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 ABAP Servers: Setup of Communication

Activities

To set up the connections between SAP Web Dispatcher and the ABAP servers, you must make the following settings:

  • Configure HTTP security session management for the ABAP front-end server and for the ABAP back-end server.

  • Configure the ABAP front-end server and the ABAP back-end server to support SSL.

  • For fact sheets, configure SAP Fiori Search. For more information, see Setup of SAP Fiori Search.

To set up the connection between SAP Gateway on your ABAP front-end server and the SAP Business Suite system on your ABAP back-end server, you must make the following settings:

  • Define a trust relationship between the SAP Business Suite back-end system and the SAP Gateway system.

  • Create an RFC destination in the SAP Gateway system to the SAP Business Suite back-end system.

  • Activate SAP Gateway on the ABAP front-end server.

  • Create system aliases for applications.

To set up the connection between the ABAP back-end server and the map provider, you must make the following settings:

For fact sheets with integrated geographical maps, specify the relevant Customizing settings for SAP Visual Business to enable GeoMaps.

Note Note

From SAP NetWeaver 7.4 Support Package 6, you can perform setup tasks for SAP Fiori by using task lists that SAP delivers. A task list groups configuration tasks logically and guides you through the necessary tasks.

For an overview of all task lists and tasks for SAP Fiori, see Configuration Using Task Lists.

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The following task list applies for this step:

  • SAP_SAP2GATEWAY_TRUSTED_CONFIG

Recommendation Recommendation

To ensure confidentiality and integrity of data, we recommend protecting HTTP connections by using Transport Layer Security (TLS) or Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). For information about setting up communication encryption for SAP NetWeaver, see the following documentation:

  • For SAP NetWeaver 7.31, see the SAP Help Portal at Start of the navigation path http://help.sap.com/nw731Information published on SAP site Next navigation step Security Information Next navigation step Security Guide Next navigation step Network and Communication Security Next navigation step Transport Layer Security End of the navigation path.

  • For SAP NetWeaver 7.4, see the SAP Help Portal at Start of the navigation path http://help.sap.com/nw74Information published on SAP site Next navigation step Security Information Next navigation step Security Guide Next navigation step Network and Communication Security Next navigation step Transport Layer Security End of the navigation path.

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