Content Integration with SAP NetWeaver Portal

With a Bachelor of Science in Management Science & Information Systems from The Pennsylvania State University and a Master's of Science in Information Systems from Drexel University, Marty McCormick started his professional career at Accenture as a Technology Consultant. During his time with Accenture, Marty worked as a technology consultant on networking and software development projects before moving into SAP NetWeaver Portal implementations. Since joining SAP Consulting in 2004, Marty has helped numerous customers across many product industries with their SAP projects, including several full lifecycle implementations. Marty is currently a Platinum Consultant with SAP and assists customers with all facets of their NetWeaver implementations, including architecture and development. Matt Stratford graduated from James Madison University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Integration Science and Technology and a minor in Computer Science. He began his career as a consultant with Accenture where he worked exclusively with SAP web-based products and gained significant experience in project delivery methodologies. In 2003, Matt joined SAP America as a consultant in the NetWeaver Practice Unit. At SAP, Matt worked with numerous clients in both architecture and development roles on several full lifecycle implementations in both the commercial and public sector. He is currently an independent consultant and works with several SAP customers in various NetWeaver architecture and development-related roles.

1 ... Introduction ... 15 ... 1.1 ... Book Overview ... 15 ... 1.2 ... Evolution of SAP NetWeaver Portal ... 25 ... 1.3 ... Portal Content Overview ... 29 ... 1.4 ... SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment ... 38 ... 1.5 ... Introduction Wrap Up ... 41 2 ... Federated Portal Network ... 43 ... 2.1 ... Federated Portals Overview ... 43 ... 2.2 ... Federated Portal Usage Scenarios ... 46 ... 2.3 ... Content Integration Options ... 52 ... 2.4 ... Configuring a Federated Portal Network ... 55 3 ... Business Package for Manager and Employee Self-Services ... 63 ... 3.1 ... Business Content Integration ... 63 ... 3.2 ... Configuration of the XSS Business Package ... 69 ... 3.3 ... Architecture Impacts ... 74 ... 3.4 ... Development Impacts ... 80 ... 3.5 ... Resource Requirements ... 87 4 ... SAP Composite Application Resource and Portfolio Management ... 89 ... 4.1 ... Business Content Integration ... 89 ... 4.2 ... Technical Architecture Considerations ... 93 ... 4.3 ... Portal Configuration of xRPM Content ... 107 ... 4.4 ... Development Impacts ... 112 ... 4.5 ... Resource Requirements ... 114 5 ... SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence ... 117 ... 5.1 ... Portal Content Integration ... 117 ... 5.2 ... Technical Architecture Considerations ... 126 ... 5.3 ... Configuration of SAP NetWeaver BI Portal ... 134 ... 5.4 ... Development Impacts ... 147 ... 5.5 ... SAP and Business Objects ... 164 ... 5.6 ... Resource Requirements ... 166 6 ... SAP Supplier Relationship Management ... 169 ... 6.1 ... Business Content Integration ... 169 ... 6.2 ... Technical Architecture Considerations ... 175 ... 6.3 ... Portal Configuration of SAP SRM Content ... 182 ... 6.4 ... Development Impacts ... 193 ... 6.5 ... Resource Requirements ... 193 ... 6.6 ... Looking Forward eSourcing and SAP SRM 7.0 ... 194 7 ... SAP Customer Relationship Management ... 197 ... 7.1 ... Business Content Integration ... 197 ... 7.2 ... Configuration of SAP CRM Portal Content ... 208 ... 7.3 ... Architecture, Development, and Resource Impacts ... 214 8 ... SAP ERP ... 219 ... 8.1 ... Portal Content Integration ... 219 ... 8.2 ... SAP Technical Architecture Considerations ... 230 ... 8.3 ... Portal Configuration of SAP ERP Content ... 233 ... 8.4 ... Development Impacts ... 235 ... 8.5 ... Resource Requirements ... 238 9 ... Managing a Content-Driven Architecture ... 243 ... 9.1 ... A New Set of Challenges ... 243 ... 9.2 ... Adobe Document Services ... 247 ... 9.3 ... System Landscape Directory ... 259 ... 9.4 ... SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure ... 268 ... 9.5 ... Wrap Up ... 281 10 ... Organising and Administering Portal Content ... 283 ... 10.1 ... Best Practices for the Portal Content Directory ... 283 ... 10.2 ... Portal Change and Transport Management ... 291 11 ... Content Impacts to Portal Performance ... 307 ... 11.1 ... Portal Content Directory Performance ... 309 ... 11.2 ... Caching ... 310 ... 11.3 ... Overall Performance Recommendations ... 315 ... 11.4 ... Performance Tools and Problem Diagnosis ... 318 ... 11.5 ... Federated Portal Performance ... 330 ... 11.6 ... Content Performance Wrap Up ... 333 12 ... Conclusion ... 335 ... 12.1 ... All for a Seamless End-User Experience ... 335 ... 12.2 ... Key Points ... 336 ... 12.3 ... Looking Forward ... 342 A ... Configuration Steps ... 347 ... A.1 ... SSO Configuration Between the SAP NetWeaver Portal and the ABAP System ... 347 ... A.2 ... SSO Configuration Between Two SAP NetWeaver Portals ... 354 ... A.3 ... Creating a Portal System Object for a Backend ABAP System with System Alias ... 357 ... A.4 ... iView Creation Process ... 363 ... A.5 ... Downloading, Deploying, and Running a Business Package ... 368 ... A.6 ... Multiple Property Replacement ... 376 B ... The Authors ... 381