Configuring CAF to Use KM Repository 

Use

To use Knowledge Management (KM) in CAF, you need to configure SAP NetWeaver 7.0 to serve as a provider system for your SAP NetWeaver 7.1. Below we refer to SAP NetWeaver 7.1 as a CAF system, and to SAP NetWeaver 7.0 as a KM system.

You need to configure connectivity between the two systems. The CAF system connects to the KM system using Web services, so the Web services need to be configured on both systems. To obtain access to the KM repository you also need to create instances of the CAF security and repository managers on the KM system.

A single KM system may be used by several CAF systems. That is why you have to make sure your CAF system has the following items set up on the Knowledge Management (KM) system:

·        An instance of a CAF Security Manager - this is used to check permissions for access to the documents in both of the repositories. To determine the permissions, it queries the CAF system using the CAFDataService Web service.

·        An instance of a CAF repository

●      An instance of a Content Management (CM) repository - the CM repository is a regular KM document repository. It stores the documents (represented by instances of the business object node Document) that are attached to business object node instances.

 

Prerequisites

·        You have installed SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver CE 7.1  with CAF.

·        You have installed SAP NetWeaver 7.0 with KM.

Procedure

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1. Configure Communications Between Systems   

                            a.      Export and import signing certificates between the KM and the CAF systems so that they trust each other’s authentication.

More information: Configuring the AS Java to Accept Logon Tickets

                            b.      To establish a secure connection between the two systems, configure the connectivity Web service on the CAF system.

More information: Configuring the CAF KM Web Services on the CAF Side

                            c.      Configure the connectivity Web service on the KM side.

More information:  http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp1/helpdata/en/44/38db8452340a64e10000000a422035/frameset.htm

2. Configure Repositories

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                            a.      Configure security and repository managers on the KM system.

More information: http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp1/helpdata/en/44/3bfd6765524903e10000000a1553f7/frameset.htm

                            b.      Configure repositories on the CAF system.

More information: Configuring Repositories on the CAF System

                            c.      Secure the server

More information: Securing The Server