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Procedure documentationSetting Up Integration with SAP NetWeaver Business Client

Procedure

Remote System

  1. In the WebClient UI component, assign business roles and authorizations to users. You do this in the same way as you would if you were using the WebClient UI natively.

    You make the settings in Customizing for UI Framework under Business Roles:

    • Define Business Role

    • Define Organizational Assignment

    • Define Authorization Role

  2. Set up roles with menu entries referencing individual WebClient UI components using the role maintenance transaction PFCG in the remote system, for example, SAP CRM. To create a role, proceed as follows:

    1. Start the role maintenance transaction PFCG and create a new role.

    2. Choose the Menu tab page.

    3. To define a role menu, add all the WebClient UI components that you wish to use in SAP NetWeaver Business Client (NWBC). To do this, choose Transaction and then WebClient Application.

  3. Set up the SAP CRM system to accept SAP logon tickets issued by NWBC or another type of Single-Sign-On that is supported by the Web Application Server ABAP. For more information, see Start of the navigation path SAP NetWeaver Business Client End of the navigation path7 Security Aspects.

Leading System

  1. Import these roles into the leading system, for example, SAP ERP, by choosing Start of the navigation path Copy Menus Next navigation step From Other Role Next navigation step In Remote System End of the navigation path on the Menu tab in transaction PFCG. You specify a Remote Function Call (RFC) destination to connect to the remote system. This makes the menu structure of the WebClient UI components of the remote system available in the role of the leading system that uses NWBC.

  2. Set up HTTP/HTTPS destinations from the leading system to the remote system (transaction SM59). NWBC tries to keep the protocol since many functions (for example, work protection) only work if the same protocol is used. Make sure that you have added the correct destinations. For example, if you wish to connect NWBC with HTTPS to the leading system, you must also have HTTPS available in the target system. You do this by adding an HTTPS destination in transaction SM59. If you are using a proxy or SAP Web Dispatcher, you can add this information in the destinations. For more information, see Start of the navigation path SAP NetWeaver Business Client Next navigation step 5 Role Maintenance End of the navigation path5.9 Remote Systems.

Example

Setting Up Roles

The following diagram shows the main parts involved in the setup of roles using SAP CRM as a remote system. The NWBC system is the leading system.

  • SAP CRM (remote system)

    You create a CRM-specific role that defines the menu structure in the SAP CRM system. This role is imported into the role used by NWBC. The NWBC role needs information about the WebClient UI components that are to be used. You cannot set up the role directly in the SAP ERP system since this system does not contain any information about the CRM business roles. Instead, you have to create a role in the SAP CRM system and import it using an RFC connection in the SAP ERP role. The purpose of the role is to set up the role menu with WebClient UI components. No other parts of the roles are used.

  • SAP ERP (leading system for NWBC)

    • You create an RFC connection to the SAP CRM system (transaction SM59) to import the role from the SAP CRM system.

    • You import the role that contains the SAP CRM menu from the SAP CRM system by using the RFC connection.

Connecting NWBC to SAP CRM Applications and Setting Up Runtime

The following diagram shows the main parts involved in the connection between the SAP CRM system and the NWBC system at runtime:

  • SAP CRM (remote system)

    • You assign business roles and authorizations to users who use NWBC to access SAP CRM applications.

    • You set up the SAP CRM system to accept SAP logon tickets issued by NWBC, or another form of Single Sign-On that is supported by the Web Application Server ABAP.

  • SAP ERP (leading system for NWBC)

    You set up HTTP/HTTPS destinations to the SAP CRM system (transaction SM59).