Subject: SAP-Fiori-Design-Guidelines
SAP Fiori Elements are a powerful framework within the SAP Fiori ecosystem that allows developers to build consistent, efficient, and scalable applications with minimal custom coding. They enable rapid development of enterprise-grade apps by leveraging metadata-driven design and predefined templates that adhere to SAP Fiori design guidelines. Implementing SAP Fiori Elements is an effective way to accelerate UI development while ensuring a high-quality user experience.
This article explores how SAP Fiori Elements are implemented and why they are essential for delivering modern, user-centered applications in the SAP environment.
SAP Fiori Elements are page types or templates that provide a consistent user experience by automatically generating UIs based on the metadata from OData services and annotations. These elements ensure that all apps conform to the SAP Fiori design principles—role-based, responsive, coherent, simple, and delightful.
List Report Page
Used to display and search through large datasets with filtering, sorting, and grouping.
Object Page
Provides detailed views for a selected business object, with multiple sections and tabs.
Overview Page (OVP)
A dashboard-like page that aggregates key information using visual cards.
Analytical List Page (ALP)
Combines analytical and transactional features, allowing users to explore KPIs and act on them.
Wizard Page
Guides users through complex, multi-step processes in a structured manner.
SAP Fiori Elements are tightly coupled with OData V2 or V4 services. The metadata provided by the OData service, combined with annotations, drives the UI generation.
Annotations define how data should be presented and interacted with. These can be:
@UI.lineItem, @UI.fieldGroup)Annotations can be embedded in:
This configuration file defines the app's structure, data sources, pages, and UI behavior. It includes references to annotations, page types, and navigational targets.
Create an OData service with well-structured entities and associations, typically using ABAP CDS views in SAP S/4HANA.
Apply annotations within CDS views or XML files to describe how the data should be displayed. For example:
@UI.lineItem: [{ position: 10, label: 'Sales Order ID' }]
Edit the manifest.json file to define routing, UI behaviors, and annotations paths.
Implementing SAP Fiori Elements is a highly efficient way to build SAP applications that are visually consistent, user-friendly, and aligned with SAP Fiori design guidelines. By leveraging metadata-driven development, organizations can deliver powerful business apps faster while maintaining flexibility and adherence to best practices.
Whether you are modernizing legacy UIs or building new solutions in SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fiori Elements offer a robust foundation for scalable, maintainable, and user-centric design.