Latest updates:

• Added link to ABAP Platform for SAP S/4HANA 2023

This blog post lists the main SAP Fiori notes for SAP S/4HANA 2023.

This collection is provided as an aid to those customers installing or upgrading to SAP S/4HANA 2023 Cloud, private edition or SAP S/4HANA 2023 On-Premise.

Information is current for the initial shipment stack of SAP S/4HANA 2023.

You can find additional information on the major changes for SAP Fiori in SAP S/4HANA 2023 in blog posts:

• SAP User Experience Update: What’s new for SAP S/4HANA 2023 (on-premise and private cloud)

You can find additional information on the major changes for SAP Fiori Frontend Server in blog post:

• SAP Fiori deployment options and SAP Fiori front-end server strategy – UPDATE 2023

IMPORTANT: Especially please note the statements in the above blog post around Strategy and future direction for SAP Fiori front-end server. Especially:

SAP FES 2023 is planned to be the last SAP Fiori front-end server version which can be used as a hub or standalone server.

You can find additional information on the major changes for the ABAP Platform in blog post:

• ABAP Platform for SAP S/4HANA 2023

Key release facts for SAP S/4HANA 2023 Initial Shipment Stack

Software components:

Component	Version
SAP FES FOR SAP S/4HANA	2023
SAP FIORI FOR SAP S/4HANA	2023
SAP_BASIS	758
SAP_UI	758 SP00
UIBAS001	758
UIAPFI70	902
UIS4HOP1	900
GW_FND	7.58
SAP_ABA	75I

 

Technical versions:

Component	Version
ABAP Platform	2023
SAP Kernel	7.93
Unified Rendering	2209 or higher
SAPUI5 version	1.114 – Innovation version of SAPUI5 for FES 2023 SP00 1.120 – The long term maintenance version is typically released with FES 2023 SP01 the stable version SAPUI5 1.120 is included, which will be a long–term maintenance version aligned with the maintenance period of SAP S/4HANA 2023 ). Refer to SAP Fiori deployment options and SAP Fiori front-end server strategy – UPDATE 2023 Customers on FES 2023 SP00 should consider patching up as soon as possible (preferably before go-live).

IMPORTANT:

• As usual with the Initial Shipment Stack, the initial SAPUI5 version is *not* the long term maintenance (LTM) version for SAP S/4HANA 2023. You should plan to upgrade your FES to the long-term maintenance release (e.g. by upgrading to SP01) when it is released (expected Q1 2024).  Refer to 3005190 – Maintenance for SAPUI5 Innovation Version in “User Interface Technology” (SAP_UI)

Major deprecations:

• You can find more on which apps and UIs are deprecated in the What’s New Viewer for SAP S/4HANA by select Type = deleted, deprecated.
• You can find major tool changes are deleted or deprecated in the What’s New Viewer for SAP S/4HANA by selecting Type = deprecated, must know deprecated
• You should also note the incompatible changes in 3280679 – Incompatible ABAP changes from Release 7.57 to 7.58

Important changes: 

• 3383515 – From SAP_GWFND 758 version – OData V2 Services created will no longer require service specific ICF node for runtime operation.

Hint: The new apps available are expected to be visible in the SAP Fiori apps library in the next few days. The library is regularly updated every couple of weeks.

SAP Help Documentation guides for SAP Fiori on SAP S/4HANA

SAP Fiori launchpad for SAP S/4HANA 2023 

Central SAP Notes for all releases of SAP Fiori on SAP S/4HANA

2217489 – Maintenance and Update Strategy for SAP Fiori Front-End Server

2590653 – SAP Fiori front-end server deployment for SAP S/4HANA

2436567 – UI for Basis Applications – General Information

2658822 – Release notes for SAP GUI for HTML (short WEBGUI)

314568 – SAP GUI for HTML functionality / Limitations / Sp. Behaviour

2050838 – SAP Screen Personas – Limitations / Restrictions / Behavior

2902673 – Rapid Activation for SAP Fiori in SAP S/4HANA – Overview

2241080 – SAP S/4HANA: Content for checking customer specific code

2236608 – Support Package levels of SAP S/4HANA ON-PREMISE installations/upgrades

Main SAP Notes for SAP Fiori on SAP S/4HANA 2023

3336823 – SAP FIORI FOR SAP S/4HANA 2023: Release Information Note

Platform Availability Matrix for SAP FIORI FOR SAP S/4HANA 2023

3307222 – SAP S/4HANA 2023: Release Information Note

3348949 – SAP S/4HANA 2023: Restriction note

3351047 – SAP S/4HANA 2023 Feature Package Stack 00: Additional Release Information

3346290 – ABAP Platform 2023 – General Information

3386554 – SP Equivalence for upgrade to ABAP Platform 2023 (indirect)

ABAP Platform 2023 – Restrictions (note pending)

SAP S/4HANA 2023 FPS0: Performance Restrictions (note pending)

Browser Support Details:

Product Planning Matrix for SAP S/4HANA 2023 and SAP S/4HANA FOUNDATION 2023

Spaces and Pages are available since SAP S/4HANA 2020. The journey continues with 2021 and higher releases:

2972720 – New SAP Fiori launchpad Layout with Spaces and Pages

Themes in UI Technologies supported by SAP Fiori launchpad:

SAP Fiori Evolution: Horizon Now Generally Available in UI Technologies and Some Products

2540597 – Supported Themes for SAPGUI for HTML

User Assistance settings:

3304857 – User Assistance Settings for Static Documentation (SAP S/4HANA 2023)

Main SAP Notes for SAP Fiori Frontend Server 2023 for SAP S/4HANA

3340880 – SAP Fiori front-end server 2023 for SAP S/4HANA

3348673 – General Information: Installation details of SAP Fiori front-end server 2023 for SAP S/4HANA

3286060 – SAP_UI 7.58 minimal installation requirements

3349668 – UI Version 10 for SAP ABAP Platform: Mapping support package stack SAP_UI 7.58 to UI5 versions

IMPORTANT: Once you have installed or upgraded to SAP S/4HANA 2023, you should immediately check and patch up your minor versions for all UI technologies. That is you should patch up your minor versions for:

• SAPUI5 version – for Fiori launchpad and SAP Fiori apps
• Kernel version – for SAP GUI for HTML and SAP GUI for Windows
• Unified Rendering version – for SAP GUI for HTML and ABAP Web Dynpro applications

Patching for SAPUI5

Find the current minor patch levels and where to find the patch by checking the SAP Note 3155948 – ABAP SAPUI5 patch version update.

You can find a short FAQ list on the patching process in SAP Note 2346367 – How to upgrade the SAPUI5 library in ABAP

The changes implemented by the patch are described in the UI5 Change Log – go to https://ui5.sap.com/#/releasenotes.html  and select release 1.114

Patching for Kernel

Find the current minor patch levels by checking the SAP Note 2083594 – SAP Kernel Versions and SAP Kernel Patch Levels. This includes the link to the latest patch note in the format: SAP Kernel <major version> Patch Level <patch level number>

For example:

3372947 – SAP Support Package Stack Kernel 7.93 PL 51 (RTC)

Patching for Unified Rendering

Find the current minor patch levels by checking the SAP Notes:

For Web Dynpro for ABAP – SAP Note 2090746 – WD ABAP: Unified Rendering Update with TCI – Instructions and Related SAP Notes

Check the Solution section for your SAP_UI component version and the associate UR version and its SAP Note.

For SAP GUI for HTML – SAP Note 2504011 – SAP GUI for HTML: Unified Rendering Update – Instructions and Forecasts

You can find more information in SAP Note 2500800 – Cumulative patches for Unified Rendering

Add-ons and software components with SAP Fiori apps or features

3346063 – Release of Fiori Product Versions for SAP Fiori front-end server 2023 for SAP S/4HANA

2958200 – Release strategy and Maintenance Information for the ABAP add-on UIGRCGTS

2013453 – Release strategy for ABAP add-on PERSONAS

Notable changes in Catalogs, Groups, and Spaces

3341718 – Release Information: Changes in SAP Fiori Content for International Trade Management in SAP S/4HANA 2023

Notable restrictions in Apps and UIs

IMPORTANT: To find out the obsolete, deprecated, and superseded SAP Fiori apps, GUI transactions, Web Dynpro apps, and Web Client UIs, please use the Fiori Upgrade Impact Analysis on the SAP Fiori apps reference library

3239288 – Supported Device Type Change for Fiori Apps in Bank Account Management SAP S/4HANA 2023

Additional Notes for Upgrading to SAP S/4HANA 2023

33340515 – SAP S/4HANA 2023 – application specific notes in system conversion / release upgrade preparation phase

3340526 – SAP S/4HANA 2023 – application specific notes in system conversion / release upgrade follow-on phase

3387540 – MDG-BP/C/S: Upgrade and Conversion to SAP S/4HANA 2023

For other user experience changes refer to:

• What’s new viewer for ABAP Platform

IMPORTANT:

You can also use the new Upgrade Impact Analysis in the SAP Fiori apps reference library to plan for changes in apps and UIs. Find out how in Running an App Upgrade Impact Analysis.

Updating Rapid Activation and other tools

For Rapid Content Activation:

• 3336782 – Composite SAP note: Rapid Activation for SAP Fiori in SAP S/4HANA 2023

For SAP GUI for HTML (WebGUI):

• SAP Note 3025342 – WebGUI Health Check report

For SAP Screen Personas:

• 3330566 – SAP Screen Personas 3.0 SP17: Released Notes Information

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