SAP Screen Persona flavor changes not reflecting on transport to quality server

We most of the time face situation when we do some changes for screen persona flavors in persona editor in the development server and transport the changes to the quality or production server, it do not replicate the changes that we have done in development server on transport. To solve this isse follow below steps in quality/production server-

• Log to to the quality server and go to transaction /personas/admin

• Click on Perform Cleanup Activities button on right hand side bottom section of the screen.

• It will open up a Cleanup Tools window. Click on Clear Flavor Cache button.

• Press Yes to confirm deletion of flavor cache.

Refresh the flavor editor browser and it show the changes that are transported from the development server.

SICF services for SAP FIORI Launchpad

Activate below mentioned SICF services to start SAP FIORI Launchpad

/default_host/sap/bc/ui2/nwbc/

/default_host/sap/bc/ui2/start_up

/default_host/sap/bc/ui5_ui5/sap/ar_srvc_launch

/default_host/sap/bc/ui5_ui5/sap/ar_srvc_news

/default_host/sap/bc/ui5_ui5/sap/arsrvc_upb_admn

/default_host/sap/bc/ui5_ui5/ui2/ushell

/default_host/sap/public/bc/ui2

/default_host/sap/public/bc/ui5_ui5

Metadata not loaded Error SAP FIORI App Activation

Metadata not loaded – See /IWBEP/ERROR_LOG in backend. Metadata call for model was not successful

There might be situation where user is not able to add service from Maintain and Activate service transaction /IWFND/MIANT_SERVICE due to unsuccessful Metadata call for model. This error occurs when search object connector component is missing in the backend server, to resolve this error we need to create the connector component.

To create the connector component open Connector Administration Cockpit using transaction ESH_COCKPIT and press create button to create connector.

It will open up create search object connector pop up, Choose EAPPLH from the Software Component dropdown menu.

Now select the connector model for which you want to create the connector. Check for connector model name from implementation information section in Fiori App Library.

Give the search model name in input box and click on Create Connector button to create connector.

Check for activate status for the connector once it is created and add the service again in Maintain and Activate Service Transaction  

Activation of Fiori Fact Sheet Application part II

Steps to activate OData Service

Step 6: Go to Activate and Maintain Service transaction /n/IWFND/MAINT_SERVICE and click on Add Service button to add the service.

Step 7: Enter system alias and technical service name to add and activate the service.

Search for OData service in the Fiori App Library.

Step 8: Click on ICF node button to activate the selected service.

Step 9: Activate the ICF node of the service. Search for ICF node details in the Fiori App Library under implementation information.

To activate service in backend, go to SICF transaction and give the service name and press execute button or follow the ICF node path given in app implementation information section.

Now, Right click on the service and choose activate.

Finally, Assign Roles to user

Step 10: Search for roles from implementation information in Fiori App Library to give users access to the app in the SAP Fiori Launchpad.

To assign roles to user open transaction SU01 and enter user id and press execute button.

It will open up the maintain user screen, click on Roles tab and add the roles that was there in Fiori App library and save the user details.

Step 11: We have successfully completed all the steps required to configure and activate the FIORI Fact Sheet Application. Now, open the Fiori Launchpad to check for the application!!

Activation of Fiori Fact Sheet Application Part I

Steps to Activate SAP FIORI Fact Sheet Application

Step 1: Check Import Log of Software Component. Use transaction code ESH_COCKPIT to access the activity.

Step 2: To activate the Fact Sheet application we need to activate the search connectors in the back-end systems.

Now each application has specific search connector associated with it, to find the search connector go to Fiori App Library. Use below link to access the Fiori App Library

https://fioriappslibrary.hana.ondemand.com

Select All Apps from the Categories as highlighted below.

Search and select application “Network Activity” and expand configuration under implementation information.

Under configuration search for Search Connector software component to activate it in backend.

Activate Search Connector component in Backend

Step 3: This will open up the Connector Administrator Cockpit screen which can help you monitor and administrate search object connectors.

Click on Modeler Link.

Step 4: Now, Select the Search Connector “SAPAPPLH” and then choose Import Log (Transport) from Actions dropdown button.

Step 5: Go to transaction SM37 to check if search connector is imported successfully

In the next blog Activation of Fiori Fact Sheet Application Part II, we will explain how to activate the OData Service and associated ICF nodes.