Upgrade Support for SAP Fiori Launchpad Content in SAP S/4 HANA 2021

With the launch of the next-generation SAP Fiori Launchpad Content, you need to upgrade your current content. Learn how to import them and handle updates from new versions with this blog post.

SAPs newest release of SAP S/4HANA 2020 now gives you the ability to support easily identify and replace deprecated and obsolete apps in your content. This can improve the speed of your process and reduce issues that may occur.

Background information about the Lifecycle of SAP Fiori Launchpad Content.

What does ‘obsolete’ and ‘deprecated’ mean?

A deprecated app is still operational but a newer version (successor app) exists.

Let’s say app A is operational in release x and in the following release x+1 which is set to ‘deprecated’. In that release of the product, app A is still operational, and you may retain and use it – but it has already been substituted by a successor app in the SAP template content.
In the release after that (release x+2), the app A is set to ‘obsolete’ – it’s not supported anymore and must not be used any longer.

How the lifecycle of an app is affected by SAP Fiori Launchpad

Find out how long companies have been using their predecessor app

This blog discusses the chronological replacement of an SAP Fiori Launchpad’s predecessor with a successor app

Once the successor app is launched, any improvements will be given to it. The predecessor app will not have any more improvements until 2020, when it is postponed for almost 14 months.

You are likely to find several desirable new features in the successor app. These new features often include improved options for extending the app to meet your custom needs, such as support for UI Adaptation and custom fields and logic.

Upgrade Support for SAP Fiori Launchpad Content in SAP S/4HANA 2021

If the successor app has a matching tutorial, it might be worthwhile to try it out. This will help retrain staff on how to use your new system without having to make changes.

SAP S/4HANA users can now upgrade support for SAP Fiori Launchpad by 2021.

Upgrades to improve content for SAP Fiori Launchpad in next release

SAP’s newest update maintains the lifecycle status on transaction level, updating each respective SAP app with information about its lifecycle status and successor apps (should a transition need to be made). This ensures that any features added by the company are easier to adopt and will cater better to clients needs as well.

How SAP delivered SAP Fiori launchpad content for SAP S/4HANA 2021

• Upgrade Launchpad Content in SAP S/4HANA 2021
• Four benefits of the new support for SAP Fiori Launchpad content in SAP S/4HANA 2021
• Launchpad Content support for SAP SAP S/4HANA 2021 – first version
• Explore your current SAP launchpad content to find new opportunities
• Explore new app replacement options and let us know your thoughts
• Download the successor apps to SAP Fiori Launchpad Content Suite in SAP S/4HANA
• This will allow users to upgrade SAP Fiori Launchpad content in SAP S/4HANA 2021
• Enhancements coming in SAP Fiori Launchpad Content in SAP S/4HANA 2021

How to set up SAP Content Archiving for SAP S/4HANA 2021

As Launchpad Content Aggregator can be used to provide an overview of obsolete and deprecated apps in your content, you will be on the right course to a profitable migration. If a time-lag is detected while generating SAP Fiori content, this means that there are still obsolete apps in use in your system.

Using SAP Dashboards to upgrade Content in SAP S/4HANA 2021. Run the report and get an aggregated overview of obsolete/deprecated apps and their successors. You can customize the table layout – or simply export the table to a spreadsheet and do your magic there.

Take a snapshot of your content before you do any changes in order to ensure you’re only working with the latest version. Use Launchpad Content Aggregator to export an overview of your content to get started with, then update your spreadsheet with any updates every time you publish.
Start processing your launchpad content to upgrade.

Upgrade support for SAP Fiori Launchpad content in SAP S/4HANA 2021

Explore how you can use SAP to analyze your business needs

SAP Launchpad Content Manager allows you to explore and analyze your business catalogs and roles for obsolete content. You can upgrade and customize your Fiori applications, based on your product and solution updates.

Start in the Roles tab to analyze your business roles. The column Transaction Status alerts you if one or more deprecated/obsolete apps are contained in a role. In Launchpad Content Manager, apps show up as tile/target mapping combinations.

Explore how to use product catalogs

Transparency is at the heart of our Launchpad Content Manager plans for S/4HANA21 Administration with Fiori Administration; and with this latest upgrade, we are truly going full circle. With the ‘Catalog’ tab now enabling for you to find deprecated apps, as well as all cross-client versions of Launchpad Content Manager having the new optimizations built-in, you’re able to know just how your content is running and whether or not it requires any further optimization from old platforms.

Use S/4HANA’s new ‘Content Upgrade Assistant’ to update SAP Fiori Launchpad content. A simple click of a catalog takes you to the list, and also allows you see possible successor apps in the lower right corner of the screen. After selecting an app of your choice, easily preview what updates will happen once it has been upgraded.

How to upgrade support in SAP Fiori Launchpad

Plan your app upgrade carefully by identifying any obsolete or deprecated apps and the successor to that application. Utilizing the SAP Fiori Apps Reference Library, you can gain more understanding on beneficial features and determine if the newest model is a clear winner over the older one.

SAP has announced the updated support for new Fiori resolutions for Softer 4HANA, launching in 2021. If you need to test out a new project, use rapid activation tasklists. For more details on this update, view SAP Note 3085127.You can explore them in details in SAP S/4 HANA Administration Online Trainings by experts

Learn what SAP Fiori Launchpad Content does

The Show/Add Successors function makes it easy to replace your old ones with the updated apps without doubling your efforts. After you have selected which apps to upgrade and completed the Show/Add Tile/TM Reference steps, the new tiles will appear alongside the originals in your SAP Fiori development environment. This simplifies the management of your business content while also consolidating data sources in an SAP partner’s activation solution.

Upgrading your content will ensure that you are utilizing the latest version of SAP Fiori. These steps will show you how to upgrade your content from a development environment to an updated SAP Release Planning and Configuration in 2021 and you gain an In-depth Insight in to the various aspects of it by undergoing SAP S/4 HANA Administration Training.

The new location of Launchpad content in S/4 HANA 2021

In the previous step, you have already added successor apps to the business catalog. This means that users can already access them via App Finder.

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SAP Fiori Launchpad content can now be upgraded into SAP S/4HANA

Cross platform support for SAP Fiori

This useful tool can be accessed via transaction code /ui2/flpca – or via ‘Goto – Launchpad Content Aggregator’ from the menu of Launchpad Content Manager (transaction /ui2/flpcm_cust).

In step 4, you have updated your support for a new SAP Fiori Launchpad content folder. In step 5, you have confirmed any subsequent apps and highlighted the new one in the appropriate locations.

SAP launched the upgraded SAP Fiori Launchpad Content in anticipation of SAP S/4HANA 2021. All obsolete and deprecated apps will be removed so you only see relevant content in the new launchpads.

Keep your apps up-to-date by removing unneeded content. You can do this in a two-step process to make the transition easier, like deleting old apps before new ones are created.

Third parties such as Accenture Mobility Services can provide support for Transitional Support for the SAP Fiori Launchpad content in SAP S/4HANA 2021

With SAP Fiori Launchpad, customers will be able to upgrade their entire content stack to S/4HANA 2021.As part of their maturity phases on the system, all business realms will automatically be incorporated into S/4HANA*.

SAP Updates SAP Fiori Launchpad Content

To see an overview of how to upgrade your launchpad content, see Upgrade Support for SAP Fiori in SAP S/4HANA.

You can find detailed tutorials and examples of how to use the launchpad content tools in SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HAN Eye – Creating your custom business roles – the end-to-end process and video playlist

There are some other product versions that are not compatible with SAP S/4HANA. For those, consult your administrator for upgrades on the launchpad admin guide: adjusting launchpad content after an upgrade.

Thanks to upgrades, UI and content support for SAP Fiori has improved. In 2021 you can find much more on the community topic page for SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA.

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