User personalization is a critical feature in modern enterprise applications, allowing users to tailor their workspace and experience to better suit their preferences and workflows. SAP Fiori, designed with a focus on simplicity and role-based access, also supports extensive personalization capabilities. This article explores how to implement user personalization in SAP Fiori applications, enhancing user satisfaction and productivity.
User personalization enables individual users to customize aspects of their SAP Fiori apps without affecting the default configuration or other users' settings. Personalization can include:
SAP Fiori supports personalization at multiple levels, allowing organizations to provide a flexible and user-friendly experience.
SAP Fiori includes built-in tools such as the UI Adaptation at Runtime (RTA), which enables key users and administrators to adjust the UI directly in production without coding. Users can:
Users can personalize their settings such as:
These preferences are stored and applied across Fiori apps.
Common UI controls like sap.m.Table and sap.ui.table.Table support built-in personalization features, including:
Users can save these settings as variants for reuse.
SAP Fiori apps often allow users to save different filter and layout variants. These variants are user-specific and help streamline repetitive tasks.
For tables, enable the Personalization (P13n) feature:
var oTable = this.byId("myTable");
oTable.setEnableColumnResize(true);
oTable.setEnableSelectAll(true);
You can integrate the sap.m.P13nDialog control, which provides dialogs for managing column visibility, sorting, and filtering.
SAPUI5 provides the sap.ui.comp.personalization.Controller API to facilitate saving and applying personalization data.
Example:
var oPersController = new sap.ui.comp.personalization.Controller({
table: this.byId("myTable")
});
oPersController.openDialog();
This opens a dialog allowing users to adjust personalization options.
Store personalization data persistently using:
Example using SAP Gateway:
Utilize the Fiori Launchpad’s user settings capabilities to allow users to manage themes, language, and notification preferences.
Implementing user personalization in SAP Fiori apps is a powerful way to enhance user engagement and efficiency. By leveraging built-in personalization controls, SAPUI5 APIs, and Fiori Launchpad capabilities, developers and administrators can offer flexible, user-centric experiences that adapt to individual needs. Personalization not only improves usability but also helps drive adoption and satisfaction across the enterprise.