Customizing Front End Communication

Use

In customizing for front end communication, you determine the technical procedure for the following ArchiveLink functions:

Storing from front end
Display stored document
Close display window

You perform customizing in the Implementation Guide (IMG). In the Implementation Guide, choose Start of the navigation path SAP Web Application Server Next navigation step Basis Services ArchiveLink Customizing Front End Communication End of the navigation path .

The following text explains the variants you can choose for executing the individual functions, and which customizing activities you need to carry out for each.

Function "Store from front end"

You have the following options:

Storing using the file selection box (standard setting)

You choose this variant if you want to use storage scenarios with integration of bar code technology, or if you are only storing desktop files. The user stores the file by selecting it from the file selection box. The user stores the file by selecting it from the file selection box.

No customizing is required.
Storing using OLE Automation 2.0

You choose this option if you want to use the scan software of your storage system supplier and have chosen storage scenarios with integration of SAP Business Workflow. Storage occurs by direct communication between the scan software and the SAP System. Prerequisite: Your storage system is OLE Automation 2.0-compatible (this is part of ArchiveLink certification).

Required customizing activity: Protocol maintenance (choose the communication type OPEN) and application maintenance.

Function "Display stored document":

You have the following options:

Display in HTML control (default setting)

You choose this variant if you want to use the Document Viewer supplied by SAP. HTML control is an Internet browser embedded in the SAPGUI to enable all Internet browser display techniques (direct display, plug-ins). For displaying FAX and TIF formats, for example, you can implement the display program WANG Imaging, which is supplied with every Windows installation.

No customizing is required.
Display in ECL Control

You choose this variant if you want to use the Document Viewer supplied by SAP and you also want to display TIF and FAX formats using an SAP display program. ECL control is supplied by SAP and can display both TIF and FAX formats. For more information on ECL control, see the SAP library under Cross-Application Components Document Management Viewer for Displaying Original Application Files .

Required customizing activity: Storage and display settings (set the flag to include ECL control).
Display using OLE Automation 2.0

You choose this variant if you want to use the viewer of your storage system supplier. Prerequisite: Your storage system is OLE Automation 2.0-compatible (this is part of ArchiveLink certification).

Required customizing activity: Protocol maintenance (choose the communication type OPEN) and application maintenance.
Displaying on a non-Windows PC

Choose this variant if you want to display documents on a non-Windows PC.

Required customizing activity: Protocol maintenance (select communication type ARCHIVELNK)

Function "Close window"

The function "Close window" refers to the document display window. While the application document is being entered, the document is displayed in another window. This function closes the display window when the application document is saved. Customizing depends on which variant you have chosen for displaying.

For displaying in HTML Control:

No customizing is required.
For displaying in ECL Control:

No customizing is required.
For displaying using the viewer of the storage system supplier:

Required customizing activity: Protocol maintenance (choose the communication type OPEN) and application maintenance.
Displaying on a non-Windows PC

The function cannot be executed.

Note
For more information on protocol and application maintenance, see Protocol Maintenance and Application Maintenance.