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Content usage mode: WSRP application sharing

Applies to: consumers

Note Note

The functionality described in this topic is not available in an SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment system.

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This topic describes how you create a non-SAP producer portal instance on your consumer portal using the WSRP Producer wizard.

Note Note

Alternatively, a system administrator can use an XML script to create a producer instance on the consumer. For more information, see Using XML to Automate Federated Portal Network Tasks.

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Prerequisites

  • You know the URL to the WSDL file on the producer portal.

  • You have access to the federated portal administration tools in the standard System Admin role on your portal.

  • You have administrator read-write permission for the Portal Catalog in the WSRP Content Producers folder.

Procedure

  1. In the consumer portal, navigate to   System Administration   Federated Portal   Myself as Content Consumer   Manage My Producers  .

  2. In the Portal Catalog, right-click the WSRP Content Producers folder (or any of its subfolders), and then from the context menu, choose   New   WSRP Content Producer  .

    The Producer Wizard is launched.

    Note Note

    • You cannot create a producer object elsewhere in the Portal Catalog.

    • Once you have created a producer object, you cannot move it to another folder, unless you first delete it and then create a new instance in another folder. Removing a WSRP producer results in loss of personalized data.

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  3. Proceed through the wizard and provide the necessary information as needed:

    1. Enter the general properties of the producer portal.

      Recommendation Recommendation

      • The name you give to the producer is the name of the semantic object that will be displayed in the Portal Catalog when the producer has been created.

      • The portal automatically generates an alias for the producer from its producer ID. This alias is used in various user interfaces in the portal to represent the producer portal. Since you cannot modify a producer alias, we recommend you enter a producer ID that clearly identifies the producer. For example, copy the producer name to the producer ID and add _producer as the suffix.

        If the alias already exists in your portal, an underscore will be added as a suffix to the producer ID until a unique alias is formed.

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    2. Enter the producer URL by entering the full URL to the WSDL definition file on the producer portal.

      Caution Caution

      If the producer you are connecting to uses a reverse proxy, the host address and port must specify the reverse proxy address.

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    3. In the Summary step, verify the information you have entered is correct. If needed, go back to the necessary step to make any corrections.

    4. Click Finish to create a producer object in the Portal Catalog.

    Note Note

    For information on how to test the connection to the producer, see Testing the Connection to WSRP Producers.

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