Chapter 8. Creating Stunning UI5 Interfaces
When the SAP environment was created, its main focus was on delivering the most reliable and efficient functionalities. As a result, it may have been observed that the user interface (UI) was somehow neglected when considering SAP products. There were some efforts to improve the overall visual reception, from new skins (themes) to SAP Graphical User Interface (GUI), WebDynPros, SAP Personas, and so on, but these were rather small and insufficient steps.
Things changed significantly once a completely new approach arose—to think Fiori. SAP Fiori had its origin in very straightforward ideas—make the interface as simple as possible and only as complicated as is necessary, make it responsive, and, most importantly, make it delightful. This approach turns away from overwhelming transaction screens, with plenty of options, buttons, popups, tables, and lists, and tailors the application to fulfill the goal of a single process without any distractions. Furthermore...