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Use

You can use a WebDAV client to establish a connection to an ECM repository on your PC. This enables you to call and manage the entire content of the repository in Windows Explorer. This includes restricting access rights to the repository.

Note

SAP supports the WebDAV client SAP NetWeaver Portal Drive . Its name reflects its intended use as a means to access portal documents. However, the client is generally used to make content from an ECM system available locally in Windows.

Prerequisites

You have installed the WebDAV client on your PC (or on the PC of every user) as follows:

  1. Call SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com .

  2. Search for Portal Drive under Start of the navigation path SAP Support Portal Next navigation step Downloads Next navigation step Search for all Categories End of the navigation path.

  3. Select, download, and install the download file (using the relevant search result, for example PORTAL DRIVE WEBDAV CLIENT).

    More information: Installation Guide for the Portal Drive at Start of the navigation path service.sap.com Next navigation step SAP Support Portal Next navigation step Release & Upgrade Info Next navigation step Installation & Upgrade Guides Next navigation step SAP NetWeaver Next navigation step SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Next navigation step Installation Next navigation step 4 Installation Clients Next navigation step Installation SAP NetWeaver Portal Drive (PDF file) End of the navigation path

Procedure

1. Set Up WebDAV Access to a Repository

  1. Call the WebDAV client SAP NetWeaver Portal Drive .

  2. On the interface of the WebDAV client, choose Start of the navigation path Service Next navigation step New... End of the navigation path.

  3. Enter a meaningful service name.

  4. Enter the service URL for access to the repository.

    To access the repository delivered by SAP, use the following syntax:

    http(s):// <server> : <port> /ecm/dav/ <repository name>

    The parts of the URL are described below:

    Part of URL

    Description

    http(s)

    You do not have to enter the protocol http , since the system uses it automatically. If you want to use the https protocol, you have to enter this explicitly.

    server and port

    To identify the system, enter the server and port (separated by a colon).

    ecm/dav

    Constant part of URL

    Repository alias

    Enter the alias of the ECM repository used.

    More information: Providing ECM Repositories as Copies of the SAP Template

  5. Enter the user name. If Single Sign-On is to be used to access the system, leave the field blank.

2. Call and Manage Repository Content in Windows Explorer

  1. On your PC, call the WebDAV client SAP NetWeaver Portal Drive .

  2. Select the service that establishes the connection to the repository.

  3. Choose Work Online .

  4. In Windows Explorer, manage the displayed repository content.

3. Assign Authorizations for Repository Content

You have called the content of the repository in Windows Explorer, as described above.

  1. To edit the authorizations of a folder or a document, call the context menu of the object in question and choose Start of the navigation path Shared Access... End of the navigation path.

  2. Assign authorizations for users, groups, or roles.

    You can assign the following authorizations:

    Authorization

    Description

    read

    Read the content

    readwrite

    Read and change the content

    fullcontrol

    • Read and change the content

    • Delete objects

    • Change the authorizations (ACLs) for each object