This HR tip comes courtesy of Jurijs Lubgans of Zalaris, who is speaking at our upcoming HR 2013 event, 11-13 June in Amsterdam! Learn the four main steps to configuring SAP NetWeaver Portal.
- Portal Content Provided by SAP
- Use portal content provided by SAP
- Copy ESS and MSS content from corresponding folder
- ESS: com.sap.pct.erp.ess.bp_folder
- ESS WDA: com.sap.pct.erp.ess.wda.bp_folder
- MSS: com.sap.pct.erp.mss.bp_folder
- MSS WDA: com.sap.pct.addon.mss.PACKAGEMSS
- Change portal object IDs
- Use your own “Object ID Prefix;” for example, com.company_name
- Connection to SAP ERP System
- Java Connectors (SAP JCo)
- Relevant for Web Dynpro Java applications
- Create a pair of SAP JCo: Application Data and Dictionary Metadata
- Location: Content Administration ª Web Dynpro
- System
- Relevant for Web Dynpro ABAP applications
- Create a system to establish connection to SAP ERP
- Location: System Administration ª System Configuration ª System Landscape
- Portal Role Structure
- Use delta links when building a portal role
- Add iView to Page as delta link
- Add Page to Workset as delta link
- Add Workset to Role as delta link
- Use portal role to provide URL of PCD Pagefor HPFW resources
- Get the portal page PCD Locationfrom portal role structure
- Open the role, choose the page, use Properties button
- Use Information category to check PCD Location
- Use PCD Location as a value for URL of PCD Page
- Portal iView Main Properties
- iView properties to consider according to the application type
- Web Dynpro Java applications
- Application Parameters: SAP JCo, HPFW parameters (sap.xss.menuarea, sap.xss.menuargrp, sap.xss.menuhdr)
- Web Dynpro ABAP applications
- Application Name: WDA application name
- Application Parameters: Parameters for WDA application
- Configuration Name: WDA application configuration name
- Platform: Must be “Web Dynpro for ABAP”
- System: System ID defined in the landscape
Learn about this and more in Amsterdam. There is still time to register for HR 2013! Register by June 9 to save €100!