The exchange profile is an XML document, which is stored in the main database of PI. The parameters of the exchange profile documented here define some basic technical settings. Most of these parameters are initialized automatically during the installation phase, but in some cases the administrator may need to maintain them.

The available profile sections are displayed in a tree structure.

You access the exchange profile maintenance page at: http://<host:port>/webdynpro/dispatcher/sap.com/com.sap.xi.exprofui/XIProfileApp

The variables host and port are the hostname and connection port of your Integration Server.

The system prompts you to log on with a user name and a password. A user with AS Java security role administer is required. This role is mapped to role SAP_XI_ADMINISTRATOR_J2EE in AS ABAP as the default setting.

This URL provides a Web-based interface for editing the exchange profile.

Choose Connection to connect to the main database of PI. Enter the RFC connection parameters for the Integration Server; the standard user is PILDUSER. After the connection parameters are set, the profile main page is displayed again, now showing the database content as a tree structure.

In addition, the exchange profile maintenance page provides functions to import a new XML file containing profile parameters, or to export the current configuration as an XML document.