Creating Destinations on SAP NetWeaver Application Server for Java

Create destinations for the services to point to the SAP back-end system from which the data is fetched.

Context

You create the destinations in the SAP NetWeaver Administrator on the SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java.

Procedure

  1. To go to the SAP NetWeaver Application Server for Java, use the following URI http://<host>:<port>/nwa and log on.
  2. On the Configurations tab, choose Start of the navigation pathDestinations Next navigation step Create…End of the navigation path.
  3. Select a system as Hosting System.
  4. Enter a destination name.
  5. As the Destination Type, select HTTP and choose Next.
  6. Enter the details of the SAP back-end system:
    Option Description

    URL

    Enter the URL of the SAP back-end system.

    Here is the generic URL: <https://<hostname>:<port>/sap/iwbep?sap-client=<client number>

    Hostname, port and client number depend on the system you are using.

    To get the destination URL:

    • In transaction SICF, choose Execute to display the service tree hierarchy.
    • Expand the default host and navigate to the node IWBEP (Start of the navigation pathdefault_host Next navigation step sap Next navigation step iwbepEnd of the navigation path).
    • In the context menu of the node iwbep, choose Test Service and in the pop up window, choose Allow.

    The URL you get in the address bar of the browser is the destination URL.

    System ID

    		 Enter the system ID of the SAP back-end system.

    Client

    		 Enter the client number of the SAP back-end system.

    Make sure that the service information you enter is the same as on the SAP Business Suite system. To get the list of the SAP Business Suite services, perform the following steps:

    1. Log on to the SAP Business Suite system and go to the transaction SPRO.
    2. Open the SAP Reference IMG and navigate to Start of the navigation pathSAP NetWeaver Gateway Next navigation step  Service Enablement Next navigation step Backend OData Channel Next navigation step Service Deployment for Backend OData Channel Next navigation step Display Models and ServiceEnd of the navigation path.
  7. Choose Next.
  8. Select the Authentication type. You can choose from the following types:
    • No Authentication: When the back-end system has no authentication mechanism.
    • Basic (User ID and Password): When the back-end system is authenticated using credentials.
    • Logon Ticket: SSO authentication; for this type of authentication you have to establish mutual handshake.
    • Assertion Ticket: Similar to SSO authentication, but the session timeout is shorter than the one of the logon ticket.
    • User Mapping: Using this option, the user can map the destination to a particular application server.
    • X509 Client Certificate with SSL: If the user has a certificate authorized by a CA.

Results

A destination is created for the SAP back-end system. You can now register a service using 'OData Provisioning Administration' of Gateway Java.
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