Setting the Root PCD Folder for WSRP-Based Browsing 

Applicable to: WSRP application sharing (for non-SAP consumers only)

Use

You can define the root Portal Catalog folder from which a registered non-SAP consumer receives content over WSRP. All sub-folders within the root folder you set are also included.

The benefits of being able to set the root folder are:

●      Restricting the content folders you (the producer) want to expose to consumers.

●      Improving performance by reducing the scope of content that needs to retrieved from the producer and sent over the network to the consumer.

■       The default setting is pcd:portal_content (Portal Content); this is the root folder of the Portal Catalog. If you do not change it, any content in this folder and in sub-folders, inheriting permissions from that folder, will be exposed via WSRP.

■       The setting described here is the same for all consumers; you cannot set a different root folder per consumer.

Procedure

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

       2.      In the Portal Catalog, navigate to the com.sap.portal.ivs.wsrpservice application.

       3.      Open the AutoGenProducer1_0service.

       4.      Enter the PCD path of the root folder you want to set in the content_root_folder property. For example: pcd:portal_content/WSRP_content.

       5.      Save and close the service.

       6.      Open the com.sap.portal.ivs.wsrpservice application, and restart the com.sap.portal.ivs.wsrpservice|AutoGenProducer1_0 service.

       7.      Close the editor.

Note that the root folder you set does not mean that consumers are able to automatically view all content in the folder area you set. You still need to provide access permissions to the portal user you defined for each consumer and to configure some iView properties. See Exposing WSRP iViews on the Producer for Non-SAP Consumers.