Defining Content Repositories in the ABAP Application Server

Context

To define content repositories in the ABAP Application Server, proceed as follows:

Procedure

  1. Start transaction OAC0.

    The Display Content Repositories: Overview screen is displayed.

  2. Choose Display/Change and then Create (or go to menu Start of the navigation pathContent Repository Next navigation step CreateEnd of the navigation path). The Change Content Repositories: Detail screen appears.
  3. Define a repository by making entries/selections in the following fields:

    Field

    Input / Selection

    Content Rep.

    Repository name

    Description

    Short description of the repository

    DocArea

    Use input help

    Storage Type

    HTTP Content Server

    Version Number

    0046

    HTTP server

    Name of the computer on which you have installed the SAP Content Server

    Port number / SSL port number

    Port number that was selected during the content server installation . If the communication should take place using HTTPS, the SSL port number must be entered.

    HTTP Script

    ContentServer/ContentServer.dll

    We recommend that you define a repository for each document area in your SAP KW. Note that namespace restrictions apply when creating repositories manually. SAP recommends you use the naming convention: Z_<SID>_<technical name of area>.

  4. Save your entries.
  5. If in the status line of the SAP GUI for Windows, you receive the message The selected key is reserved for customers (message no. CMS043), choose 'Continue’ on the left of the command field to finish the creation.

Results

You have defined one or more content repositories in the Application Server ABAP. As the next step, you need to create the corresponding content repositories on the SAP Content Server.

Example

The table below shows manually-created content repositories for an SAP KW system with the following data:

  • Name of the SAP KW System: BK4

  • Server Name for the Content Server Installation: p12345.wdf.sap.corp

  • Selected HTTP Port for the SAP Content Server: 1090

Content Repository

Description

DocArea

Storage Type

Version Number

HTTP server

Port number

HTTP Script

Z_BK4_IWBTRAIN

Content Repository for Training

IWBTRAIN

HTTP content server

0046

p12345.wdf.sap.corp

1090

ContentServer/ContentServer.dll

Content Repository

Description

DocArea

Storage Type

Version Number

HTTP server

Port number

HTTP Script

Z_BK4_IWBHELP

Content Repository for Documentation

IWBHELP

HTTP content server

0046

p12345.wdf.sap.corp

1090 ContentServer/ContentServer.dll

Content Repository

Description

DocArea

Storage Type

Version Number

HTTP server

Port number

HTTP Script

Z_BK4_IWBMISC

Content Repository for Management

IWBMISC

HTTP Content Server

0046

p12345.wdf.sap.corp

1090

ContentServer/ContentServer.dll

Content Repository

Description

DocArea

Storage Type

Version Number

HTTP server

Port number

HTTP Script

Z_BK4_QMMANUAL

Content Repository for QM Manual

QMMANUAL

HTTP Content Server

0046

p12345.wdf.sap.corp

1090

ContentServer/ContentServer.dll