How to Deploy SAP Fiori App: Cloud Foundry, On-Premise, and ABAP Environment
Posted on October 31, 2025 by Laeeq Siddique
Introduction
SAP Fiori App Deployment is one of the most common questions for SSEs, consultants, developers, or customers when planning a migration into a modern user experience. Deploying is not simply the transportation of some code from place A to B – it’s the decision of an environment, fine-tuning your start-up process, and ensuring you are ready for scale and security in the long term.
In this blog post, we will take a look at the 3 default deployment scenarios for Cloud Foundry – On-Premise and ABAP environment. We’ll also share thoughts on when you should (or shouldn’t) use them, and give you the tools and best practices for deploying your SAP Fiori apps with confidence.
What is SAP Fiori?
According to Wikipedia, SAP Fiori is the design language and the technology developed by SAP used for all business lines (LoB) such as HR, Manufacturing, Finance (despite that these are the WIKI examples, but it´s for everyone who works in a company, according to their roles, can have some tools collection available to use not only one). Due to its flexibility and connectivity, SAP Fiori apps can be employed in different setups according to the preferences of an organization.
Why does deployment matter?
Given each landscape—except for Cloud Foundry–On-Premise and ABAP—has its own set of pros. The decision you make can have implications on efficiency, scalability, compliance and cost.
The customer is my Certified Solution Developer and requires the SAP Fiori App on Cloud Foundry. Cloud Foundry is a part of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), and also provides new age cloud-native deployment option.
Prerequisites to Pushing to Cloud Foundry
Prerequisites
- Active SAP BTP account.
- Cloud Foundry subaccount set up with the required entitlements.
- SAP Business Application Studio or SAP Web IDE set up.
Deployment Process
- Write the app and deploy it as an MTA (Multi-Target Application).
- Configure the mta.yaml module file, touch with modules that you want (UI, DB, services).
- Use with Cloud Foundry CLI or CI/CD toolchain.
- Play with the app on the SAP Fiori Launchpad service (on BTP).
Advantages of Cloud Foundry
- Scalability: User Loads are capable of being scaled.
- Security: Out-of-the-box secure connect & authenticate.
- Scalability: You could leverage multiple SAP as well as non-SAP services.
Pro Tip 1: Use SAP Fiori Launchpad on BTP for single entry point and role-based app assignment.
Deploying SAP Fiori App On-Premise
Many companies are still performing on-premise deployment just because of the fact that they want high security, regulatory compliance and use internet less.
Setup Requirements
- Install and configure SAP NetWeaver Gateway in the front-end server.
- Ensure you have backend (ECCOR S/4HANA) ready with activation OData Services.
- Provision the app SAP Fiori Launchpad.
Deployment Process
- Import the Fiori app package (UI5 content) onto the front-end server.
- Activate OData and ICF nodes in tcode /IWFND/MAINT_SERVICE.
- Define and organize roles in the Launchpad Designer.AgentRAMRAY:0006726485 Issue a cataloged role.
- Use the app with roles assigned to users.
Challenges and Solutions
- Manual Patches: Must patch on-prem environments manually all the time.
- Sol: Automate it, with SAP Solution Manager or script.
- Benefit: You are in complete control of how much infrastructure (and you follow your own security policy!).
ABAP Add the SAP Fiori Application Get deployment!
Development Cycle
- Build Fiori Elements Apps Based on CDS Views and Annotations.
- CDS views serving as OData V2/V4 services.
- Utilize ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) for transactional apps.
Deployment Process
- Create ABAP Open SQL queries with ADT in Eclipse.
- Create an account and enable services in SAP Gateway.
- How to Integrate an Application Instead and Add It to Fiori Launchpad in the ABAP system.
Advantages:
- Access directly through ABAP runtime and database.
- ABAP Transport Requests as with one in lifecycle management.
- Simplified governance in S/4HANA projects.
Comparing Deployment Options
| Aspect | Cloud Foundry | On-Premise | ABAP Environment |
| Scalability | High, cloud-native scaling | Limited, hardware dependent | Medium, ABAP-based scaling |
| Security | Strong, managed by SAP BTP | Highest, internal control | Built into ABAP authorization |
| Cost | Subscription-based | Hardware & maintenance cost | SAP license-dependent |
| Integration | SAP & non-SAP systems via BTP | Primarily SAP systems | Directly with ABAP apps |
| Flexibility | Highest (multi-cloud, services) | Medium (depends on infra) | Limited to the ABAP ecosystem |
Deployment Recommendations for SAP Fiori Apps
- Plan. Choose a model of deployment that aligns with business needs and regulations.
- Put MTA into the Cloud: Simplification of Deploying and Managing Multi-Target Applications.
- Secure – OData Services: HTTPS for all with authentication using OAuth or SAML.
- Test to the Max: Validate at CDS, OData & UI layers.
- Automating Deployment: Use CI/CD pipelines for quick turnaround on Cloud Foundry.
- Governance – RBAC for Fiori Launchpad.
- Performance tuning – Caching, Pagination and Database pushdown.
Additional Considerations
- Hybrid Systems: Many organizations are using a combination of a heap or cloud and on-prem systems in order to achieve scale and compliance at the same time.
- Transport Management: Use gCTS and CTS+ to transport in ABAP-based scenarios across your landscapes.
- Monitoring: Stay tuned by monitoring and doing pre-emptive maintenance using SAP Solution Manager or SAP Cloud ALM.
- What 19 companies are likely to do next: Low-code/no-code development, event-driven architecture, and AI-powered monitoring will influence SAP Fiori apps deployment.
Conclusion
In summary, SAP Fiori App Deployment strategies differ depending on your company’s technical landscape and governance model. The way you enterprise SAP Fiori App is different then what your company, technical landscape and governance model. SAP Cloud Foundry enables all the freedom and elasticity, On-Premise treats, maximum room for security and control, while in ABAP45 cloud can be instantly connected to SAP’s core systems.
Best practices, automation and leveraging the specific strengths of each option enables organizations to achieve secure, scalable and user-friendly SAP Fiori App Deployment that drive digital transformation forwards.
For more insight on landscape decisions, see our article on “Choosing Between S/4HANA On-Premise and Cloud: Making the Right Decision”
FAQs
Roll out of SAP Fiori Apps, best Strategy?
It’s a business variable; for scalability: 3ius CoundFoundry, for compliance: On Premise, For integrated-ABAP projects: ABAP.
What is the relationship between Cloud Foundry deployment and SAP Fiori?
Servicing, OData connection, and integration in Launchpad on SAP BTP.
Can SAP Fiori be developed on ABAP?
Yes, ABAP CDS in RAP and OData Full Fiori deployment inside the ABAP system.
What are the advantages of On-Premise installation?
Here are a few advantages of more compliance, internal security, and infrastructure control.
How does an MTA assist in deploying SAP Fiori Apps?
MTA is used for the deliverables using UI, DB, and services all in one package.