In the blog post Get to Know the New Spaces Concept for SAP Fiori Launchpad you have learned about the new concept for SAP Fiori launchpad. The blog post Manage Spaces and Pages for SAP Fiori Launchpad describes how to put the capabilities associated with this concept into practice. At that time, we promised that there will be a new app for managing spaces in detail, and now it’s available. The concept evolved and with this now there are more configuration options in the launchpad.

Evolved Concept in Short

With SAP S/4HANA Cloud 2005 we first introduced spaces and pages. In this first version, a space consisted of one page. With the latest innovations, a space may contain several pages. For the user this means, that the different pages are selectable for a certain space via a drop-down menu in the menu bar.

Each page can be personalized by the user separately. For example, users can select apps in the App Finder and add them to specific pages.

New App Manage Launchpad Spaces

In addition to being able to manage pages, it is now possible to manage spaces in detail as well. The new SAP Fiori app Manage Launchpad Spaces allows you to:

• Get an overview of all available spaces, including the ones that are delivered as templates by SAP.
• Create, edit, copy and delete spaces.
• Copy spaces which are delivered as templates by SAP.
• Add and remove pages and define their order in the user’s drop-down menu within a space.
• Set a specific page to visible or hidden, in order to control its visibility for the user.
• Easily navigate between the different apps Maintain Business Roles, Manage Launchpad Spaces and Manage Launchpad Pages.

You can either launch the app directly, or you can use the integration to the app Maintain Business Roles.

Enhancements in the app Manage Launchpad Pages

The first released version of the app Manage Launchpad Pages already allowed you to create a page in the context of a dedicated business role. At the same time, it was already possible to use a space and an assigned page for several business roles. With the enhancements in the app in the new release, you can manage your pages now independently of any business role. When working in the app you can directly add any additional catalog and tiles from that catalog to your pages. With this approach you are free to first create the layout of the page and afterwards take care of the role maintenance.

We have enhanced the user experience as well, so that you can manage your pages even more efficiently. This includes for example an improved information and error handling, so that you better understand, what you need to look after on your page.

Just like for spaces in the app Manage Launchpad Spaces, the overview of all pages is complemented by a new list of all SAP-delivered pages which are accessible for you. By this means you can browse through the pages individually and decide which one you would like to use as a template.

For Your Convenience

Both apps can be found in the SAP Fiori group User Interface Configuration, together with the app Manage Launchpad Settings. You can now find at one place everything you need in order to administrate the launchpad.

Availability

The new layout, the apps Manage Launchpad Spaces and Manage Launchpad Pages and all the related features are available with SAP S/4HANA Cloud 2008 and SAP IBP 2008. With SAP S/4HANA On-Premise, spaces and pages are planned to be made available as well.

Please note again that it is better to start as early as possible with investigating the new capabilities in the launchpad, because the home page will be replaced by them at some point in the future.

Further Information

To learn more about the evolved concept and the motivation behind, have a look at SAP Fiori 3: Multi-page spaces now available, and much more… There you will also see how spaces and pages fit in the overall SAP Fiori 3 story.

If you want to find out more about the app Manage Launchpad Spaces, please have a look at the documentation Manage Launchpad Spaces. In the very same documentation, you also find a brand-new how to, which guides you step by step through all necessary tasks when creating a space and a page for a business role.

Don’t forget to check out the microlearnings at openSAP, which include a demo of the apps from this blog post. If you already know the videos, then it’s worth watching them again, as they are updated with the latest information on the spaces and pages concept. The app Manage Launchpad Spaces made its way to the videos as well, so don’t miss the chance to see the app live in action:

1. Open https://open.sap.com/microlearning
2. Select “Microlearning for SAP S/4HANA”
3. Select the Lines of Business: “User Experience”
4. Choose the Playlist: “Expert’s Choice”
5. Select the videos “Introduction to Structuring SAP Fiori Launchpad with Spaces” and “Tools for Structuring SAP Fiori Launchpad with Spaces”