Destination Service 

Use

Applications or services can establish connections to other services. When using such connections, you need to specify the remote service’s address and the user authentication information to use for the connection. Many applications use the Destination service for this purpose.

The Destination service supports the following types of destinations:

●      HTTP(S)

●      Web services

●      RFC

You can manually create HTTP destinations and RFC destinations using the Destination service in the SAP NetWeaver Administrator.

Destinations for Web services are automatically created when specifying deployable Web service proxies (see Incorporating Web Services in the Development Manual). However, you do have to enter the corresponding authentication information in the Web service destination.

Not all applications use the Destination service. Some applications have their own connection maintenance tools. For example, in the portal, you enter connection data in the system objects using the system landscape editor. Therefore, make sure you maintain the connection data in the correct location.

Integration

The Destination service uses the Secure Storage service on the AS Java to store security-relevant information such as passwords.

You can use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to secure HTTP connections. In this case, the corresponding keys and public-key certificates are stored in keystore entries in the Key Storage service.

You can use Secure Network Communications (SNC) to secure RFC connections to ABAP systems. In this case, you need to use an external security product to provide the protection.

For more information, see Transport Layer Security on the AS Java.

Prerequisites

●      If you use SNC to secure RFC connections, then the security product used is installed on the AS Java. See Installing the SAP Cryptographic Library on the AS Java.

●      The Destination, Secure Storage and Key Storage services must be running when an application or service requests access to its secure storage area.

Activities

For administrating the destinations, select the Destinations service in the SAP NetWeaver Administrator, under System Management → Configuration → Destinations. The information that applies to a selected destination is displayed in the right pane.

For information about maintaining destinations, see:

●      Maintaining HTTP and Web Service Destinations

●      Maintaining RFC Destinations

Development

For more information about using the Destination service in your applications, see The Destination Service API in the Development Manual.