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Use

If you set up broadcasting of BEx objects in federated portal networks using WebDAV repository managers, you have the following options:

  • Information broadcasting by storing the documents in the producer portal
  • Information broadcasting by storing the documents in the consumer portal

The advantage of storing documents in the consumer portal is that read access is faster than write access. Users normally access documents using read access more often than write access. Users normally only use write access once, when they are creating the document. Storage in the consumer portal marginally slows down the creation of documents using the WebDAV protocol. This negative performance impact should be barely noticeable.

With storage in the producer portal, documents can be created without WebDAV. Users have to use the WebDAV protocol to access documents, which makes access slower.

Overview

Solution Storage of the Documents in the Producer Portal Storage of the Documents in the Consumer Portal
Write Access

The documents can be modified.

The documents can be modified.
KM Properties

All KM properties are supported because WebDAV transfers all properties.

All KM properties are supported.
KM Services

KM services (such as subscription, ratings, feedback) can be used.

Note however that only time-defined (daily, weekly, or monthly) subscriptions are possible. Event-based subscriptions are not possible.

KM services (such as subscription, ratings, feedback) can be used without restrictions because the original documents are in the consumer portal.
Common Storage

The common storage of documents from different producer portals is possible using links.

If common storage is required, we recommend that you store the documents in the consumer portal.

The common storage of documents from different producer portals is possible.

More information:KM Properties

Prerequisites
  • The SAP NetWeaver versions in the consumer portal and the producer portal form a valid combination.

    For more information, see SAP NetWeaver Library: Function-Oriented View → Enterprise Portal  → Portal   → Implementing Advanced Portal Scenarios  → Implementing a Federated Portal Network  → Planning and Concepts  → Version Interopability.

  • You have created a connection between the producer portal and the consumer portal.

    For more information, see SAP NetWeaver Library: Function-Oriented View → Enterprise Portal  → Portal   → Implementing Advanced Portal Scenarios  → Implementing a Federated Portal Network  → Managing FPN Connections  → Creating FPN Connections.

  • Ensure that Single Sign-On is set up between the portals.
Procedure

Setting up information broadcasting by storing the documents in the consumer portal

With this option, the documents are stored in the consumer portal. The producer portals access this storage using WebDAV repository managers. In the producer portals, you define an entry point to the relevant folders so that users can broadcast the documents from BEx Broadcaster to the producer portals.

  1. Create a CM repository manager in the consumer portal. The documents are physically stored in a database, a file system, and so on.

    More information:CM Repository Manager

  2. Create a WebDAV repository manager in the producer portal. This facilitates virtual access to the documents in the CM repository manager in the consumer portal.

    More information:Integration and Configuration of WebDAV Repository Managers

  3. Define a folder or subfolder of the WebDAV repository manager in the producer portal as the entry point.

    More information:Entry Points and SAP Note 827994

    Note

    If required, you can create multiple WebDAV repository managers in different producer portals.

Setting up information broadcasting by storing the documents in the producer portal

With this option, the documents are stored in the producer portal. The consumer portal accesses the documents using WebDAV repository managers.

  1. Create a WebDAV repository manager in the consumer portal. This facilitates virtual access to the documents in the CM repository manager in the producer portal.

    More information:Integration and Configuration of WebDAV Repository Managers

  2. Create a CM repository manager in the producer portal. The documents are physically stored in a database, a file system, and so on.

    More information:CM Repository Manager

  3. Define a folder or subfolder of the CM repository manager in the producer portal as the entry point.

    More information:Entry Points and SAP Note 827994

    Note

    For multiple consumer portals, you have to create multiple WebDAV repository managers. Steps two and three are therefore the steps required for one portal.

Result

You have set up information broadcasting for federated portal networks using WebDAV repository managers.

In BEx Broadcaster, users can now choose a folder from the WebDAV repository manager or the CM repository manager as a storage location for the document to broadcast. The folder appears in the input help in the CM Repository View during broadcasting to Any Folder. Depending on the setting the user makes here, the system stores the created document either in the CM repository manager for the consumer portal or in the CM repository manager for the producer portal.