User Mapping options with Fiori Launchpad

[Former Member]

Current we have a SAP EP deployment as foundation for portal that gives the end-users navigation + launch access to diverse applications - Portal built-in apps (WD4J), and external applications - SAP and non-SAP.

As we aim to modernize and improve on our portal user experience, I've designed a solution architecture in which deployment of Fiori LaunchPad is the new user entrance. The WD4J applications will be replaced by Fiori Apps, preferable standard ones (COTS), and custom-developed for those that have no sufficient fitting standard variant.

A challenge is user mapping. In the current deployment, Enterprise Portal user mapping is utilized for SSO from portal accounts to exposed applications.

What are the options for user mapping in a FLP setup? I'm aware of one, via FLP@EP. But am not in favor of that as we seek to consolidate our landscape, and plan to replace the EP deployment by FLP on a Gateway server in role of Fiori FES; and not to extend our landscape with both EP as FLP/Fiori deployments.

[masa_139 · Accepted solution]

Hi William,

Where is the user information stored for authentication?

Regards,

Masa / SAP Technology RIG

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Masa,

Clarification of context:

Current we have a Supplier Portal composed of SAP EP + SAP ECC:

1. In SAP EP, each individual user working for a Supplier has a user account maintained in a LDAP server.
2. In SAP ECC we are not maintaining individual accounts for each Portal user: we are maintaining only one account for each Supplier.
3. We maintain the mapping between the individual SAP EP user account and the Supplier SAP ECC account in the SAP EP UME.

We want to migrate from EP usage to FLP, resulting in Supplier Portal that is composed of SAP FLP + SAP ECC, with the FLP deployment on the SAP GW.

Question: (how) can we maintain the same user mapping in this architecture?

Regards, William.

[masa_139 · Accepted solution]

Hi William,

I think that ERP has Business Partner concept and there is Supplier company and supplier employees relation in the ERP side.

For SSO topics, take a look at .

SAP Fiori Launchpad on HCP is also a good solution for Supplieres. You can use Identity Provider service on HCP.

Regards,

Masa / SAP Technology RIG

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Masa,

So basically the FLP concept on itself as no comparable user mapping feature / administration as EP.

If needed for SSO to launched Apps; the SSO is not handled by FLP upon App launch, but it must be handled in the activation-context of the specific App.

Examples for that:

• An iView-based application can utilize the user mapping of the EP
• A Fiori application either should have a custom user mapping implementation, or it can federate with an Identity Provider service.

Thanks, William.