation and support phases of the SAP system lifecycle. Quick, accurate problem reports save valuable time.

Quick tip: How to clear Chrome browser cache

To fix issues with SAP Fiori app in Chrome, clear the cache by following these steps:"