The Complete Guide to SAP NetWeaver Portal

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-59229-403-9
Verlag: Rheinwerk Verlag

Buch, Englisch, 453 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SAP PRESS: englisch

An SAP NetWeaver Portal implementation has many stages, and this book will help you every step of the way. From blueprinting, installation, and configuration through portal content development and post-implementation monitoring techniques, you'll find practical explanations and step-by-step instructions that will guide your everyday work. Whether you're new to SAP NetWeaver Portal or want to learn about the features in the latest release, this reference is your essential companion.

1. Complete Lifecycle of an Implementation
Understand the lifecycle of an SAP NetWeaver Portal implementation, from conception to completion.

2. Installation and Configuration
Learn about the process of installing and configuring SAP NetWeaver Portal with step-by-step instructions and detailed screenshots.

3. Portal Content Development
Create roles, worksets, pages, and iViews with ease, and learn how to manage the appearance of a portal.

4. Custom Enhancements
Understand the various technologies and steps involved in developing custom content for an SAP NetWeaver Portal implementation.

5. Up to Date for Release 7.3
Explore the new features of SAP NetWeaver Portal 7.3, such as change recording and creating a portal role based on a backend role.

Highlights: - Architecture

- Blueprinting

- System landscape and configuration

- Portal content development

- Administration and monitoring

- Backup and recovery

- Single sign-on

- Web Dynpro Java and ABAP

- Business Server Pages

- Knowledge Management

- Universal Worklist

- Change recording

- Federated portal networks

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chaitanya, Manish

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsinformatik, SAP, IT-Management
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Business Application Unternehmenssoftware SAP

Inhaltsverzeichnis

. Introduction. 131. SAP NetWeaver Portal Basics. 17

. 1.1. General Introduction to Enterprise Portals and SAP NetWeaver Portal. 17

. 1.2. Features of SAP NetWeaver Portal. 22

. 1.3. Summary. 40

2. Architecture. 41

. 2.1. AS Java Architecture. 42

. 2.2. Server Administration Tools. 45

. 2.3. Portal Runtime. 56

. 2.4. Network Architecture. 63

. 2.5. Summary. 65

3. Installation and Configuration. 67

. 3.1. Preparation for Portal Installation. 67

. 3.2. SAP NetWeaver Portal Installation Steps. 70

. 3.3. Post-Installation Steps. 73

. 3.4. Transport Layer Security Configuration. 77

. 3.5. User Management Configuration. 82

. 3.6. System Landscape. 87

. 3.7. Universal Worklist (UWL) Configuration. 90

. 3.8. Transports and Change Recording. 104

. 3.9. Summary. 109

4. Integration with SAP Backend Systems and Single Sign-On. 111

. 4.1. Single Sign-On (SSO). 111

. 4.2. Uploading Roles from ABAP-Based SAP Systems. 126

. 4.3. Role Distribution to ABAP-Based SAP Systems. 130

. 4.4. Summary. 134

5. Implementation Planning. 135

. 5.1. Blueprinting. 136

. 5.2. Choosing the Technology. 148

. 5.3. Summary. 156

6. Portal Content Development. 157

. 6.1. Roles, Worksets, Pages, and iViews. 158

. 6.2. Portal Content Translation. 174

. 6.3. Portal Branding. 183

. 6.4. Integrating SAP and Non-SAP Content. 201

. 6.5. Implementing Business Packages. 203

. 6.6. Summary. 205

7. Development for SAP NetWeaver Portal. 207

. 7.1. Introduction to Portal Component Development. 208

. 7.2. Creating a Portal Component. 217

. 7.3. Web Dynpro Java. 240

. 7.4. Web Dynpro ABAP. 263

. 7.5. Summary. 296

8. Federated Portal Network Implementation. 299

. 8.1. Types of Content Sharing. 301

. 8.2. Preparing the Portals. 304

. 8.3. Managing FPN Connections. 311

. 8.4. Managing WSRP Connections. 316

. 8.5. Exposing Content. 320

. 8.6. Consuming Content. 323

. 8.7. Summary. 325

9. Backup and Recovery. 327

. 9.1. Downtime and High Availability. 328

. 9.2. Backup and Restore Strategy. 342

. 9.3. Backup of SAP NetWeaver Portal. 343

. 9.4. Restore of SAP NetWeaver Portal. 344

. 9.5. SAP NetWeaver Portal Database Backup. 345

. 9.6. SAP NetWeaver Portal Database Restore. 356

. 9.7. Summary. 357

10. Monitoring Technology and Logging. 359

. 10.1. Using SAP NetWeaver Administrator for Monitoring. 359

. 10.2. Activity Reporting. 376

. 10.3. Logging and Tracing. 388

. 10.4. Viewing Logs. 399

. 10.5. Logging for SAP NetWeaver Portal PCD Objects. 403

. 10.6. Troubleshooting. 407

. 10.7. Summary. 411

. Appendices. 413

. A. Blueprinting Questionnaire Sample. 415

. B. Useful Resources and Products. 429

. C. Upgrading Applications for SAP NetWeaver Portal 7.3. 435

. D. Useful SAP Notes. 439

. E. The Author. 443

. Index. 445

Über Autor(innen)

Chaitanya, Manish
Manish Chaitanya is a former SAP employee and current consultant. He has been working with SAP NetWeaver and SAP NetWeaver Portal for about 9 years, and has served as a Por-tal developer, Portal implementation team lead, and Portal architect. He is a frequent con-tributor to SDN.