SAP Fiori Catalog, Business Group & Role Creation (2024)

Will see how to Create a Catalog and Business Group in Fiori Launchpad Designer


What is Fiori Catalog?


A catalog is a set of Tiles / Applications you want to make available for one role. Depending on the role and the catalogs assigned to the role, users can browse through the catalogs and choose the Tiles / Applications that they want to display on the entry page of the SAP Fiori launchpad.

What is Business Group?

A group is a subset of Applications from one or more catalogs. Which tiles are displayed on a user’s Home page depends on the groups assigned to the user’s role. In addition, the user can personalize the entry Fiori Page by adding or removing Applications to pre-delivered groups or self-defined groups.

Why to Create a Custome Role?

If we use SAP Standard Role End User / Business User will be getting lots of other Application which are not required actually and His / Her Home page will end up messy with lots of business groups and Applications

Please Follow Below Steps to Create a Successful Role instead of using SAP Standard Role forFiori Role.


Fiori Catalog & Business Group Creation



  1. EnterT.code:- /n/ui2/flpd_cust


Need to Create Catalog & Business Group
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2. Click on Add / Create button
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3. Give Title & Role (its Description)

4. Click Save
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5. We can use Standard SAP Catalogs which is will full fill our requirement, once you select catalog its tiles / Applications will be displayed on right side
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6. Select the required Tile which you need to add to your catalog and drag onceitsdragged as shown above 2 options will be enabled Create Reference and delete

Note:- Don't Delete Role By Mistikely also once it deleted its deleted it can't be undo.

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7. Once you drop in Create reference popup will be enabled to select under which need to add

8. Select catalog which you created earlier

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9. Click on Target Mapping

10. Select the required segment and Action and click on create reference.

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11. Select the Catalog under which you need to copy Mapping . like this you can add multiple Applications/tiles and Target Mapping as per the Applications you wanted to Add

with this, we Completed Creation of catalog

Creation of Business Group.


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  1. Now click on Group and click Create
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  2. Give Title & ID and click on save
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  3. Click on add
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  4. Once you click on add will get a list of tiles / Apps which we added in Catalog

  5. Click on Add button which is bottom of the tile
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  6. Once its added will get a successful message as shown above.

  7. We can also add other Apps/tiles from other Catalogs by searching in the search bar.
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  8. I have selected BOM Catalog and under BOM Catalog selected 3 Apps which are required

  9. Click back button and come to the main page
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We can see under the Business Group which we created now we have 4 apps once from catalog which we created and other 3 are from different /SAP standardCatalogs

With this we completed Creation of Catalog & business group, now need to create Role and assign created Catalog and Business Group “RUTHVIK” to a role.

Creation of Role using Catalog and Business Group



  1. In SAP Open PFCG Transaction.


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2. Give the role name and click on the single role
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3. Give the description and long text

4. Save
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5. Select Menu Tab and select Transaction Drop down to select SAP Fiori Tile Catalog.

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6. Once you select Fiori Catalog “Assign Catalog” Popup will be opened in catalog ID select from search and select Catalog which we created

7. Clicks continue.

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8. Repeat same to select Business Group

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9. Select Business Group we created

10.Click Continue

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11. Go to User Tab and assign User ID to whom these new roles need to be assigned.

12. Click Save

We Have successfully Created Catalog, Business Group and created Role and assigned to the User ID,

Let's Test our work


  1. Now login to Fiori launch Pad byusing /n/UI2/FLP


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2. Now under “RUTHVIK” Business Group 2 APPs/ Tiles have been added.

With this, you have completed role creation by using Custome Catalog and the Business group.

Follow the same steps when very Users need New Business Group with a mix of Different Apps and Catalogs.

SAP Fiori Catalog, Business Group & Role Creation (2024)

FAQs

What is the difference between technical catalog and business catalog in Fiori? ›

Business Catalog (BC)

Business catalogs contain a sample collection of target mappings and app launcher tiles relevant for a business role. The content of the business catalog is a subset of the content of the technical catalog. This subset reflects the authorization requirements of a certain business user.

How do I assign a business catalog to a role in SAP? ›

Business Catalogs
  1. Log on to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, service.
  2. Select the Manage Business Roles app from the launchpad.
  3. Select a business role.
  4. To view the standard business catalogs assigned to the standard business role, select the Assigned Business Catalogs tab.
  5. Select a business catalog.

What is the difference between catalog and group in Fiori? ›

Depending on the role and catalog assigned to that particular role, the user can browse, choose the necessary apps and add them to the Fiori Launchpad entry page. Groups: A compilation of Fiori Apps from the Catalog for the end-user that are pre-delivered or self-defined that appear on the Launchpad entry page.

How to create roles in Fiori? ›

Procedure
  1. In the User Maintenance screen, enter the user ID of the user who you want to assign a role to.
  2. Choose Change.
  3. In the Maintain User view, choose the Roles.
  4. In the Role field, enter the role name. Use the wildcard *BR* to search for all relevant roles. ...
  5. Choose Enter, save, and go back to the SAP Easy Access.
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How do I check my Fiori catalog? ›

Steps
  1. In the SAP Easy Access menu of your S4H, search for Role Maintenance or start transaction PFCG .
  2. In the Role field, enter Z_##_BR_TRAINING .
  3. Choose Change.
  4. Choose the Menu tab.
  5. Expand the Insert Node button. ...
  6. Choose SAP Fiori Launchpad → Launchpad Catalog.

How do I add apps to my Fiori catalog? ›

Search for the app you want to add using Search in Catalog, After you've found the appropriate app, click Add Tile to add the app to your SAP Fiori launchpad homepage. A menu will open where you can select a group or groups to which you want to add the app as a tile. Select one or more tile groups as desired.

How do I assign a technical catalog in SAP Fiori? ›

Task 2: Create a standard catalog and copy an app descriptor in the SAP Fiori launchpad application manager.
  1. In the SAP Fiori launchpad of your S4H, choose the Manage Launchpad Apps tile or start transaction /UI2/FLPAM .
  2. In the Search view, choose New Technical Catalog.
  3. In the Catalog ID field, enter Z_##_TC_SD_COMMON .

What is a business group in Fiori? ›

Business Catalog Group (BCG)

It is basically a view(grouping) on the list of apps for one or more business catalog, we can find out in Launchpad (refer the diagram), in the top we can see the groups followed by apps in that group below. We can create our own business group's as well and add the business catalog.

Which roles should be assigned to Fiori Launchpad administrator? ›

The launchpad administrator must have the PFCG role SAP_UI2_ADMIN_700 assigned. The launchpad user must have the PFCG role SAP_UI2_USER_700 assigned. With this role the user can run the SAP Fiori launchpad on the Personalization level and has authorization to execute the following OData services: /UI2/PAGE_BUILDER_PERS.

What is a semantic object in Fiori? ›

A semantic object represents a business entity such as a customer, a sales order, or a product. Using semantic objects, you can bundle applications that reflect a specific scenario. They allow you to refer to objects in a standardized way, abstracting from concrete implementations of these objects.

How are business roles, business catalogs, and SAP Fiori apps mapped to each other? ›

It is business catalogs that control what launchpad content is assigned to the business role, i.e. SAP Fiori apps, classic UIs, URLs, and SAP Fiori launchpad features. When you assign the business catalog to the role, the system derives the authorizations needed to access the launchpad content as well.

How to create a group in Fiori? ›

Task 1: Create a group in the SAP Fiori launchpad designer.
  1. In the SAP Fiori launchpad designer, choose Groups.
  2. Choose + beneath the list of groups.
  3. In the Create Group popup, in the Title field, enter Financial Management ## .
  4. In the ID field, enter Z_##_BCG_FIN_MANAGEMENT .
  5. Choose Save.

What is target mapping in SAP Fiori? ›

Target mapping is part of the SAP Fiori launchpad configuration. It defines the target application, which is launched when clicking on a tile, on a link or within an app-to-app navigation.

How to configure the Fiori Launchpad tiles using catalogs and groups? ›

Step 1: Logon to Gateway SAP system and call the transaction PFCG. Step 2: In the Role menu, click on the button with plus symbol and select the option to either add a tile catalog or tile group. Step 3: Provide the catalog/group name and submit. Step 4: Save the changes to the role.

How do I add a technical catalog in SAP Fiori? ›

Steps
  1. In the SAP Fiori launchpad of your S4H, choose the Manage Launchpad Apps tile or start transaction /UI2/FLPAM .
  2. In the Search view, choose New Technical Catalog.
  3. In the Catalog ID field, enter Z_##_TC_SD_COMMON .
  4. In the Catalog Title field, enter Z## - Sales and Distribution .

Which tools can be used to create SAP Fiori catalogs? ›

Standard and replicable catalogs can only be created in the SAP Fiori launchpad application manager (FLPAM). The FLPCM, FLPD, and FLPAM can also be used in combination.

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