Implementing a Federated Portal Network

Prerequisites

Planning and Concepts

Glossary

Content Usage Modes

'Remote Role Assignment' Mode

'Remote Delta Link' Mode

'WSRP Application Sharing' Mode

User Persistence

Single Sign-On

Security Considerations

Federated Portal Caching

Version Interoperability

Limitations, Known Issues, and Workarounds

Workflows (Quick Reference)

Workflow: Remote Role Assignment

Workflow: Remote Delta Link Usage

Workflow: WSRP Application Sharing

Preparing Your Portals

Configuring Proxy Settings

Setting Up Trust Using the SSO Wizard

Setting Up SSL for Remote Delta Link Usage

Setting a Registration Password

Setting the Root Browse Folder for Remote WSRP Usage

Creating Access Users on the Producer for Non-SAP Consumers

Setting Default Connection Values

Setting the Content Invalidation Policy for Remote Delta Links

Managing FPN Connections

Viewing FPN Connections

Creating FPN Connections

Assigning Administrator Permissions to FPN Connections

Setting Up Trust Using the FPN Trust Editor

Registering FPN Connections

Maintaining Aliases of FPN Connections

Testing FPN Connections

Enabling/Disabling Remote Access in FPN Connections

Editing Properties of FPN Connections

Unregistering FPN Connections

Managing WSRP Connections

Managing Your WSRP Producers (from a Consumer Portal)

Creating WSRP Connections to Producers

Assigning Administrator Permissions to WSRP Producer Objects

Viewing Your WSRP Producers

Editing Properties of WSRP Producer Connections

Maintaining Aliases of WSRP Producers

Testing the Connection to WSRP Producers

Registering Your Consumer Portal with WSRP Producers

Enabling/Disabling Remote Access on WSRP Consumers

Unregistering Your Consumer Portal with WSRP Producers

Removing Connections to WSRP Producers

Managing Your WSRP Consumers (from a Producer Portal)

Viewing Your WSRP Consumers

Enabling/Disabling Remote Access on WSRP Producers

Exposing Content to Remote Consumer Portals

Exposing Roles on the Producer for 'Remote Role Assignment' Usag

Exposing Content on the Producer for 'Remote Delta Link' Usage

Exposing iViews on the Producer for 'WSRP Application Sharing' U

Exposing WSRP iViews on the Producer for Non-SAP Consumers

Exposing WSRP iViews on the Producer for SAP NetWeaver Consumers

Consuming Content from Remote Producer Portals

Consuming Roles by Remote Role Assignment

Testing Remote Role Assignment Integrity

Assigning Users to Remote Roles

Optimizing First-Time Remote Role Assignment Usage

Clearing the Remote Role Assignment Cache

Unassigning Users from Remote Roles

Enabling Remote Roles as Portal Search Suggestions

Consuming Content as Remote Delta Links

Testing Remote Delta Link Integrity

Copying Remote Content

Working with Remote Delta Link Content

Synchronizing Remote Delta Link Content

Consuming Remote iViews and Portlets by WSRP Application Sharing

Creating Proxy-to-Portlet iViews

Working with Proxy-to-Portlet iViews

Assigning End-User Permission to FPN Content

Optimizing Performance on the Consumer Portal

Configuring the Federated Portal Cache on the Consumer Portal

Optimizing Performance of Remote Role Assignment Usage

Appendix

Transporting Content within a Federated Portal Network

Using Themes in a Federated Portal Network

Using Object-Based Navigation in a Federated Portal Network

Activity Reporting in a Federated Portal Network

Using Federated Search in a Federated Portal Network

Configuring the UWL in a Federated Portal

Running the UWL in the Consumer Portal

Running the UWL in the Producer Portal

Using XML to Automate Federated Portal Network Tasks

Guidelines for Non-SAP Consumers

Mapping a User to Remote Systems