You must set up various JCo connections on the Web Dynpro J2EE server on which the self-service components have been implemented.
● You have installed the required software components according to the installation guide.
● You have downloaded the Business Package for Employee Self-Service from the SAP Developer Network (SDN) and installed it.
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1. Follow the detailed instructions described under Setting Up JCo Connections and set up the following JCo connections for meta data and application data:
2. Set up the JCo connections for ESS:
○ SAP_R3_HumanResources
○ SAP_R3_HumanResources_MetaData
○ SAP_R3_Financials
○ SAP_R3_Financials_MetaData
3. Set up the JCo connections for the Self-Services Homepage:
○ SAP_R3_SelfServiceGenerics
○ SAP_R3_SelfServiceGenerics_MetaData
4. For the self-service applications in the Travel Management area, set up the following JCo connections in addition:
○ SAP_R3_Travel
○ SAP_R3_Travel_MetaData