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After you create the form XML schema and the form template, you have to store them both in a dedicated folder in the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) repository. To store the offline form, you access the ECM repository through the SAP NetWeaver Portal Drive. The Portal Drive allows you to work with documents on the portal in the same way you work on any Windows drive. Communication with the server is done using the WebDAV protocol.

To store an offline form, you have to connect the Portal Drive to the dedicated folder in the ECM. When you want to assign the offline form to a task in your process model, you browse the ECM repository through the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio and locate both the XML schema and the form template.

Prerequisites

  • You have installed the Portal Drive. For more information about the installation, see   service.sap.com/installnw70   Installation — Clients   Installation — SAP NetWeaver Portal Drive  .

  • You have assigned the SAP_FPINFRACALLER role to your user. For more information about Business Process Management (BPM) roles, see Authorizations and Roles.

    Caution Caution

    You cannot use the initial password created for your user to connect to the ECM repository. You can change your initial password by logging with it into the portal http://<host>:<port>/irj/portal, where you are prompted to change it.

    End of the caution.

  • You have created the XML schema and the template of the offline form. For more information, see Designing an Offline Form.

Procedure

1. Connect the Portal Drive to the Repository

  1. In the Portal Drive, open the Connect tab page and choose   Service   New...  .

  2. Enter a name for the service and a server URL using the following pattern: http://<host>:<port>/ecm/dav/BPM/Forms. Choose the OK pushbutton.

  3. From the Drive dropdown list, select a drive letter to use.

  4. Choose the Work Online pushbutton.

    You are prompted to enter your user name and password to connect to the ECM repository. When the connection is established, the folder you connected to is displayed as a drive in Windows and you can store your offline form in the folder.

2. Store the Offline Form in the Repository

  1. Locate the XML schema and the form template in your workspace.

    To do that, in the context menu of the schema and the template in the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio, choose Properties and check Location under Resources.

  2. Copy both the XML schema and the XDP File to the folder you connected to with the Portal Drive.

Result

You have stored the offline form in the ECM repository. You can assign the offline form as a UI component to a task in your process. For more information, see Assigning an Offline Form to a Task.

More Information

For more information about Portal Drive, see Working with Folders in Windows (Portal Drive) on SAP Help Portal under   http://help.sap.com   SAP NetWeaver   SAP NetWeaver 7.0 including Enhancement Package 1   SAP Library   Getting Started - Using SAP Software   Working with Tools and Features   Working with Folders   Working with Folders in Windows (Portal Drive)  .