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Background documentationAccessing PODs

 

You can allow production operators to open PODs in two ways:

  • Through the Activity Manager

  • Through a desktop shortcut to the POD

Opening the POD Through the Activity Manager

You can create a desktop shortcut to open the Activity Manager. The URL property for this desktop shortcut specifies the server name and port. When users double-click this shortcut on their desktops, the system opens the logon page of SAP NetWeaver. The users will enter their SAP ME logon and password. Upon user validation, the Activity Manager will be displayed. The Activity Manager will display only those activities specified in the user group the users belong to.

Adding a Custom POD to the Activity Manager

  1. In POD Maintenance, create a new POD.

  2. In Activity Maintenance, create a new activity as follows:

    1. Enter the activity ID in the Activity field.

    2. Enter the activity description in the Description field. This is what appears in the Activity Manager.

    3. Select the Enabled checkbox.

    4. Select the Visible in Activity Manager checkbox.

    5. In the Class/Program field, enter the following:

      com/sap/me/wpmf/client/template.jsf?WORKSTATION=YOUR_POD_NAME

      The WORKSTATION value (YOUR_POD_NAME) is the name of the POD you created in POD Maintenance.

    6. In the Type field, select Standalone GUI (.jsp).

    7. On the Activity Groups tab page, assign your activity to the activity group you want it to appear in.

  3. In User Group Maintenance, retrieve a user group and on the Permissions tab page, turn on the permissions for the activity you have created.

Opening the POD Through a Desktop Shortcut

Instead of allowing production operators to view the Activity Manager, you can create a shortcut that opens only the POD on their desktops. The URL property for this desktop shortcut specifies the server name and port, the POD and the activity associated to this POD. When users double-click this desktop shortcut, the system opens the logon page of SAP NetWeaver. The users will enter their SAP ME logon and password. Upon user validation, the POD defined in the URL link will be displayed (see POD URL Parameters).

Note Note

The value in the POD field on the Main tab page in User Group Maintenance overrides the POD parameter in the URL. If you do not specify a POD in the POD field in User Group Maintenance or in a URL, the system opens the Default Operation POD.

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Creating the POD Shortcut

  1. Open the system with the Activity Manager, right-click the POD link in the activity list, and choose Open in New Window.

  2. Adjust the size of the browser window so that a portion of the desktop is displayed.

  3. Select the contents in the browser’s Address field and drag it to the desktop.