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To access the SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure (NWDI) from Visual Composer (including the Design Time Repository (DTR) server), you need to configure the Visual Composer server and set up a development track.

General information about DTR: Using DTR as Development Repository

To include the Visual Composer development components in a nightly build process, you need to configure the DTR and Component Build Service (CBS) accordingly.

More information: Working with the Build Environment

This section provides an overview of the steps that you should follow to successfully set up the Visual Composer server for NWDI access. The configuration steps can be organized into the following main categories:

  • First-Time Setup: Describes how to configure a new installation of the Visual Composer server and a corresponding track that will be used for the first time for developing the Visual Composer models.

  • Subsequent Upgrades: Describes how to update the track when new SAP NetWeaver patches are installed.

Prerequisites

Access to NWDI (required only if you want to use NWDI functionality with Visual Composer), using the same username and password that you use to log in to Visual Composer.

Note Note

To verify that your username has the required permissions, navigate to the DTR URL (for example, http://hostname:portnumber/dtr) and try to log in with your username and password. If you cannot log in, check that your username is defined on that system.

More information: Configuring the NWDI User Management

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Procedure

First-Time Setup

  1. Configure the Visual Composer server:

    1. Configure the SDIC Service.

      More information: Configuring SDIC Properties

    2. Configure the Development Server - Repository Services service.

      More information: Configuring the Repository Services Service

    3. Configure the VisualComposer - Development Server service.

      More information: Configuring the Development Server Service

  2. Define a user with the VisualComposerUser role for portal access.

    More information: Managing Users, Groups, and Roles

  3. Configure Single Sign-On (SSO): Establishes a trust relationship between the Visual Composer server and the NWDI servers, to enable the single sign-on authentication mechanism. You configure SSO using NetWeaver Administrator on the Visual Composer server.

    More information: Configuring Single Sign-On

  4. Define a track for the Visual Composer model development.

    More information:

  5. Define software component dependencies: Specifies the dependencies that need to be set between software components.

    More information: Defining Software Component Dependencies

    Note Note

    If the DTR is not accessible from Visual Composer after performing the above steps, see Troubleshooting NWDI Configuration for more information.

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Subsequent Upgrades

When new SAP NetWeaver patches are installed, you need to reimport the SCAs to update the track used for Visual Composer development.

More information: Transports with the NWDI: Transport Studio