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Profiles are created as part of the general configuration for security and transport aspects. For web service communications, the provider and the consumer uses the same profile so that the consumer system uses the exact authentication, encryption and other settings that are offered by the provider system. A profile is created once and distributed to all relevant servers in a landscape, and then used to configure each web service on the provider and consumer system.

Creating and Distributing a Profile in SAP NetWeaver 701 (SAP NetWeaver 700 EHP1), SAP NetWeaver 711 (SAP NetWeaver 710 EHP1) and Higher Releases

To create and distribute a new profile proceed as follows:

  1. On the Provider system, open transaction SOAMANAGER.

  2. Navigate to Start of the navigation path Technical Configuration tab Next navigation step Profile Management End of the navigation path.

  3. Choose Create to create a new profile.

  4. Enter a Name and Version for the Profile.

  5. Specify settings for Messaging,Transport Settings as needed for your company and the landscape.

  6. Configure the Security details as follows:

    • Select the SAP Logon Ticket check box

    • Select the Secure Communication Only check box to enable SSL.

    Note

    The selected authentication method must support single sign-on. This may also require trust to be configured between the SAP Gateway and the SAP systems.

  7. Click Save to save the profile.

    The Profile Activate confirmation window displays.

  8. Click Yes to activate the profile.

    Note

    After creation of profile you need to logout and logon again into the SOA Management for the new profile to be visible for assignment.

  9. Exit SOA Management and logon again.

  10. Select the new profile you have created, and choose Export to export it as an XML file.

  11. Specify a location to save the file in the Save As window.

  12. Log on to all SAP ERP systems in the landscape, go to transaction soamanager, and import this XML file using the Import function. See Importing a Profile using an XML Template section for more information.

Creating and Distributing a Profile in SAP NetWeaver 700 and 710

To create and distribute a new profile proceed as follows:

  1. On the Provider system, open transaction SOAMANAGER.

  2. Navigate to Start of the navigation path Technical Administration tab Next navigation step Profile Management End of the navigation path.

  3. Choose New Profile to create a new profile.

  4. Enter a Name and Description for the Profile.

  5. Ensure that the Transport binding properties has the following values:

    Property

    Value

    ProxyHost

    proxy

    ProxyPort

    8080
Note

If you want to change a profile, you must create a new version of it. By activating a new version, the provider systems and all other pieces of configuration that use the profile still use an old version. You must go to the configuration of each provider system and configure it to use the new version of the profile. You must also activate all dependent objects if required. This has to be done in all systems in the landscape after the distribution of the new profile version

More Information

Configurations on the SAP Gateway system (Provider system) for:

OData Channel Scenarios:

Generic Channel Scenarios: