SAPUI5 has emerged as the standard framework for building responsive, enterprise-ready web applications within the SAP ecosystem. For organizations leveraging SAP HANA Live to provide real-time operational reporting and analytics, deploying SAPUI5 applications enables intuitive and efficient user interfaces that surface this live data.
This article discusses the key considerations, approaches, and best practices for deploying SAPUI5 applications in environments powered by SAP HANA Live, ensuring seamless integration with real-time data and optimal user experience.
SAPUI5 is a comprehensive JavaScript UI framework designed by SAP for building web applications that conform to SAP Fiori design principles. These applications provide rich, responsive interfaces that can run across devices and platforms, making them ideal for accessing live operational data from SAP HANA Live or other SAP systems.
While SAP HANA Live delivers real-time data views via calculation views on SAP HANA, SAPUI5 applications serve as the front-end layer, presenting this data through dashboards, reports, and interactive visualizations.
Typical use cases include:
SAPUI5 apps can be deployed as part of an SAP NetWeaver ABAP system, packaged as BSP (Business Server Pages) applications or SAPUI5 component applications.
SAP Fiori Launchpad is a web-based shell providing role-based access to SAPUI5 applications. It is often deployed on SAP Gateway or SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
Cloud-native deployment on SAP BTP’s Cloud Foundry environment enables scalable, flexible, and managed hosting of SAPUI5 applications.
SAPUI5 applications accessing SAP HANA Live data commonly consume OData services or RESTful APIs exposed on top of HANA Live calculation views. Key considerations include:
Deploying SAPUI5 applications in SAP HANA Live environments empowers organizations to harness the full potential of real-time operational data with rich, interactive user experiences. Selecting the right deployment strategy—whether on-premise, via SAP Fiori Launchpad, or on SAP BTP—depends on the organization's landscape and future strategy.
By following best practices around integration, performance optimization, and security, enterprises can deliver scalable, user-friendly SAPUI5 applications that complement SAP HANA Live’s real-time analytics capabilities, accelerating business insight and decision-making.