Checking the Destination Service and the ICF Service 

Use

Use the first of the following tests for checking the settings of the destination service. If you receive any error messages, continue with the further tests listed below.

Prerequisites

You have already checked the ABAP connection.

1. Checking the Destination Service using a test report in AS ABAP

Using this test you can check if the complete configuration of the destination service and the ICF service is correct. There are two test reports available:

●      FP_CHECK_DESTINATION_SERVICE
This report checks the configuration of the destination service and the ICF service sap/bc/fp.

●      FP_CHECK_HTTP_DATA_TRANSFER
This report checks the configuration of the destination service and the ICF service sap/bc/fpads.  You only need this service, if AS ABAP and AS Java (with ADS) are installed in different systems, and you want to bundle your forms to improve performance.

The ICF service sap/bc/fpads and the corresponding settings in the destination service are not configured during the initial installation of SAP NetWeaver 7.0. For more information, see Creating the Service User ADS_AGENT in the ABAP Environment and Activating the ICF service.

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       1.      Log on to your SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP system.

       2.      Call transaction SA38.

       3.      Enter the name of the test report.

       4.      Execute the test without choosing the option With Destination Service.

       5.      The system renders a test form in the background without using the destination service and displays the size of the created PDF.

       6.      Execute the test again. Now select the option With Destination Service.

       7.      If the settings of the destination service are correct, the system displays the same message as before (see step 5).

2. Checking the ICF Service using the Web Browser

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       1.      In your Web browser enter the URL

http://<server>:<port>/sap/bc/fp/form/layout/fp_test_00.xdp

where <server> is the server that hosts the AS ABAP and <port> is the http port of the AS ABAP.

       2.      In the dialog box enter ADS_AGENT as user and the password you have specified for it.

       3.      If the settings of the ICF service are correct, the system displays the layout information of the form FP_TEST_00 in XML format.

3. Checking the Destination Service using the Visual Administrator

Using this test you can check if the settings for the destination service are correct.

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       1.      Start the Visual Administrator and navigate to Services   ® Destinations as described in Creating or Changing the Destination Service.

       2.      Choose the destination and extend entry in the field URL you specified in Connection Settings to  http://<server>:<port>/sap/bc/fp/form/layout/fp_test_00.xdp

where <server> is the server that hosts the AS ABAP and <port> is the http port of the AS ABAP

Specify the URL exactly as given, otherwise the connection cannot be tested and you receive the error message Error during ping operation: Received HTTP response 401.

       3.      Choose Save and Test

       4.      The system sends a call to the ABAP system where the form layout is stored. If the settings are correct, the system displays the message HTTP GET response code 200 Content type text/xml.

       5.      Don’t forget to change the URL back to http://<server>:<port> for the Destination Service to work properly.

       6.      Save

 

Further Checks

If the settings of the destination service are not correct, you get an error message. You need to perform further checks:

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       1.      Check if the ICF service is active.

       2.      Check if the system user ADS_AGENT is correctly configured.

       3.      Check the settings of the Destination Service.