Enabling Local Editing 

Use

Knowledge Management allows you to edit files in repositories without a manual checkout procedure. Files are downloaded and uploaded automatically with the help of :

·        Java applet (for Windows or UNIX clients)

·        Active X (for Windows clients only)

Per default, Knowledge Management uses Active X for the download and upload procedure. Optionally, you can switch to the use of the Java applet instead. The applet requires the installation of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) on the clients. To enable clients to install the runtime environment, you download the JRE to the portal server.

With Active X the performance is better than with the Java applet.

Active X only

If clients access the Portal using a Windows Terminal Server, you need to disable the ActiveX Version Check, otherwise errors will occur on the client.  To do this, log on to the Portal and choose System Administration   ®  System Configuration ®  Knowledge Management  ® Content Management ®  Utilities ® Editing. Click Local Editing and then deselect ActiveX Version Check.

Procedure

To enable local editing on clients using the Java applet:

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       1.      Deselect Active X in the configuration framework. To do this log on to the Portal and choose System Administration   ®  System Configuration ®  Knowledge Management  ® Content Management ®  Utilities ® Editing. Click Local Editing and then set the Active Componentto Applet.

       2.      Download the latest JRE version from http://java.sun.com to a local directory on the portal server. Download at least version  1.3.1_09

       3.      On the portal server, open the file htmlb.properties in an editor. The file is located in one of the following directories:

Windows
<Drive>:\usr\sap\<SAP_system_ID>\
JC<J2EE_instance_name>\j2ee\cluster\server0\apps\sap.com\
irj\servlet_jsp\irj\root\WEB-INF\portal\portalapps\
com.sap.portal.htmlb\lib

Unix
/usr/sap/<SAP_system_ID>/JC<J2EE_instance_name>
/j2ee/cluster/server0/apps/sap.com/irj/servlet_jsp/irj/
root/WEB-INF/portal/portalapps/com.sap.portal.htmlb/lib

If you are installing on a SAP Web AS ABAP+Java system, substitute JC<J2EE_instance_number> with DVEBMGS<J2EE_instance_number>

       4.      Add a line to the htmlb.properties file that specifies the location of the downloaded JRE.

For example, for JRE 1.3.1_09, enter :

codebaseV13=http://<server>/<path>/jinstall-13-win32.cab#Version=1,3,1,9

Where <server> is the name of the host where the downloaded file is stored and <path> the location of the file.

       5.      On the portal clients, the first-time users choose the Edit Locally function they are informed that it is necessary to install JRE on the local machine. To automatically install the JRE, the user must:

¡        Have administration rights on the local PC.

¡        Confirm the prompt for the execution of the installation.