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DIGITISATION OF CONTENTThe era of Fiori Groups & Catalogs is over - time for Spaces & Pages in SAP S/4HANA
- SAP
With the successive releases of the system SAP S/4HANA Not only is the logic of business processes changing, but also the way end users work with the SAP Fiori interface. One of the most significant changes in recent years is A gradual shift away from the classic model based on Groups & Catalogs in favor of a modern approach - Spaces & Pages. This transition signifies a new philosophy in the organization and presentation of applications that better supports the role of the user and allows for a more intuitive use of the system.
Why was this change needed?
The Groups & Catalogs model, while it worked well in early Fiori implementations, revealed its limitations over time. Among the most important were:
- limited flexibility in personalization - users had little ability to customize their work environment,
- difficulties in maintaining large environments - administrators had to manually manage directories and groups, which, with hundreds of applications, became cumbersome,
- poor mapping of business roles - The layout of the application did not always correspond to the actual tasks or processes carried out by employees.
SAP, responding to these challenges, has introduced the Spaces & Pages model, which is intended to solve the above problems and at the same time better prepare the system To future scenarios.
What are Spaces and Pages?
- Spaces are nothing more than workspaces associated with a specific business role, such as "Accountant," "Procurement Specialist" or "Project Manager." Each user can be assigned several spaces, depending on their responsibilities.
- Pages are pages housed inside Space, divided into sections containing applications. This way, the user does not browse a chaotic list of tiles, but sees a logical layout corresponding to the processes he performs on a daily basis.
Benefits for users and administrators
The new approach brings many advantages:
- better navigation - The applications are arranged in easy-to-read sections, reducing the time needed to search for them,
- business context - The layout reflects actual processes and roles, making work more ergonomic and intuitive,
- standardization - administrators can prepare a uniform, consistent environment for the entire organization,
- development perspective - SAP is clearly communicating that Spaces & Pages is the target model, and Groups & Catalogs will be gradually phased out.
What does this mean for companies?
For new implementation projects in SAP S/4HANA It is recommended to design from the beginning based on Spaces & Pages. In this way, companies avoid the need for additional migration in the future and provide their users with a more intuitive work environment.
For existing systems A gradual transition is recommended. SAP provides tools to support the migration process, and administrators can prepare Spaces & Pages in parallel with the current Groups in the first stage so that users have time to get used to the change.
Although the new layout may take some getting used to at first, over time brings tangible benefits - better workflow, faster application search and greater transparency.
Summary
Change from Groups & Catalogs to Spaces & Pages is an important step Toward roll-oriented navigation in SAP Fiori Launchpad. It is not only visual change, but also an improvement that realistically affects the comfort and efficiency of users. For the organization, this means simplification of the environment, standardization and better preparation of the system for future challenges. It is therefore worth Plan the transition to the new model as soon as possibleto take full advantage of the potential of SAP S/4HANA and the modern Fiori interface.
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Tomasz Jurgielewicz
Head of Security Development at Lukardi. For more than 10 years, he has led a team of SAP Security specialists, providing comprehensive services and tools to secure SAP systems and optimize licenses. Experience in the areas of: - identification of authorization conflicts and reorganization of authorization, - identification of SAP vulnerabilities, - integration of SIEM solutions with SAP, - optimization of SAP licenses.
