Microsoft legacy browsers Internet Explorer 11 and Edge Legacy will no longer be supported by various SAP UI Technologies like Web Dynpro ABAP, SAP GUI for HTML, SAPUI5 and Business Server Pages (BSP).
Specifically, this means
- Web Dynpro ABAP no longer supports Internet Explorer 11 starting with SAP_UI 7.56
- SAP GUI for HTML no longer supports Internet Explorer 11 starting with Kernel 7.85 used in S/4 HANA Cloud 2105, S/4HANA 2021 or newer
- SAPUI5 no longer supports IE11 starting with SAPUI5 1.88 (2104).
- Business Server Pages no longer supports Internet Explorer 11 starting with SAP_BASIS 7.56 used in S/4HANA 2021 or newer
Support for the Microsoft Edge Legacy (EdgeHTML) browser was discontinued on March 9th, 2021, since Microsoft discontinued support for it on that date.
As a result, to name a few, the following product releases will no longer support Internet Explorer 11:
- SAP S/4HANA Cloud 2105
- SAP S/4HANA 2021
- SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain 2105
- SAP Marketing Cloud 2105
This does not affect any support statements for the new Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser.
Older S/4HANA or Suite releases are not affected by the de-support of Internet Explorer 11 until Microsoft will remove the Internet Explorer 11 support on June 15, 2022. As SAP support ends latest with end of support by the vendor, SAP stops the Internet Explorer 11 support for these OS combinations on June 15,2022.
Internet Explorer 11 and EdgeHTML are legacy products with limited maintenance from Microsoft that do not fulfil the requirements of a modern browser with respect to features, security and performance.
To ensure a secure environment for running business-critical solutions, SAP recommends using the latest version of a modern and secure browser.
Recommended Action and Upgrade Strategy
SAP always recommends using the latest version of a modern, supported browser e.g. Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari.
Until your environment is updated to a supported browser, you may:
- use the Internet Explorer legacy mode in MS New Edge (Chromium);
- stay on a long-term maintenance release of Web Dynpro ABAP with SAP_UI 7.54, together with SAPUI5 version 1.71 in combination with Frontend Server 6.0 (FES 6.0).
Should you be unable to move away from Internet Explorer 11, then it is essential that you do not upgrade to SAP_UI 7.56, since all SAP systems using SAP_UI 7.56 will not support Internet Explorer 11.
Former versions of SAP GUI for Windows uses always the Internet Explorer 11 to display HTML content within SAP GUI for Windows. As of the release 7.70 the SAP GUI for Windows supports Microsoft Edge (Chromium) as an alternative browser. Upgrade to SAP GUI for Windows 7.70 and configure it to use Microsoft WebView2 control (Edge based on Chromium).
References
Dencker, T. (2021, May 21). Internet Explorer 11 will no longer be supported by various SAP UI technologies in newer releases. SAP Blogs.