Subject: SAP-Fiori-Elements
In the realm of enterprise applications, the ability to efficiently display and interact with large volumes of data is critical. SAP Fiori Elements provides a powerful, metadata-driven approach to rapidly build standardized applications with consistent user experience. Among the various floorplans SAP Fiori Elements supports, the List Report is one of the most widely used. It allows users to view, filter, sort, and analyze lists of business objects seamlessly.
This article explores how to build a List Report using SAP Fiori Elements, highlighting the key concepts, development steps, and best practices aligned with SAP’s design guidelines.
A List Report is a Fiori Elements application floorplan designed to present collections of data entities in a tabular format with built-in functionalities such as:
List Reports simplify the display of complex data sets and enable users to efficiently find and act on relevant information.
OData Service with Metadata Annotations
The backbone of a List Report is an OData service exposing the business entity data. Rich annotations define UI semantics like columns, filters, and actions.
Annotations in CDS Views or Metadata Extensions
Using Core Data Services (CDS) views with annotations or separate metadata extension files, developers describe how the data should be displayed, filtered, and interacted with.
UI Component – Fiori Elements List Report Template
This is the standard SAPUI5 template that consumes metadata and renders the interactive list with all functionalities.
Ensure that your backend system exposes a compliant OData V2 or V4 service with appropriate entity sets representing the business data.
Define UI annotations for the entity sets and properties either within CDS views or through annotation files to specify:
@UI.lineItem)@UI.selectionField)Example annotation snippet in CDS:
@UI.lineItem: [
{ position: 10, label: 'Sales Order', value: 'SalesOrderID' },
{ position: 20, label: 'Customer', value: 'CustomerName' },
{ position: 30, label: 'Order Date', value: 'OrderDate' }
]
@UI.selectionField: [
{ position: 10, value: 'SalesOrderID' },
{ position: 20, value: 'CustomerName' },
{ position: 30, value: 'OrderDate' }
]
Using SAP Business Application Studio or SAP Web IDE:
Deploy the app on SAP Fiori Launchpad or standalone and verify:
Building a List Report with SAP Fiori Elements empowers developers and business users by providing a robust, standardized, and efficient way to interact with complex data. By leveraging metadata annotations and the Fiori Elements framework, enterprises can deliver high-quality applications rapidly that align with SAP’s user experience principles.
Build smarter, not harder—let metadata and SAP Fiori Elements drive your List Reports.