User Self Service

This section provides information on the new feature from SAP NetWeaver Gateway, User Self Service.

Overview

User Self Service is an SAP NetWeaver Gateway feature (similar to the User Management capability of Business-to-consumer (B2C) scenario) using which, SAP Business Suite B2C customers can create users and manage their user profiles using the OData services provided by SAP NetWeaver Gateway.

By using User Self Service your customers can:

Create a user account in the SAP Business Suite system. See Creating a User Account.
Manage their user profiles.
Reset the password.

OData Services

SAP NetWeaver Gateway provides two OData services to enable User Self Service:

OData Service	Service Document URL
`USERREQUESTMANAGEMENT` This OData service is always executed in a service user context and is mainly used for creating requests like: User creation Password reset When a customer triggers the process to reset the password, an activation URL is sent to the customer as an email notification. The customer needs to access the activation URL to provide a new password. The password provided is then updated in the system. This is the default behavior of User Self Service when a request for user creation and password reset is triggered. However, you have the option to customize this behavior by implementing the BAdIs provided, see User Self Service Enhancement Options. The customers can reset their password when the user is locked because the number of unsuccessful login attempts exceeded the maximum allowed. User creation activation	`http://<hostname>:<port>/sap/opu/odata/IWBEP/USERREQUESTMANAGEMENT`
`USERMANAGEMENT` This OData service is always executed in the logged in users context and is used for managing the users created in the system like: Viewing the user account details Updating the user account details Changing the password Fetching the current user name	`http://<hostname>:<port>/sap/opu/odata/IWBEP/USERMANAGEMENT`

OData Service

Service Document URL

USERREQUESTMANAGEMENT

This OData service is always executed in a service user context and is mainly used for creating requests like:

User creation
Password reset
When a customer triggers the process to reset the password, an activation URL is sent to the customer as an email notification. The customer needs to access the activation URL to provide a new password. The password provided is then updated in the system. This is the default behavior of User Self Service when a request for user creation and password reset is triggered. However, you have the option to customize this behavior by implementing the BAdIs provided, see User Self Service Enhancement Options.

The customers can reset their password when the user is locked because the number of unsuccessful login attempts exceeded the maximum allowed.
User creation activation

http://<hostname>:<port>/sap/opu/odata/IWBEP/USERREQUESTMANAGEMENT

USERMANAGEMENT

This OData service is always executed in the logged in users context and is used for managing the users created in the system like:

Viewing the user account details
Updating the user account details
Changing the password
Fetching the current user name

http://<hostname>:<port>/sap/opu/odata/IWBEP/USERMANAGEMENT