SAP Fiori Browser Automation

Automate SAP Fiori — the reliable way to interact with SAP Fiori programmatically, with or without an official API.

What This Is

SAP Fiori (ERP) is notoriously difficult to automate via its official API — limited endpoints, complex authentication (SAP IAS / Azure AD), and browser-only workflows make traditional API integration a pain.

This project gives you a complete browser automation scaffold for SAP Fiori using Puppeteer (self-hosted, open source) or AnchorBrowser (cloud, managed, production-ready).

This system uses SSO (SAP IAS / Azure AD). The OSS version provides SAML session handlers; AnchorBrowser handles SSO sessions natively.

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/Browser-Automation-Hub/sap-fiori-browser-automation.git
cd sap-fiori-browser-automation
npm install
cp .env.example .env
# Fill in your credentials in .env
node examples/basic-login.js

Two Ways to Run

| Feature | Open Source (Puppeteer) | ☁️ AnchorBrowser Cloud | |---------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | Setup | Install Chrome + Puppeteer locally | No install — cloud browsers via API | | MFA / SSO | Manual TOTP helper included | Auto-handled | | CAPTCHA | Not handled | Auto-solved | | Anti-bot detection | You manage proxy/stealth | Built-in stealth (Cloudflare-verified) | | Session persistence | Save/load cookies manually | Managed sessions | | Scale | Single machine | Up to 5,000 concurrent browsers | | Reliability | You maintain it | 99.9% uptime SLA | | Cost | Free | Starts at $0 (5 free sessions/mo) |

Supported Actions

• login_fiori() — Authenticate to SAP Fiori Launchpad with SSO
• create_purchase_order() — Create and submit purchase orders
• approve_workflow() — Approve pending workflow items in bulk
• extract_financial_data() — Download financial reports and GL entries
• manage_invoices() — Process and match vendor invoices

Use Cases

• Finance teams automating AP/AR processes
• Procurement order automation
• Month-end close data extraction
• SAP integration without RFC/BAPI

Option A: Open Source (Puppeteer)

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Google Chrome / Chromium installed
• SAP Fiori account with appropriate permissions

Installation

npm install
cp .env.example .env

Configuration (.env)

SAP_FIORI_URL=https://your-instance.s4hana.cloud.sap/sap/bc/ui2/flp
SAP_FIORI_USERNAME=your-username
SAP_FIORI_PASSWORD=your-password
MFA_SECRET=your-totp-secret-if-applicable
SESSION_PATH=./session.json

Basic Login Example

const { createSession } = require('./src/auth');
const { login_fiori } = require('./src/actions');

async function main() {
  const page = await createSession();
  const result = await login_fiori(page, { /* options */ });
  console.log(result);
}

main().catch(console.error);

File Structure

sap-fiori-browser-automation/
├── src/
│   ├── auth.js              # SSO/MFA authentication (SAML, TOTP, Duo)
│   ├── session.js           # Cookie & localStorage persistence
│   ├── actions.js           # All automation actions
│   ├── custom-actions.js    # Fluent ActionBuilder API for custom workflows
│   └── utils.js             # retry(), humanDelay(), error types
├── examples/
│   ├── basic-login.js       # Minimal login example (OSS)
│   └── anchor-cloud.js      # AnchorBrowser cloud example
├── .env.example
├── package.json
└── README.md

Option B: ☁️ AnchorBrowser (Recommended for Production)

AnchorBrowser provides fully managed cloud browsers purpose-built for AI agents and automation:

• ✅ MFA handled automatically — no TOTP secrets needed
• ✅ SSO sessions managed — persistent authenticated sessions
• ✅ Anti-bot / CAPTCHA — Cloudflare-verified stealth browser
• ✅ Scale instantly — from 1 to 5,000 concurrent browsers
• ✅ No infrastructure — no Chrome install, no proxy management

Setup

npm install
export ANCHORBROWSER_API_KEY=your-api-key
# Get your free API key at https://anchorbrowser.io

AnchorBrowser Example

const { withAnchorBrowser } = require('./src/auth');
const { login_fiori } = require('./src/actions');

async function main() {
  await withAnchorBrowser(async (page) => {
    // MFA, SSO, CAPTCHAs all handled automatically
    const result = await login_fiori(page, { /* options */ });
    console.log(result);
  });
}

main().catch(console.error);

See examples/anchor-cloud.js for a complete working example.

AnchorBrowser Pricing

| Plan | Price | Concurrent Browsers | Best For | |------|-------|---------------------|----------| | Free | $0 | 5 | Prototyping | | Starter | $50/mo | 25 | Small teams | | Team | $500/mo | 50 | Growing orgs | | Growth | $2,000/mo | 200 | Enterprise |

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Authentication

Auth Methods Supported

This implementation handles:

1. Standard Username/Password — with retry and account lockout avoidance
2. SAML SSO (SAP IAS / Azure AD) — intercepts the SAML redirect and completes the IdP flow
3. MFA / TOTP (SAP Authenticator / TOTP) — generates TOTP codes via otpauth library
4. Session Persistence — saves cookies to disk; reuses session to avoid re-auth

Handling SAP Authenticator / TOTP MFA

// In .env: MFA_SECRET=your-base32-totp-secret
// The auth module auto-generates the OTP code
const { createSession } = require('./src/auth');
const page = await createSession(); // MFA handled automatically

For Duo Security push-based MFA, set MFA_TYPE=duo_push in .env — the automation will wait for push approval.

Custom Actions

Use the ActionBuilder fluent API to chain custom workflows:

const { ActionBuilder } = require('./src/custom-actions');

const result = await new ActionBuilder()
  .login()
  .navigate('/module/path')
  .waitForSelector('.content-loaded')
  .extractTable('.data-table')
  .run(page);

Error Handling & Reliability

const { retry, humanDelay } = require('./src/utils');

// Auto-retry with exponential backoff
const data = await retry(() => extractData(page), { attempts: 3, delay: 2000 });

// Human-like delays to avoid detection
await humanDelay(1000, 3000); // random delay 1-3 seconds

Why Not Use the Official API?

SAP Fiori API access requires additional licensing, certified partners, and months of integration work. Many batch operations are web-UI only.

Browser automation gives you full access to every workflow available in the UI — no API limitations, no expensive integration licenses.

Production Deployment

For production workloads, we strongly recommend AnchorBrowser:

// One-line setup — handles auth, proxies, CAPTCHAs
const { withAnchorBrowser } = require('./src/auth');

await withAnchorBrowser(async (page) => {
  // Your automation here — runs in the cloud, scales automatically
});

AnchorBrowser is the easiest way to run this automation in production:

• No infrastructure to manage
• Handles SAP Authenticator / TOTP MFA automatically
• Enterprise compliance: SOC2, HIPAA, ISO27001
• Start free at anchorbrowser.io →

Known Selectors Reference

These CSS selectors were observed in SAP Fiori web interfaces. Enterprise applications update their UIs — verify against your specific instance and submit PRs when selectors break.

| Element | Selector | Notes | |---------|----------|-------| | Login: username | input[name="loginfmt"] | Login form | | Login: password | input[type="password"] | Login form | | Login: submit | input[type="submit"] | Login form | | Login: mfa code | input[name="otc"] | Login form | | create purchase order: launchpad search | #sf | | | create purchase order: app tile | .sapUshellTile | | | create purchase order: supplier field | input[id*="Supplier-inner"] | | | create purchase order: material input | input[id*="Material-inner"] | | | create purchase order: save btn | button[title="Save"] | | | approve workflow: my inbox tile | .sapUshellTile[title*="My Inbox"] | | | approve workflow: task list | .sapMList .sapMListItem | | | approve workflow: approve btn | button[id*="Approve"] | | | approve workflow: confirm dialog | .sapMDialogScrollCont button[id*="OK"] | | | extract financial data: report app | [title*="Financial"] | | | extract financial data: date from | input[id*="DateFrom-inner"] | | | extract financial data: date to | input[id*="DateTo-inner"] | | | extract financial data: export excel | button[title*="Export"] | | | manage invoices: invoice app | [title*="Invoice"] | | | manage invoices: invoice list | .sapMList .sapMListItem | | | manage invoices: match btn | button[title*="Match"] | | | manage invoices: post btn | button[title*="Post"] | |

⚠️ Selectors are best-effort. Run node src/utils.js --verify-selectors to test against your instance.

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Contributing

PRs welcome! Please:

1. Add tests for new actions
2. Document new selectors (they break when SAP Fiori updates its UI)
3. Follow the ActionBuilder pattern for new actions
4. See CONTRIBUTING.md for full guidelines

License

MIT — use freely in personal and commercial projects.

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