Setting the Content Invalidation Policy for Remote Delta Links 

Applicable to: remote delta links

Use

You can specify how the system deals with remote delta link content on a consumer after a system administrator has removed a producer instance (see Removing Producers).

You configure the default behavior by activating or deactivating the FPNProducerService service:

Mode	Behavior when producer instance is deleted
Activated (default)	Any remote delta link content related to the deleted producer instance becomes invalidated on the consumer—the objects in the Portal Catalog are displayed as unresolved delta links. If an instance to the same producer portal is recreated with the same primary producer alias, the unresolved remote delta links are not restored.
Deactivated	When the service is deactivated, any remote delta link content related to the deleted producer instance is not completely invalidated on the consumer—the objects in the Portal Catalog are displayed as valid delta links; however, they will fail at runtime. The advantage of this mode is that an unresolved remote delta link can be restored and retain its functionality if an instance to the same producer portal is recreated with the same primary producer alias as before. The disadvantage is that it may be difficult for a content administrator on the consumer to locate the invalidated content in the Portal Catalog in order to manually delete the objects, if needed.

Prerequisites

·        You have access to the Service Configuration Editor.

·        You have permission in the portal to edit the com.sap.portal.fpn.rdl application.

Procedure

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       1.      In the consumer portal, navigate to System Administration → System Configuration → Service Configuration.

       2.      Navigate to the com.sap.portal.fpn.rdl application.

       3.      Edit the FPNProducerService service.

       4.      In the removePcd property, specify the mode of the service as follows:

○       Enter true to activate the service. This is the default setting.

○       Enter false to deactivate the service.

       5.      Save and close the service.

       6.      Open the com.sap.portal.fpn.rdl application and restart the service.

       7.      Close the editor.