Floorplan manager

Dirk Becker / Christian Günther

October, 2013

CD109

UI Innovation with Web Dynpro ABAP and Floorplan Manager

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agenda

introduction

floorplan manager – basics

predefined components – floorplans and GUIBBs

demo 1

analytics with charts in fpm

ui innovation

modern user interfaces in fpm

insight to action with fpm

tooling

intregrated development and development tools

demo 2

full map integration into fpm

introduction floorplan manager - basics



FPM in a nutshell

ui framework on WD ABAP

floorplan of an application

patterns for common usage

configuration of uis

highly adaptable



what is FPM ?

what benefits does it have for me ?



developer productivity

construct your ui with

predefined components

don‘t care about event loop,

messaging and navigation

make use of wizards and

fpm workbenchy

developer

productivity



high flexibility

create user interfaces by pure

configuration in FLUID

user interfaces are code-free

work comfortably on

complex applicationsy

high

flexibility



maximum adaptability

adapt & enhance delivered applications

modification-free

context-based adaptations

end-user personalization

maximum

adaptability



overall consistency

guideline conforming applications

benefit from uniform look & feel

coherent suite of applications

overall

consistency



timeless software

separation of business logic and ui

support of various object models

like BOL, BOPF, …

gain speed and minimize maintenance

cost with generic feeder classes

timeless

software



rich user interfaces

new ui patterns for analytical charts

and interactive maps

integrate client-side HTML5 & CSS

with HTML islands

tighter SAPUI5 integration

rich user

interfaces



and more …

HANA code pushdown for fast

drill-down on mass-data

tablet support with restrictions

flexible theming & branding

with SAP UI theme designer

and

more

…



you should also know …

… that FPM is widely used in the

Business Suite

… that FPM runs within any shell

… that FPM is fully based on a standard

technology (WDA): versions,

corrections, transports,

translation, …

predefined components floorplans and GUIBBs


predefined components – floorplans (1)

floorplans …

… define general layout and

interaction of an

application

… are used for application

composition and

ui assembly

overview page

floorplan (OVP)

guided activity

floorplan (GAF)



overview page floorplan

designed for object overview and

maintenance

highly personalizable with

collapsible & stackable panels and

flexible layout options

various page types & page master for

complex scenarios



guided activity floorplan

represents step-by-step scenarios

renders interactive roadmap with

optional subroadmap

offers standard buttons and

allows step-specific buttons


predefined components – generic ui building blocks (1)

generic ui building blocks (guibbs)…

… are patterns for guideline conforming

content representation

… allow generic configuration based

on feeder classes

… are fully integrated into fpm



form and form repeater

pixel-perfect alignment by grid based

configuration

dynamic behaviour is supported

various layout options

form repeater offers swap uibb to allow

distinct processing options and modal

behaviour



list and tree

client side rendering allows

smooth scrolling

abap table services (ATS) enable

grouping, aggregation, sorting,

filtering & export to spreadsheet

switch between paging and scrolling

variants concept for personalization

demo 1 analytics with charts in fpm

ui innovation modern user interfaces

insight to action with fpm

run fpm on device


modern user interfaces with fpm – i.) charts

chart guibb

based on CVOM chart library

(HTML5)

>30 different chart types with up

to 2 dimensions and 3 measures

fully interactive and entirely

integrated into FPM


modern user interfaces with fpm – ii.) maps

visual business guibb

integration of maps and 3d

graphics based on

VisualBusiness

fully integrated into FPM

bi-directional communication

completely supported


modern user interfaces with fpm/wda – iii.) html islands

html(5) islands

include any custom HTML, CSS or

Java Script

flawless integration into FPM/WDA

communication via JS calls, WD

context or WD actions

requires standards mode

example: SAPUI5 carousel


modern user interfaces with fpm/wda – iv.) html container

html(5) container

add small snippets of HTML5 into or around

existing ui elements

example: background images in

tables

example: decorative elements

implemented in fpm for form and

form repeater


insight to action with fpm – HANA code pushdown

HANA code pushdown

direct code pushdown by

SADL engine (SADL = service adaptation

description language)

intelligent paging mechanism for

smooth scrolling

work with mass data in

real-time

also available for GUI ALV


insight to action with fpm – HANA drill down capabilities

HANA drill down

free-text search and fuzzy search

all abap table services (ATS) available:

group, sort, filter, …

alternative drill-down with modern

charting capabilities

browse through millions of recordsin

sub-seconds


run fpm on device – tablet support

tablet support

conditionally released for customers

(note 1853087)

reuse standard scenarios on the iPad

no native mobile experience, some restrictions

device detection to adapt configurations in

fpm (context based adaptations)

tooling integrated development

integration into theme designer

development tools


integrated development with object models

object models and fpm

optimized developer velocity and

efficiency

low development efforts

high transparency and easy

extensibility

easy to test and maintain

BOL, BOPF, SPI (+ SADL) supported

Consumer

UI Technoloy UI Technologies (e.g. FPM, SAPGUI, …)

Data base

UI Technoloy Web Services

Business Logic

Uniform facade

UI Technoloy Business objects


integration of ui theme designer

ui theme designer

quick theming & branding for fast results

expert theming for detailed

changes

Support of CSS3 and LESS

enabled for unified rendering,

sapui5, NWBC & portal


development tools @ fpm (1)

tool support

fpm workbench (FPM_WB)

central basis for all fpm related activities

application creation wizard

code-less application generation

support of object models + SADL



FLUID

WYSIWYG editor for expert

configuration

screen layout individually

adaptable and persisted

multiple adaptation options

customizing

enhancements

context based adaptations



fpm in eclipse

integration of FLUID in

eclipse

intregration of fpm wizard

easy navigation into class

builder for feeder classes

demo 2 full map integration into fpm


Further Information

SAP Education and Certification Opportunities

http://www.sap.com/education/

NET 313: 4-day classroom training on Floorplan Manager for Web Dynpro ABAP

Watch SAP TechEd Online

www.sapteched.com/online

SAP Public Web

SAP Community Network (SCN): http://scn.sap.com/community/web-dynpro-abap/floorplan-manager

- Including FPM Developer’s Guide (aka Cookbook)

- Including document How to Create, Adapt, and Enhance FPM Applications

+ SDN Forum

http://www.sap.com/education/

http://www.sapteched.com/online

http://scn.sap.com/community/web-dynpro-abap/floorplan-manager







http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/nw-ui


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