To use the SAP MAPI after installation, you must create a MAPI logon profile for the mail client. The profile determines which service providers are used in a logon session. Instead of creating this profile manually as described here, you can use one of the template profiles which are supplied with SAP MAPI.

1. Go into the system control (under the Windows NT Start menu).
2. Select the Mail (or Mail and Fax) option from the Control Panel to call the MAPI profile manager.

When the dialog box <profile name> Properties is displayed, select Profiles on the Services tab page to display the Mail and Fax dialog box. Otherwise, you are there already.

3. Choose Add to call up the new logon profile setup wizard.
   The wizard will present you with two choices:

1. Select manual configuration and confirm your entries.
2. Enter a name for your profile and confirm your entry.
   A dialog box for the properties of your new profile is displayed.
3. Select Add from the "Services" tab page and select the SAP MAPI from the subsequent dialog box. Confirm your selection.
   An R/3 logon dialog box is displayed.
4. Select the required R/3 System and enter the client, your user name and your password in the subsequent dialog box.
   Confirm your entries .
5. If you want to edit work items offline with Microsoft Outlook, then see the following steps. If you want to manage other data in the client than that delivered by the R/3 server (for example calendar or contacts), you must create another personal folder in the same way as steps f) and g) as the default message store.



The SAPoffice message store is always supplied with documents or work items from the Workplace, irrespective of what you enter as the default message store. However, by configuring a personal folder, data that is only available in client can be protected from access by SAP MAPI (for example, when deleting the local cache, see Trouble-Shooting).

6. You must configure a service that supports Outlook forms in the same way as step c). A personal folder is suitable for this. You must enter this personal folder in the tab page transmission. Thus it is the default message store.
7. Choose properties in the tab page Services. Assign a PST file to your personal folder. The most simple method is to use the PST file sapwkf.pst. supplied with the SAP MAPI. This file already contains the form for work item display workitem.oft and even the file mpform.cfg for the column display of the work item. You no longer need to carry out the further steps.
8. If you want to use a different PST file, you must install files workitem.oft and mpform.cfg afterwards. You must install and publish the form workitem.oft with program wkfpubli.exe. You inform the program of the directory of workitem.oft as well as the name of the profile.
9. Install file mpform.cfg in the Personal Forms Library. In Outlook 97 choose Tools ® Options ® Custom Forms ® Forms ® Install, in Outlook 98 Tools ® Options ® Other ® Advanced Options ® Custom Forms ® Forms ® Install.

1. Choose Use the following information services and select the SAP MAPI.
   Confirm your selection.
2. Enter a name for your profile and confirm your entry.
3. Select R/3 Logon
4. Select the required R/3 system and enter the client, your user name and your password in the subsequent dialog box.
   Confirm your entries .
5. The SAP MAPI setup wizard will lead you through the profile creation process. If you are unsure of some configuration parameters, accept the default values.
6. If you want to edit work items offline with Microsoft Outlook, then see the steps from point f) in the manual configuration.

Your profile has been created. You should check the parameters: Also see the section Setting Individual Parameters in the Profile