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Background documentation Using WebDAV for Storage  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

You can use the WebDAV protocol to store the elements that are based on the back end of the generic service provider on the SAP portal server (as of version 5, Support Package 4). (Exceptions: Record models and document templates cannot be stored by using the WebDAV protocol.)

Registering a New Service Provider

To store elements by using WebDAV, you have to create a new service provider for the standard service provider. The new service provider must contain all the classes that the standard service provider contains. In addition, you have to register the class CL_SRM_GENERIC_SP2. You create the element types within the new service provider.

Assigning a Value to the Connection Parameter DOC_PROVIDER_SPACE

For the value of the parameter DOC_PROVIDER_SPACE, enter an element type service provider SGDMA_GSP_WEBDAV in the area S_AREA_GDMA. (Element types of service providers in the area S_AREA_GDMA are called document provider spaces.) You must have already created the document provider space.

Creating a Document Provider Space for the Service Provider SGDMA_GSP_WEBDAV

       1.        In the registry maintenance, switch to the area S_AREA_GDMA.

Note that if you opened the registry in Customizing mode, you have to restart the transaction to select a new area.

       2.        Place the cursor on the service provider SGDMA_GSP_WEBDAV and choose Create Element Type in the context menu.

       3.      Enter values for the connection parameters BASE_URL, BASE_URL_PART2 and BASE_URL_PART3.

As the value, enter a URL that points to a folder on the WebDAV server. Since a value of a connection parameter must have a maximum of 128 characters, you can split the URL into three connection parameter values, if necessary.

       4.      Enter a value for the connection parameter LOG_FILE.

Assign a file name for storing the log. The WebDAV commands are logged. The log can only be written if you enter a file name.

Assigning Attributes to the Elements

You can assign attributes to the elements. To do so, use the IMG activity WebDAV Storage: Determine Attributes and Their Properties. In this activity you determine for each document provider space of the service provider SGDMA_GSP_WEBDAV which attributes apply to the documents, and which properties these attributes have.

If you do not maintain the table, the system uses the default entries (document provider space SGDMA_DEFAULT_DPS_WEBDAV with default attributes).

 

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