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3.1 Create Content for Your Portal............................................................................................... 5
3.1.1 Creating Your Folder ................................................................................ ..... .............. .... 6
3.1.2 Creating iViews for new Portal Content................................................................... ..... .... 7
3.1.3 Creating your page for the iView you have created .............................................. ..... ..... 13
3.1.4 Adding an iView to Your Page ................................................................................ ..... .. 16
3.1.5 Creating Your Role ................................................................................................. ..... .. 193.2 User Administration ........................................................................................................ ..... 20
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8. In the Enter URL field, enter the following URL http://www.sap.com/company/press/
9. Choose Next .
Optionally, you can choose a smaller section of the webpage to display. To do this,before choosing Next , choose Browse/Capture. A new window displays. Choose theBrowse tab to preview a web site or navigate to the URL to be used as the contentsource for the iView. You can display the entire contents of the Web page or a portionof the Web page. To display a portion of the Web page that you want to display in theiView, choose the Capture tab. Return to the iView Wizard screen and chooseOK .
10. Select the Open for editing when wizard completes radio button.
11. Choose Finish.
12. Leave all default settings and choose Add .
13. In the Property Category drop list, choose Appearance – Size.
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14. In Height Type, choose FULL_PAGE from the drop list.
15. Choose Save.
3.1.2.2 Creating an BEx Web Application iView
1. Right-click on the iViews folder, and choose New → iView . The iView Wizarddisplays.
2. Select iView template – create an iView from an existing iView template radiobutton.
3. Choose Next .
4. In the iView Wizard, select BEx Web Application iView radio button.
5. Choose Next .
6. Enter a name, iView ID and iView ID Prefix.
7. Choose Next.
8. Choose SAP BW2.x/3.x radio button from Version.
9. Choose Next .
10. Select the SAP BW system alias SAP_BW and in the BEx Web Application QueryString, copy the query id from the URL of your desired query from the string text &INFOCUBEonwards (for example, &INFOCUBE=0SD_C04&QUERY=0SD_C04_Q0001).
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11. Choose Next .
If you do not have the URL for the query you wish to create an iView for, simply log intothe SAP BW system and launch the Query in the Web Browser. Select the query stringin the URL navigation bar by highlighting it and copying it. You can paste this into the
iView Wizard field, BEx Web Application Query String.
12. Select the Open for editing when Wizard completescheck box.
13. Choose Finish.
14. In the Property Category drop list, choose Appearance – Size.
15. Make modifications to the Attributes by changing Height Type to FULL_PAGE.
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15. In Height type, select FULL_PAGE.
16. Choose Save.
3.1.4 Adding an iView to Your Page
1. Double-click the My Page you created if it is not already open.2. Right-click on SAP News iView that you created and choose Add iView to Page → Delta Link.
3. Choose Portal Content → Content Provided by SAP → End User Content → Standard Portal Users → iViews.
4. Right-click on any of the iViews (for example,com.sap.km.iviews → News) and choose Add
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3.2.4 Create a New Group and Assign Roles to Group
Using groups in the SAP Enterprise Portal is another way to easily manage the content that isrolled out to a user. You can assign multiple roles to a group, and simplify your user managementprocess by assigning a group to a user, instead of assigning multiple roles to a user.
1. Go to User Administration Identity Management
SAP NetWeaver Portal User Administration→Identity Management
2. Choose Group in the Get drop list.
3. Choose the Create Group button.
4. Enter a name for the Group in the Unique Name field.
5. Choose the Assigned Roles tab.
6. Enter the ID of the role you want to add in the Available Roles area. Wildcards * are OK. (i.e.super*)
7. Choose the checkbox corresponding to the role you want to add.
8. Choose the Add button in the area below the Available Roles area.
9. Repeat steps 3 to 9 to assign more roles to the group.
10. Choose Save.
Result
The new user group is created and roles are assigned to the group.
3.2.5 Add User to Group
1. Choose User Administration Identity Management SAP NetWeaver Portal User Administration→Identity Management
2. Choose User in the dropdown menu (default).
3. Enter the username you want to modify (i.e. bestpractices).
4. Choose the Go button. A list of matching results will appear.
5. Select the checkbox corresponding to your user.
6. Choose the Modify button.
7. Choose the Assigned Groups tab.
8. Enter the ID of the role you want to add in the Available Roles area. Wildcards * are OK. (i.e.
super*)
9. Choose the checkbox corresponding to the role you want to add.
10. Choose the Add button in the area below the Available Roles area.
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3.2.6 Add Role to Group
1. Choose User Administration → Identity Management.
2. In the Get drop list, select Role.
3. Enter the role you want to add to the user (i.e., *com.mycompany.myrole*).
4. Choose Go.
5. A list of matching roles will appear in the table below.
6. Select the corresponding to the role you created.
7. Choose Modify button.
8. Select Assigned Groups tab.
9. Enter * in the Get parameter of Available Group.
10. Choose Go.
11. Select the Role and choose the Add button in the area below the Available Roles area.
12. Repeat steps 2 to 11 to assign more roles to the group.
13. Choose Save.
Result
The role is added to the group.
3.2.7 Testing the User You Created
1. Log off the SAP NetWeaver Portal.
2. Log in with your user and password.3. If all works correctly, you should see the role with workset navigation.
3.3 Import SAP Enterprise Portal Content Objects
SAP offers a number of Business Packages that contain predefined portal content modules for quick and user-oriented integration of information, applications and services into your enterpriseportal. SAP Portal Content Portfolio also provides the tools and information you need to build your own portal content. Visit the SAP Portal Content Portfolio athttps://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/developerareas/contentportfolio.
You can search for the desired portal content based on application type, industry, or user role.
Additionally, SAP Best Practices provide Enterprise Portal Archive (EPA) files which contain role-
based portal content for SAP EP 7.0. These files delivered on the SAP Best Practices for Enterprise Portal CD, along with scenario-based instructions directing the user to the appropriateEPA file.
3.3.1 Types of Portal Content Files
SAP Business Packages and SAP Enterprise Portal content are currently delivered in two types of files. The method of importing the portal content will vary depending on the type of file.
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• EPA file: Some Business Packages are delivered in an Enterprise Portal Archive file, andhave a file extension of .epa.
• PKG file: Some Business Packages are delivered in a Package file, and have a fileextension of .pkg .
3.3.2 Import a Business Package (.epa file) through the client
1. Download business package from iView Studio, or locate the desired SAP Best Practices EPAfile from the SAP Best Practices CD.
2. Copy the EPA file to a location on your computer (i.e.C:\bestpractices\)
3. Go to System Administration ® Transport ® Transport Packages ® Import.
SAP EnterprisePortal
System Administration ® Transport ® Transport Packages ® Import
4. Choose the Client radio button.
5. Choose the Browse button and browse to the location of your Business Package file.
6. Choose the Upload button.
7. If you wish to overwrite existing content, select All from the Content to be Overwritten drop list.
8. To start the import, choose Import . A new screen displays the status of the import.
9. Once the import is finished, you can check if the objects were correctly imported using the log.If the import was successful, the object is given status OK .
3.3.3 Import .pkg file (Package file)1. Download the desired business package fromiView Studio.
2. Copy the .PKG file to a folder on the portal’s server, such asC:\usr\sap\J2E\SYS\global\pcd\Import\upload.
3. Navigate to System Administration ® Transport® Transport Packages ® Import on the portal.
4. Choose the Server radio button.
5. Choose the Browse button and browse to the location of your PKG file.
6. Specify whether or not the existing content in the portal may be overwritten by the import.
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3.4 Import Users
Prerequisites
You have a text file to upload user data (If you do not have a file, you can use our Demo User file tobecome familiar to this process. Do not import the Demo Users into your production portal)
Procedure
1. Choose the following navigation option:
SAP NetWeaver Portal User Administration→Import
2. Choose the Browse button.
3. Navigate to your file containing the user data and chooseOpen.
4. Select the Overwrite Existing Data checkbox to overwrite duplicate users.
5. Choose the Upload button. The results page will appear showing a table of successful andunsuccessful imported users.
Using SAP Best Practices Demo Users:
For the purpose of a fast prototype or pilot portal, SAP Best Practices has provided a demo user filewith demo users and passwords that have been assigned SAP Best Practices roles. These are notfor use in your production portal.
After you have implemented your selected SAP Best Practices for EP scenarios, you can use therelevant demo users to preview the content quickly.
Refer to section 1.8.4 Demo Users in Building Block document N00_BB_Essential Information for more information about the demo user IDs, passwords, and assigned SAP Best Practices roles.
1. Using the above procedure, upload the demo user text file(s). These text files are deliveredunder, Enterprise Portal Building Blocks in the left-hand navigation menu on the SAP BestPractices for Enterprise Portal CD.
2. For each demo user, create a corresponding user in the SAP source system, such as SAPR/3, SAP BW, or mySAP CRM.
3. Map each demo user in the SAP Enterprise Portal to the user in the source system. If you areusing User ID and Password mapping to the source system from the portal (vs. Single Sign-On), refer to section 3.6 Mapping Users in the Portal in this document.
4. Log into the portal using the demo users and navigate the content, or use the BusinessProcess and Procedure delivered with your selected SAP Best Practice scenarios.
3.5 User Management Engine (UME)
3.5.1 Alternate Data Sources
The SAP User Management Engine (UME) allows you to connect to more than one data source sothat you can read user data from and write user data to multiple data sources in parallel.
The following process describes how to connect UME to the data sources that you wish to use for your application.
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3.5.2 Defining LDAP for Alternate Data Source
Use
The user management component of the Enterprise Portal leverages your existing landscape byusing a corporate LDAP directory server as its central user data repository. It accesses any existingdata schema by allowing you to map the attributes used in the schema.
In this step, you will connect to your LDAP server as an alternate user data source.
Prerequisites
Log on to the Portal as Administrator.
Procedure
1. Navigate to System Administration ® System Configuration ® UME Configuration.
2. Choose the Modify Configuration button.
3. In Data Source, use the drop list to select the LDAP system of your landscape.
4. Choose the LDAP Server tab.
5. Enter the following values in the fields as follows:
FieldName
Field Data
Server Name
Host Name of the Directory Server for exampleIdap.sap.corp
Port Port of the LDAP directory server. for example389
User Distinguished name (DN) of user that is used to connect (bind) to the LDAPdirectory server.
User Path (Only required if you have a flat hierarchy)
Distinguished name of branch of directory where information about users is
stored.ou=CorporateUsers,c=us,o=mycompany
For example: DC=sap, DC=corp
User Group
If you have a flat hierarchy, enter the distinguished name of the branch of your directory where information about the groups of portal users is stored.
If you have groups in a tree hierarchy, enter the distinguished name of thebranch of your directory where information about portal users and groups isstored.
ou=CorporateGroups,c=us,o=mycompany
6. Choose Save All Changes to save the entire configuration. Otherwise, chooseRestore All
Changes to undo all data you have entered only on this tab.
7. After changing settings using the configuration tool, you mustrestart the J2EE Engine.
3.5.3 Defining an SAP R/3 System as a User ManagementData Source
Use
The user management component of the Enterprise Portal leverages your existing landscape byusing existing SAP R/3 system User Management Engine. In this step, you will connect to your SAP R/3 Server as alternate user data source.
Prerequisites
The SAP R/3 system must be based on SAP Web Application Server 6.20 or higher.
Procedure
1. Navigate to System Administration ® System Configuration ® UME Configuration.
SAP EnterprisePortal
System Administration→System Configuration→ UME Configuration