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Use

In the SAP NetWeaver 2004 portal (SAP EP 6.0), a system object must be created that points to the SAP NetWeaver 7.x portal. A system object for an SAP system is created in the Portal System Landscape Directory. This system object is unique in that the properties for the Web Application Server (WAS) are used to store the host name, port, and protocol for the J2EE from the SAP NetWeaver 7.x portal.

When the iView is executed, the corresponding system object is determined using the system alias. The properties for the WAS host name (including port) and WAS protocol are read from the system object and used to build the URL for the SAP NetWeaver 7.x portal.

Note

A system object contains various other properties that are not relevant for this task. The required properties are those listed below.

Procedure

To create the SAP NetWeaver 7.x portal as a system in SAP EP 6.0, proceed as follows:

  1. Log onto the portal.
  2. Start the iView System Administration → System Configuration → System Landscape.

    The systems are maintained with the Portal Content Studio.

  3. In the context menu of the Portal Catalog, choose New → System.
  4. Choose SAP System with Load Balancing (SAP_R3_LoadBalancing) as a template.
  5. Configure the most important properties with the property category Display All.
    • Logon Method: SAPLOGONTICKET or UIDPW
      Note

      We recommend that you use the logon method SAPLOGONTICKET. With SAPLOGONTICKET, you need to configure Single Sign-On (SSO) between SAP EP 6.0 and the SAP NetWeaver 7.x portal . With UIDPW, the administrator or the actual user is required to maintain users and passwords for each user manually.

    • Type of User Assignment: admin, user
    • SAP System ID (SID) [R/3 Name]: <SID>
    • System Type: SAP_BW
    • System Name: <SID>CLNT<CLIENT>
    • WAS Description:<DESCRIPTION>
    • WAS Host Name: <HOSTNAME>:<PORT>

      The WAS host name is the host name and port of the SAP NetWeaver 7.x portal. The host name and port are maintained in the Connected Portals (RSPOR_T_PORTAL) table.

    • WAS Path: The path for the iView is set automatically. You are not required to make an entry.
    • WAS Protocol: http or https

      The WAS protocol is the protocol from the SAP NetWeaver 7.x portal.

The following properties are not used and therefore do not have to be configured: Group, Message Server, Name of Logical System, Remote Host Type, SAP Client, and Server Port.

  1. In the System Aliases view, enter two aliases for the system.
  2. Save your entries.

Check

You can check the settings for a system object by using the Connection Test view. However, only properties for the SAP Web AS connection are maintained. When the SAP Web AS connection is tested, the URL <WAS PROTOCOL>://<WAS HOST NAME>/sap/public/ping is called. Service /sap/public/ping exists only in the ABAP system and not in the SAP NetWeaver 7.x portal (J2EE). It is therefore not possible to check the system object using the Connection Test view. You complete the check by creating an iView. For more information, see Integrating into an SAP NetWeaver 2004 Portal (SAP EP 6.0) .