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Prerequisites

  • A system based on the SAP System connector has been defined and configured. The SAP System connector is supplied and deployed with the portal. See SAP System Properties .

  • A system alias pointing to the above system has been defined. See Managing System Aliases .

For more information, see Creating Systems .

Context

This type of iView launches RFCs and BAPIs to SAP systems by means of the SAP System connector.

Note

If you want to create iViews based directly on SAP applications, see Creating SAP Application iViews .

Procedure


  1. Launch the iView Wizard, as described in Launching the iView Wizard and General Information .

  2. Choose the template SAP RFC iView to initiate the appropriate wizard and choose Next to continue.

    Note

    You may create copies of this default template and then choose to create new SAP RFC iViews based on them.

  3. Define the basic properties of the iView in the General Properties screen.

  4. Follow the instructions for each step, detailed in the table below.

    Screen

    Instructions

    Additional Information

    System Alias

    Choose System Alias

    1. Choose a system alias.

    2. Choose Next .

    The alias is the bridge between the iView and the system object on which it is based.

    A particular system object may have a number of aliases defined for it.

    Function Finder

    Function Group

    Function Name

    Choose Function

    This screen enables you to find and choose the SAP function module on which to base the data query of the iView.

    3. In the Function Group and/or Function Name box, enter a keyword to search for. You may use wildcard characters. For example: bapi*.

    4. Choose Find . Function modules matching your search query are displayed in the Choose Function drop-down list.

    5. In the Choose Function drop-down list, choose a function module.

    6. Choose Next .

    		  

    Function Parameters

    Input

    Output

    Input/Output

    This screen displays input, output, or input/output parameters that are valid for the function module you selected in the previous step.

    7. Enter values where necessary. Mandatory fields are indicated by an asterisk.

    8. Choose Next .

    After the iView is created, you may modify the property values as needed. You may want to determine which parameters have fixed values, and which can be personalized by portal users at runtime.

    Summary Details

    9. Review the options defined for the new iView and choose Finish .

    To make changes, choose Back until you return to the appropriate screen.

    		  

    What's Next

    10. Choose your next step and click OK.

    • You have the option of opening the object Property Editor at the end of the wizard.

      The iView may need editing before it can be used as intended.

      If you want to define the new iView as a template, by setting the Object is a Template property to Yes.

    • You have the option of restarting the wizard to create a new iView.

    		  

Results

An SAP RFC-based iView is created in the selected folder.

You may preview the iView in several ways; see Managing Objects in the Portal Catalog and Using Object Editors . If needed, you may edit the default properties in the Editing Object Properties .

Note

When you create an iView based on the default SAP RFC iView template, the new iView is linked to the iView template through a delta link relationship. Any modifications you make to generic properties in the iView template will be updated in the new iView.