Wizard-Based Basic Configuration for Collaboration

Use

After installing the SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal (EP) usage type, you carry out basic configuration steps to make collaboration capabilities available in the portal. To keep the configuration effort low, SAP provides a wizard-based minimal configuration that is limited to the following collaboration services:

Send e-mails
Create virtual rooms
Create tasks

If required, you can add services for real-time collaboration - instant messaging and application sharing - and calendar functions. You can also create new command groups (groups of menu items for launching services).

Wizard-Based Configuration

You can work through most configuration tasks automatically using the functional unit configuration tool.

Note

Only work through the wizard-based functional unit configuration if your system has not yet been configured.

You use the functional unit automated configuration to carry out the steps listed in the table below for Collaboration. For more information, see Java Functional Unit Configuration .

If you do not want to use the wizard-based configuration option, you must work through these steps manually.

Configuration Task	Description
Assigning Portal Roles for Collaboration To Users	By assigning corresponding portal roles, you give portal users permission to administrate or use collaboration functions.
Activating the Minimal Grouping of Collaboration Services	SAP delivers preconfigured command groups that you can integrate into applications as menu items or links. To do so, you assign the relevant command group to each application. There is a minimal grouping available for the wizard-based basic configuration. It contains commands for creating rooms, sending e-mails, and creating tasks.
Activating the Link for Launching the Collaboration Launch Pad	The Collaboration Launch Pad (CLP) allows portal users to manage their contacts and launch collaboration services. To make the Collaboration link available in the portal header, activate it in the tool area of the default framework page.
Defining the Web Address and Automatic E-Mail Dispatch for Rooms	To make rooms accessible through their Web address (URL), you must specify the properties of the server on which the portal is installed in the settings for rooms. In addition, you can decide whether the system is allowed to send automatic e-mail notifications to room members.
Importing Content for Standard Room Templates	SAP delivers predefined content for standard room templates. To make this content available. For example, to make the title of an iView and other texts belonging to it available in rooms - import the relevant content package (ICE package) into the repository directory of your standard room templates.
Configuring E-Mail Connectivity	To make e-mail-functions from your Groupware server available in SAP Enterprise Portal, you need to configure e-mail connectivity. The Collaboration Groupware Framework provides the necessary APIs for integrating different groupware applications such as Microsoft Exchange Server or Lotus Domino into SAP NetWeaver.

If you want to use the search function in conjunction with collaboration capabilities, carry out the wizard-based basic configuration for TREX (Search and Classification), too.