SAP Fiori is SAP's design system and user experience for its applications. It replaces the classic SAP GUI with role-based, responsive apps that follow consistent design principles and run on any device. Delivered largely through SAPUI5 and accessed via the Fiori launchpad, it is the standard interface for S/4HANA.
SAP Fiori is the user experience and design language SAP introduced to modernize how people interact with its software. In place of the transaction-driven classic SAP GUI, Fiori offers role-based applications that present users with the tasks and information relevant to their job. It is built on responsive web technology, primarily SAPUI5, so the same apps adapt across desktops, tablets, and phones.
Fiori is guided by design principles that emphasize being role-based, adaptive, coherent, simple, and delightful. Users typically access Fiori apps through the Fiori launchpad, a personalized entry point that organizes apps into tiles and groups. S/4HANA ships with a large catalog of standard Fiori apps covering transactional, analytical, and fact-sheet scenarios, and it is the recommended interface for the suite.
Delivering Fiori well is partly a design exercise and partly a technical one. Behind the scenes, the launchpad, app catalogs, roles, and OData services must be configured and maintained, and performance depends on a healthy front-end server and gateway setup. This administration and troubleshooting of the Fiori environment sits squarely within Basis responsibilities during and after an S/4HANA rollout.
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Last updated: 2026-07-17. Basis Admin is an independent SAP consultancy and is not affiliated with SAP SE.