SAP Fiori Configuration Steps:

SAP Fiori Configuration Steps from Basis Administrator side:

In This blog, we have explained the Basic steps for SAP Fiori Configuration steps and troubleshooting from SAP Basis Side.

Tasks:
1. Activate the SAP Gateway in FES
2. Maintain system Alias in FES & Backend
3. Add OData service
4. Activate the OData service
5. Enable the UI5 Web application services through SICF.
6. Maintain the DNS and public ip for FIORI Access.
7. Maintain the SMICM Parameter(Port for HTTP & HTTPS)

Execute the below transaction code for open the SAP FIORI Lunch pad url

Transaction: /n/UI2/FLP

1. Configuring SAP Gateway:

SAP GATEWAY Main use in fiori side is that the communication is handled with the ODATA Protocol.
Activate SAP Gateway in FES:

• Execute the SPRO Transaction tcode.
• Go to SAP Netwaiver-choose UI Technologies → SAP
• Goto SAP Fiori → Initial Setup
• Goto Connection Settings(Front-End Server to ABAP Back-End Server)
• Activate SAP Gateway.
• Or using below Tcode, you can activate the Gateway directly.
• Transaction : /N/IWFND/IWF_ACTIVATE

2. Maintain system Alias in FES & Backend

Create the system alias and maintain system alias details, need to check with the Technical Team. Below details we have mention the Basic Details.

• Execute the transaction SPRO
• choose UI Technologies → SAP Fiori → Initial Setup
• → Connection Settings (Front-End Server to ABAP Back-End Server
• → Define SAP System Alias or
• Execute the direct transaction : /N/UI2/GW_SYS_ALIAS
• Create the alias
• System aliases are stored in view /IWFND/V_DFSYAL.

3. Add OData service and activate the OData service:

Add the Odata service and activate the OData service details for need to check with the Technical Team. Below details we have mention the Basic Details.

• Execute the transaction code /IWFND/MAINT_SERVICE
• Add the services (need to check with standard document for which services need to the add)
• Execute the below transaction for Activate the OData service in Front end.
1. Execute the tcode /IWFND/MAINT_SERVICE
2. Left side click ICF Note –Click configure (SICF)—Activate the service.
3. After activation execute the /IWFND/MAINT_SERVICE and check the status.
4. Enable the UI5 Web application services through SICF:
Need to the enable/Activate the S4 Hana Fiori services for SAP Fiori configuration. If services are not active then SAP Fiori lunch pad has not work.

Main Services in SICF:

• /sap/public/bc/ui2
• /sap/public/bc/ui2/start_up
• /sap/public/bc/ui5
• /sap/public/bc/ui5_ui5
• /sap/bc/ui5_ui5/dvd/
• /sap/bc/ui2/flp
• /sap/bc/ui2/app_index
• /sap/bc/ui5_ui5/sap/arsrvc_upb_admn
• /sap/bc/ui5_ui5/sap/ar_srvc_news
• /sap/bc/ui5_ui5/sap/ar_srvc_lunch
• /sap/bc/ui2/start_up
• /sap/bc/ui2/nwbc

Sap ui5 needs for below 2 services for the Front end services

• /sap/public/bc/ui5_ui5
• /sap/bc/ui5_ui5/ui2

SICF Service Activation Process:

• Execute the SICF Transaction.
• Go to the Below Path:
   Path: /sap/public/bc/ui2
• Right Click on ui2 and activate the UI2 services.
• Go to the Below Path:
• Path: /sap/public/bc/ui5 and /sap/public/bc/ui5_ui5
• Right Click on ui5 and activate the ui5 and ui5_ui5 services.
• Need to activate the above all services.

5. Maintain the DNS and public ip for FIORI Access.

• Need to check with concern Team for Maintained the DNS and Public ip details for SAP FIORI Lunch pad.

6. Maintain the SMICM Parameter (Port for HTTP & HTTPS)

• Please maintain the below parameter for HTTP & HTTPS Ports
• HTTP parameter
• Icm/server_port_0 = PROT=HTTP, PORT=80XX, PROCTIMEOUT=600, TIMEOUT=600
• HTTPS Parameter.
• Icm/server_port_0 = PROT=HTTP, PORT=443xx, PROCTIMEOUT=600, TIMEOUT=600
• After maintained the parameter then restart the application for effect the parameter.

Other Info:

1.Activate Cache buster:
Browsers store the resources like file, images in browser cache. When software upgrade and resource are changed on server, you want to load the new resource from the server. When new version is available then cache buster automatically reloaded in the resources.

Steps for activate the Cache buster:

• Execute the SICF tcode.
• Go to the Below path:
/sap/bc/ui2/flp
• Activate the service.
After activated the cache buster, SAP FIORI Lunch pad with cache buster accessed by below user.
• https://<server>:<port>/sap/bc/ui2/flp/
• https://<server>:<port>/sap/bc/ui2/flp/FioriLaunchpad.html

2. Fiori Cleanup Jobs:

We need to schedule the cleanup jobs for weekly basis. Please find the below details for S/4 HANA Fiori clean job report and job details.

• Task : Clear cache
Report : /UI2/CHIP_SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE
Job name : /UI2/CHIP_SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE
Schedule : Weekly

• Task : Clear cache
Report : /UI2/PAGE_CACHE_SYNCHRONIZE
Job name : /UI2/PAGE_CACHE_SYNCHRONIZE
Schedule : Weekly
• Task : Clear cache
Report : /UI5/DEL_ODATA_METADATA_CACHE
Job name : /UI5/DEL_ODATA_METADATA_CACHE
Schedule : Weekly

• Task : Client cache clear from report
Report for one client : /UI2/INVALIDATE_CLIENT_CACHES
Report for one Global : /UI2/INVALIDATE_GLOBAL_CACHES

• Task : UI2 cache clear from report
Report : /UI2/DELETE_CACHE_AFTER_IMP

• Task : Gate way cache clear from report
Report : /IWXBE/R_CACHE_CLEANUP

• Task : Calculate SAPUI5 Application index for SAP Fiori Apps
Report : /UI5/APP_INDEX_CALCULATE

Basis SAP Fiori Configuration steps has been completed and more SAP Fiori Configuration steps need to check SAP Standard Configuration Document.

Conclusion:
We have explained the Basis SAP Fiori Configuration steps, activated the Fiori services and SAP Fiori clean up job details.

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