Fact Sheet apps are a vital part of the SAP Fiori portfolio, designed to provide users with a consolidated, comprehensive view of key business objects. These apps offer detailed, read-only information along with easy navigation to related objects, enabling quick insights and efficient decision-making.
Developing Fact Sheet apps involves leveraging SAP Fiori elements, annotations, and OData services to create standardized, scalable, and maintainable applications without extensive custom coding.
This article explains the concept of Fact Sheet apps, their architecture, and the development process using SAP Fiori tools and best practices.
Fact Sheet apps are analytical applications that present essential information about a specific business object (e.g., customer, vendor, product, purchase order) in a structured, digestible format. They typically include:
Fact Sheet apps help users gain a 360-degree view of critical business entities to support operational and strategic decisions.
Fact Sheet apps are built on the following components:
Developers or backend consultants create or expose an OData service representing the business object. This service should include:
In SAP S/4HANA, many standard OData services with annotations are pre-delivered for common business objects.
Annotations play a critical role in Fact Sheet apps by defining how data is presented:
Annotations can be maintained using tools like SAP Gateway Service Builder (SEGW) or external annotation files.
SAP provides tools such as:
These tools interpret the OData metadata and annotations to create a fully functional Fact Sheet UI with minimal coding.
Although Fiori Elements automates most UI creation, developers can extend apps by:
Extensions are done using UI5 programming where necessary, while keeping the benefits of annotation-driven UI intact.
After development, test the app thoroughly across devices to ensure responsiveness and usability. Finally, deploy the app in the SAP Fiori Launchpad for end-users.
Developing Fact Sheet apps in SAP Fiori offers a powerful way to deliver business-critical information through intuitive and consistent interfaces. By combining OData services, rich metadata annotations, and SAP Fiori Elements, developers can build scalable, maintainable apps that provide users with a 360-degree view of key business entities.
Adopting Fact Sheet apps contributes significantly to improving operational efficiency and informed decision-making in the Intelligent Enterprise landscape.