Defining the System Landscape
Use
The portal system landscape is a collection of systems - the portal objects that represent external, or back-end applications or Web services - and the tools needed for managing them. The portal uses systems to connect to the applications and retrieve data from them to display in portal iViews.
The system landscape provides the following tools and capabilities:
Note
Use the portal system landscape or portal APIs only for back-end connectivity to SAP NetWeaver BW composite iViews and SAP transaction iViews. Use Remote Function Calls (RFCs) and Web services, configured in the SAP NetWeaver Administrator (NWA), to enable back-end connectivity for other application types, such as composite views and guided procedures.