Getting Started with Side Panel Configurations 
This document walks you through the steps of a minimal setup of Side Panels for Business Suite. To meet additional requirements, such as security configurations, see other topics about configuring Side Panels for Business Suite.
This configuration requires the following prerequisites.
The following table describes the availability of side panels in different server environments.
Server Environment |
Supported Features |
|---|---|
SAP Enhancement Package 6 for SAP ERP 6.0 SP03 |
More than 500 transactions from ERP Financials are available with a side panel. |
SAP Enhancement Package 6 for SAP ERP 6.0 SP04 or higher |
More than 900 transactions from ERP are available with a side panel. |
Earlier Enhancement Package versions |
For earlier Enhancement Package versions, you can use side panels in a side-by-side scenario. For more information, see SAP Note 1691206 and the corresponding RDS package on SAP Service Marketplace. |
This configuration requires either of the following SAP GUI versions:
SAP GUI 7.20 Patch Level 9 or higher
SAP GUI 7.30 Patch Level 0 or higher
This configuration requires either of the following versions of NetWeaver Business Client:
SAP NetWeaver Business Client Desktop Version 3.5 Patch Level 5 or higher.
SAP NetWeaver Business Client Desktop Version 4.0
Complete the following configurations on the backend system.
For testing purposes, activate the ICF services under the sap/bc/nwbc node. To do this, proceed as follows:
Log in to SAP GUI.
Use transaction SICF with default settings.
Select the sap/bc/nwbc service node, and then choose Activate.
On a production system, follow the security recommendations in SAP Library for SAP NetWeaver on SAP Help Portal under http://help.sap.com/nw731. Choose .
You must enable communication with side panels in your system. To do this, proceed as follows:
Log in to SAP GUI.
Choose .
Choose Web Dynpro Application.
Type WD_GLOBAL_SETTING in the Web Dynpro Applicat. field, write a description in the Description field, and then choose Continue.
Double-click the new entry in your Favorites folder to run the Web Dynrpo application.
Choose Change.
Activate the following parameters:
WDSIDEPANELREMOTECONSUMER
WDSIDEPANELREMOTEPRODUCER
Choose Save Data to save the changes.
You must enable SAP GUI Read-Only Scripting in your system. To do this, use transaction RZ11 to activate the sapgui/user_scripting_set_readonly parameter. For more information, contact your system administrator.
To use the standard side panels and test your configurations, assign your user the following roles:
SAP_BSSP_FI_CO_FSCM
This side panel role defines meaningful associations between transactions and side panels for Financials (FI, CO, and FSCM). Other roles named like SAP_BSSP_* are also available and should all be assigned to the side panel users in a production environment.
SAP_EP_RW_FDMN
This user role provides a menu that contains some transactions from Financials (AC - FI - Customers). In a production environment, you need to assign user roles that contain an NWBC menu with transactions appropriately to the needs of your users.
Complete the following configurations on the frontend.
You must make sure that your SAP GUI is either of the following versions:
SAP GUI 7.20 Patch Level 9 or higher
SAP GUI 7.30 Patch Level 0 or higher
To check the currently installed version, start SAP GUI, click the SAP icon on the title bar, and then choose About SAP Logon. If the version does not meet the SAP GUI requirements, follow your organization’s standard procedure to update the client.
You must install the NetWeaver Business Client (NWBC) Desktop version 3.5 Patch Level 5 or higher on your computers. The most recent versions of NWBC are available on SAP Marketplace under http://www.service.sap.com/. Choose .
After the installation, configure your system connections. For more information, see the application help under http://help.sap.com/nw731. Choose .
You can test your configurations by opening side panels in NetWeaver Business Client Desktop Version. To do this, proceed as follows:
Log on to NetWeaver Business Client Desktop Version.
Run transaction code FD03.
Specify a customer and a valid company code by using the search help (F4), and then choose Continue.
Click the leftward arrow icon on the right-hand side of the window.
Verify that you can create Notes and Attachments by using the side panel.
You can explore the side panels provided by other transactions. To do this, proceed as follows:
Run transaction code PFCG.
Specify the SAP_BSSP_FI_CO_FSCM role, and then choose Display.
Choose the Menu tab page, and then find the transactions that are available with a side panel in the role menu tree. In the SAP delivered roles, the bottom-level nodes of the role menu tree are named after the transactions where a side panel is available.
Run these transaction codes to view more side panels.
For more information about other related configurations, see the following documentation and additional resources.
Setting up the Side Panel (note the restrictions of side panels in different Enhancement Package versions.)
See http://help.sap.com/nw731. Choose .
See in particular the following chapters and SAP Notes 900000, 1029940, and 1620514:
(see also SAP Note 1611298 for configuration in earlier versions)
(for information about how to assign side panels to transactions)
(note the security recommendations)
See http://help.sap.com/nw731. Choose .
See in particular the following chapters:
CHIPs (see also SAP Note 1718873 on CHIP documentation)
CHIP Catalog
Authorizations
RKT content can be purchased on SAP Service Marketplace. See http://service.sap.com/rkt-erp. Choose .
The following learning units are available:
Update Your Core Competence – Must Know
Using the Side Panel
Adapting the Side Panel’s Content: Personalization
Examples for the Side Panel Adaptations (video)
Extend Your Competence – Nice to Know
Adapting the Side Panel’s Content: Customizing
Creating Side Panels and Assigning Them to Transactions
Examples for the Side Panel Adaptations (video)