Defining the EIS

Use

To define the Enterprise Information Systems (EIS), you need to create a system definition in one of the following ways:

  • Create a portal system.

    You can create a portal system by using the portal System Landscape wizard (more information: Creating Systems ) or by using the XML Content and Actions feature. For information on system properties, see Editing System Properties in the portal administration guide.

  • Use the portal destination service to find an existing system, which may exist in an alternative system repository than the portal system landscape. For more information, see Portal Destination Service .

The result in either case is a system definition with an alias.

Testing Connectivity (Optional)

  • To test the connection to a portal system, use the Checking System Connections feature of the portal.

  • For a system found by means of portal destination service, connectivity is confirmed if an IConnection object is returned after invoking getConnection . For more information, see Getting the Connection .