Configuring Web Services in SOA Manager
Concept
You can use SOA Manager for the complete configuration of service providers and consumer proxies for a local system. The following task areas are described:
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Initial setup of SOA Manager
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Semantic Addressing Using Identifiable Business Contexts (IBCs)
Addressing is handled on the basis business application entities that are represented as Identifiable Business Contexts (IBCs).
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Configuring Service Providers and Consumers
Configuration that is specific to each server or business scenario.
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Setting up the connection to the Services Registry, configuring publication rules, publishing service definitions.
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Accessing and Testing a Service
Check that a service is functioning correctly and find the URL of the configured service.
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Manage and configure logs and traces for Web service provider and consumer calls.
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Check for errors in the message exchange between a service provider and a service consumer.
Prerequisites
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You have Administrator authorization.
More information: Checking Roles
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In transaction SICF, you have activated the following nodes:
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/sap/bc/srt (including sub nodes)
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/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/appl_soap_management
You may have to activate the general Web Dynpro ICF services to ensure that the ABAP Web Dynpro runtime environment works. For more information, see Active Services in SICF.
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The service and proxy definitions that you want to configure are available as development objects in the back-end system.
More information: Migrating Web Service Configurations
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If you want to work with SOA Manager in a system landscape, you need to configure communication between ABAP systems.
More information: Setting Up the SOA Manager
Procedure
To start SOA Manager:
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Use the transaction code SOAMANAGER.
Alternatively; you can start SOA Manager in an Internet browser using the following link:
http://<host>:<port>/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/appl_soap_management?sap-language=<logon language>
The main screen is displayed, with tabs for the function groups. The main function groups are:
Service Administration
Functionality to set up configuration to support business processes with Web services.
This functionality is intended for business administrators who manage business processes across systems in a system landscape.
Technical Administration
This functionality is intended for technical system administrators who set up connections between systems and who manage the security settings in a system landscape.