PRINT FROM SAP HELP PORTAL

Document: Launchpad URL: http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_05/helpdata/en/78/08fcd9fa454adb89792f0556f5d712/frameset.htm Date created: August 25, 2013

2013 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of SAP AG. The information contained herein may be changed without prior notice. Some software products marketed by SAP AG and its distributors contain proprietary software components of other software vendors. National product specifications may vary. These materials are provided by SAP AG and its affiliated companies ("SAP Group") for informational purposes only, without representation or warranty of any kind, and SAP Group shall not be liable for errors or omissions with respect to the materials. The only warranties for SAP Group products and services are those that are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services, if any. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and other countries. Please see www.sap.com/corporate-en/legal/copyright/index.epx#trademark for additional trademark information and notices.

Note This PDF document contains the selected topic and its subtopics (max. 150) in the selected structure. Subtopics from other structures are not included.

PUBLIC 2013 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Page 1 of 5

Launchpad
A collection of navigation destinations that are stored as a separate technical object in the system. You use a launchpad to allow users to navigate to specific goals outside of the current Floorplan Manager application. For example, this could mean navigating to other Web Dynpro ABAP applications, external Web pages, transactions, reports, or other business objects. The YouCanAlso and RelatedLinks elements are available in the toolbar of Object Instance Floor Plans and Guided Activity Floor Plans. You can assign these elements to different launchpads. In the floorplan for an overview page, you can integrate launchpads via the launchpad component.

Note
The system displays the launchpad as a dropdown list. Descriptions that you have written for launchpad applications cannot be displayed in Floorplan Manager. The YouCanAlso and RelatedLinks elements are fixed toolbar components of the SAP design standards for floorplan user interfaces. They are displayed as links. In the concrete Floorplan Manager application, both elements can have different names on the user interface. You can also change this name in via the configuration editor.

Structure
The fundamental structure of a launchpad is determined by the launchpad type. It defines whether a launchpad can have levels of classification and how many it can have. You can choose from the following launchpad types: Default The default type, which enables you to define multiple folders for a launchpad in Customizing. You can assign any number of applications to each of the folders. FPM_UIBB A launchpad type intended specifically for the requirements of an overview page floorplan. This type enables you to define a two-tiered hierarchy in Customizing for the launchpad. On the higher level, you define individual areas that you assign multiple folders to on the second level. You can assign any number of applications to each of the folders. Embedded A launchpad type that does not allow multiple folders in Customizing for the launchpad. Instead, you can only define a simple list of applications. For example, you can use this type on the confirmation screen of a Guided Activity Floor Plan. The lowest classification level of a launchpad in Customizing are the folders, where you can put together multiple applications of thematically related applications. You can assign any number of applications to a launchpad. Each application is described by its application type as well as additional attributes that are dependent on the application type. In a Floorplan Manager application, not every application type can be called up in every runtime environment. The following table describes which application types can be called up in which runtime environment.

PUBLIC 2013 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Page 2 of 5

Application Type

SAP Enterprise Portal

SAP NetWeaver Business Client (Portal Roles) Ja Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

SAP NetWeaver Business Client (PFCG Roles) No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes No No No

SAP NetWeaver Business Client for HTML (PFCG Roles) No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Standalone Browser Business Add-In Implementation required Business Add-In Implementation required Business Add-In Implementation required Yes Business Add-In Implementation required Business Add-In Implementation required Business Add-In Implementation required Business Add-In Implementation required No Business Add-In Implementation required Yes Business Add-In Implementation required Business Add-In Implementation required Business Add-In Implementation required Business Add-In Implementation required Business Add-In Implementation required Business Add-In Implementation required Business Add-In Implementation required

Portal Pages Transactions Report Writer URL SAP BI Report (Query) SAP BI Report (Web Template) BI Report Business Explorer Analyzer Managers Desktop Web Dynpro Java Web Dynpro ABAP KM Document Visual Composer xApps Info Set Query Object-Based Navigation Crystal Report (without BI) Crystal Report (with BI) Xcelsius Dashboard

Ja Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

You can create multiple folders for every launchpad. You can use these folders to group applications.

Note
In Floorplan Manager, as opposed to the conventional use of launchpads in portals, only those navigation destinations are shown that were created as applications in the first folder of the launchpad. In the display, the system hides the applications in the other folders of the launchpad.

Create a Launchpad with Applications

Procedure
To create a lauchpad, complete the following steps: 1. On the SAP Easy Access screen, enter /nlpd_cust in the command field. 2. Choose Continue. The system calls up the start screen for Launchpad Customizing. 3. On the Overview of Launchpads screen, choose New Launchpad. 4. In the dialog box, enter a role name, an instance name, and a description. 5. If necessary, enter a namespace. 6. Choose a launchpad type. 7. Choose Continue. 8. On the Change Launchpad Role: <name of role> Instance: <name of instance> , choose New Application. 9. Enter the data for the linktext.

Note
You can write a description for the application. However, Floorplan Manager cannot display this description in the dropdown list.

PUBLIC 2013 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Page 3 of 5

You can write a description for the application. However, Floorplan Manager cannot display this description in the dropdown list. 10. Choose an application type.

Note
Additional data input fields become visible depending on the application type selected. The Show Additional Parameters pushbutton also becomes visible. 11. Enter the information for the selected application type. 12. If necessary, choose the Show Additional Parameters pushbutto to enter additional data for the application. 13. Choose Save. To add multiple applications, repeat steps 7 through 13.

Recommendation
For launchpads you have assigned the standard launchpad type to and would like to assign to an FPM application, we recommend that you not use a folder. This is because Floorplan Manager can currently only display one folder. If the launchpad consists of multiple folders, only the topmost folder is displayed.

Include a Launchpad in the User Interface

Procedure
To assign a launchpad to the YouCanAlso or RelatedLink elements on the user interface, complete the following steps. 1. Select a Web Dynpro application and application component. 2. Select a Web Dynpro application configuration in the Object Navigator of the ABAP Workbench. 3. On the Web Dynpro Explorer: Display Web Dynpro Configuration screen, choose The Web Dynpro application is launched in a separate browser window. 4. In this window, go to the application's identification region and choose the Adapt Configuration link. 5. On the Editor for Web Dynpro ABAP Components Customizing screen, choose Change. 6. On the Component Customizing <application name> screen, make sure that the Component-Defined view is on. 7. In the navigation area of the configuration editor, choose the Toolbar element. 8. Choose Expand Node. 9. To display the attributes of the YouCanAlso element, click the YouCanAlso pushbutton. If you would like to assign the launchpad to the RelatedLinks element, choose the RelatedLinks element. 10. In the Role field, enter the name of the launchpad role. 11. In the Instance field, enter the name of the launchpad instance. 12. To change the name of the button element, enter a different name in the Name field. 13. Save the configuration. 14. Test the new configuration. Web Dynpro Configuration Test Execute in Administrator Mode .

Change Launchpad
Procedure
To edit the the application launchpad, you must know the technical names of the launchpad's role and instance. Find Out the Technical Name of the Launchpad in Floorplan Manager 1. Select a Web Dynpro application and application component. 2. Select a Web Dynpro application configuration in the Object Navigator of the ABAP Workbench. 3. In the Web Dynpro Explorer: Display Web Dynpro Configuration screen, choose The Web Dynpro application is launched in a separate browser window. 4. In this window, go to the application's identification region and choose the Adapt Configuration link. 5. In the Editor for Web Dynpro ABAP Components Customizing screen, choose Display . 6. On the Component Customizing <application name> screen, make sure that the Component-Defined view is on. 7. Choose Expand All. 8. Choose the YouCanAlso element or the RelatedLinks element. 9. Take note of the launchpad's role and instance, which are displayed in the attribute area. Change Launchpad 1. On the SAP Easy Access screen, enter /nlpd_cust in the command field. Web Dynpro Configuration Test Execute in Administrator Mode .

PUBLIC 2013 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Page 4 of 5

2. Choose Continue. The system calls up the start screen for Launchpad Customizing. 3. On the Overview of Launchpads screen, double-click on the launchpad with the correct role and instance combination. 4. On the Change Launchpad Role: <name of role> Instance: <name of instance> , screen you have the following options for changing the role: 1. To create additional applications, select New Application. 2. To delete an application, click on the application and choose Delete. 3. To change an application, click on the application and change its attributes (for example, the link text). 4. To insert a separator between two applications, click on the application after which you would like the separator to be added and choose Add Separator. 5. Choose Save.

PUBLIC 2013 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Page 5 of 5