Enabling an ActiveX-Free Portal 

Use

The UIService is an internal infrastructure that manages UI trees across the portal. These include the Portal Catalog and all of the dependant features that need this tree, such as DTN, the Role Editor, BWConnector, Trace Delta Link, Import Business Objects and so on.

The portal server uses XML to move content to the client. This content needs to be rendered on the client side so that UI trees and context menus open during navigation operations.

The ActiveX control parses XML, and as such, is able to open the Portal Catalog tree. Disabling the ActiveX control would prevent content rendering on the client side.

For those customers who prefer to have an ActiveX-free portal, there is full support for a portal environment in which no ActiveX control can be downloaded, initialized, or executed.

 

Disabling the ActiveX control results in less than optimal portal performance.

Integration

The portal contains Javascript code that serves as an XML parser, allowing the UIService to function.

Activities

You need to set two flags in order to have an ActiveX-free portal:

·        Microsoft Internet Explorer

Consult your IT administrator to determine the best way of setting this flag (client by client, from a central location, and so on).

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                            a.      For each client browser, go to Tools ® Internet Options ® Security, and click Custom Level.

                            b.      In the displayed Security Settings window, ActiveX controls and plug-ins section, scroll to Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins, and choose Disable.

 

·        Portal

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                            a.      Go to TLN ® System Administration ® System Configuration ® Service Configuration.

                            a.      In the Portal Catalog, expand Applications ® com.sap.portals.ui.uiservice ® Services.

                            b.      Right-click ui and choose Configure.

                            c.      In the displayed Property Editor window, set Allow ActiveX to false, and save your change.

To return to the default true setting, click Restore Default.

                            d.      Restart the server to effect the change.