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CASE STUDY

Delivering custom screens for ESS & MSS (EHP5)

The challenges
Whether upgrading an existing install or starting from scratch, SAP customers often require custom enhancements
to the standard offering. Custom screens can be easily created but the challenge is to integrate new forms using
the framework that SAP provides within standard ESS & MSS. Modified or additional screen menu options will
provide the user with a link to new screens.

The solution
SAP best practice approach uses tools provided to deliver change that allows for customisation without
compromising any standard functionality.

Tools
The SAP Floorplan Manager provides a highly-configurable framework for easy and efficient application
development and adaptation. Consistency across applications as well as 100% UI compliance can be guaranteed
by means of predefined elements such as floorplans, toolbars and generic building blocks. Central functionality like
navigation, messaging and personalization is embedded in the framework and can be simply defined by APIs
without reinventing the wheel. Customers are able to easily adapt delivered user interfaces to their specific needs
modification-free by simple UI configuration.
In summary, FPM significantly increases development efficiency by providing a central framework for creating and
configuring WebDynpro ABAP applications.
You can use the SAP Launchpad to allow users to navigate to specific goals outside of the current Floorplan
Manager application. For example, this could mean navigating to other WebDynpro ABAP applications, external
Web pages, transactions, reports, or other business objects. In the floorplan for an overview page, you can
integrate launchpads via the launchpad component.

Implementation
The example below demonstrates how an organisation can easily customise the standard ESS menu screen to
incorporate additional functionality through the portal menu. You can see the before and after screenshots below
demonstrating how we can configure the standard screen to include additional menu options. Each new menu
option is a link to custom WebDynpro Application (Form).

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Standard ESS screen

Customised ESS screen

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Steps:
1.

From the Portal Content Administration determine the WebDynpro Application behind the ESS menu
screen

2.

Create a new custom Configuration for the Application.

3.

Within the Floorplan Manager define the menu screen for the new Configuration.

For the reference Component Configuration assign a new Launchpad Role.

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4.

Within the Launchpad create a custom Role (ZESS) based on the standard (ESS) and add new menu
options.

5.

Link the new menu options to custom WebDynpro Applications (new screens/forms).

Result
The ESS menu screen has been updated with an additional link to a custom WebDynpro Application.

Author: Marcus Flynn, 09/10/2012

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