Learning @ the Speed of Change

I Need SAP Fiori Training Now!

At SAPPHIRE NOW, SAP announced that SAP Fiori is included with
SAP software. SAP Education offers the training you need to stay on
the cutting edge of the new SAP user experience.
By Glen Hostetler | Instructor, SAP Education
The way people interact with applications, whether for work or play, has changed
dramatically. When was the last time you didnt have your smartphone or tablet
within arms reach? Though I spend much of my time as an SAP instructor in
class, if Im not delivering a lecture, odds are my phone is probably in my hand or
my pocket and my tablet is propped up right next to my laptop with notes about all
the items Im going to research later in the day.
Even in the evening you can bet my phone will be within arms reach, more than
likely in my hand, probably tweeting out some random factoid that no one in their
right mind would ever need to know. Because its there and easy to use, I find
myself making sure my expenses are entered, via an app on my phone.
Certainly, I am not the only person who has the occasional thought of work when
my laptop is off; being able to take care of things on my mobile device is much
easier than going through the process of gaining access to the backend system
with my laptop. Just the idea that applications are available from my mobile
device makes it much more likely that I wont procrastinate until the next day. Or
more likely just forget about it altogether because, lets face it, the old brain isnt
functioning as it did in my mid-20s with no kids yelling DAD! DAD! every 10
minutes.

Redefining the user experience with SAP Fiori

One reason were all keeping our mobile devices so close at hand is the speed
and simplicity of the applications on mobile devices. These days, users expect
applications that are easy to use with a clean, uncomplicated layout. By expanding this across multiple types of devices, you reduce the ramp up time required to
become familiar with new application front ends.
Get ahead of the curve!
The courses described here
will help you understand the
new SAP User Experience
(UX) paradigm, and give you
the knowledge to implement
changes in your own
environment.
Get ahead of the curve now.
Start by learning about SAP
Fiori from SAP Education!

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Keeping with this trend, SAP is redefining the SAP user experience to simplify and
improve the ramp-up period for working with SAP as a front end user. A
significant part of this redefinition is SAP Fiori, a series of simplified applications
designed to provide a consistent look and feel across devices, whether a
smartphone, tablet, or PC.
The people who familiarize themselves with the concepts at the core of this new
user experience will get a leg up on developing their own customized design.
Plus, if youre the first one to know the full capabilities, youll be able to say
something like Yes, we can make an application show up in fuchsia on top of a
chartreuse background (although the more appropriate response would be, Why
in the world would anyone want to do that?).

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SAP Fiori at a glance

SAP Fiori provides multiple applications, both transactional and non-transactional
in nature. These are broken down into four separate types of applications:
Transactional
Analytical
Factsheets
SAP Smart Business
Transactional applications provided by SAP Fiori can be installed and configured
on top of an SAP backend, and on top of any database. Here are some of the
areas where transactional applications are supported by SAP Fiori:
Create Sales Order

My Timesheet

Change Sales Order

My Leave Requests

Track Sales Order

Approve Timesheets

Approve Purchase Requisition

Approve Leave Requests

Approve Purchase Orders

Approve Requests

Applications that are non-transactional (Analytics, Factsheets and SAP Smart

Business) are designed for SAP systems running on top of an SAP HANA
database. Over 200 applications are available now, with more on the way. Here
are some general areas where non-transactional applications are available:
Finance
Human Resources
Procurement
Manufacturing
Supply Chain Management

Want to learn about SAP Fiori in your environment? Heres your course.
SAP Fiori Implementation and
Configuration reinforces
concepts presented with
hands-on exercises. These
exercises give class participants the ability to get their
hands around processes
involved in setting up a system
that uses the SAP Fiori applications.
After the course, students
should feel comfortable
installing, configuring, testing
and deploying SAP Fiori in
their environment.

With the increased adoption of SAP Fiori, SAP Education has released a course
that covers all the basics needed to start using SAP Fiori in your environment.
SAP Fiori Implementation and Configuration (SAPX03) will give participants the
opportunity to gain an in depth understanding of the SAP Fiori functionality. The
course includes an overview of SAP Fiori architecture, application authorization
and security, and installation and deployment of SAP Fiori applications. Topics
covered include:
SAP Fioris position in the SAP UX strategy
SAP Fiori architecture
The role of SAPUI5 within SAP Fiori
An overview of the data flow through the SAP Fiori architecture
Basics of OData Services
SAP Fiori installation and configuration
Configuration of the types of SAP Fiori applications
SAP Fiori Launchpad configuration and customization

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Theme Designer
Extensibility of SAP Fiori transactional applications
The HANA XS engine and SAP Fiori Analytical applications
Extending Analytical and Factsheet applications
Troubleshooting resources
SAP Fiori RDS offerings
Prerequisites. SAP Fiori is a complex product, so course attendees should be
familiar with various other components. I highly recommend these prerequisites:
SAP NetWeaver Gateway: Building OData Services (GW100)
ABAP Workbench Foundations (BC400)
ABAP Objects (BC401)

Expanding your knowledge in UX design

As I mentioned before, SAP Fiori is part of a larger overall effort by SAP to
redesign the user experience (UX) for our customers. To further expand your
knowledge in this area, a couple more classes are available for your
consideration.
If you are on the development side, and youre interested in learning more about
SAPUI5, I would suggest looking into the HTML5 Foundations for SAP SAPUI5
Development (SAPX04) course. This two-day course covers the basics of
HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery. Hands-on exercises are included on
HTML5. The course is a prerequisite for other SAP SAPUI5 training offerings.

Glen Hostetler wears many

hats for SAP Education,
teaching classes in a variety
of areas, but primarily
focusing on Mobility and
Adaptive Server Enterprise.
He has been an instructor
since 2001, first with New Era
of Networks, which was later
acquired by Sybase. Sybase,
an SAP company, was
acquired by SAP in 2010.

July 2014

Another course that will be of interest is the SAP SAPUI5 User Experience
Development (SAPX05). This course is designed to give participants the
opportunity to gain an understanding of SAP SAPUI5. Participants will learn how
to program applications using SAPUI5 by creating a new project in Eclipse.
Additional topics include:
Model View Controller

Extending SAPUI5

Databinding

Styling & Theming

Databinding specific to oData

CVOM Charts

Resource Handling / Localization

SAPUI5 Mobile

Notepad Controls

Optimizing SAPUI5

Components