Post-Processing in the Portal 

Integration

The objects from ABAP-based systems do not need any post-processing in the portal. The SAP NetWeaver Portal converts them to portal objects when the portal uploads them.

Since single and composite roles were not originally designed for display in a portal, their contents usually require some editing or redesigning.

Roles from an ABAP system represent the menu of the system. Portal roles represent the entire information requirements of a user in a certain role. Since portal roles have a greater global significance, you must adjust the contents of the uploaded roles before they can be used meaningfully in the portal.

Activities

Below is a list of possible post-processing steps:

·        Single and composite roles have no pages. Consider defining pages with iViews, and the number of iViews per page. Then assign the pages to the roles.

·        Adjust the role hierarchy and the navigation structure. The original uploaded roles represent the menu of an ABAP system and often have very deep navigation structures. Remove any unnecessary navigation structures.

·        Check the top-level navigation for the user after the upload. Single and composite roles often list more than 10 entries on the first level of their navigation structure. A 1:1 conversion in the portal means that the user ends up with an incomprehensible top-level navigation.

You can also display the top-level navigation in the Detailed Navigation. For more information, see Display of Uploaded Roles in the Detailed Navigation.

·        Once you have converted uploaded roles to worksets, you must assign them to a role in the portal. Consider which worksets should be assigned to which roles or which worksets should be combined into a role.

·        Periodically, open the Log Viewer tab and delete all logs that are not needed. Maintaing a large number of accumulated logs can have a negative impact on performance.

Role-User Assignment

An uploaded role is automatically assigned to a portal user if this user has a corresponding user in the ABAP-based system. For more information about determining the corresponding users, see Prerequisites for Role Upload.

When you upload a role only as a workset, you must also create a portal role to which you assign this workset. You can also use an existing portal role. You must manually assign the portal role to a portal user that has a corresponding user in the backend system.