SAP-System

Updated 1 month ago by Stephanie Krenz

Note
From version 1.12, a few settings have been added in this section. Therefore, there may be a few differences between your view and the article content.

To add a new SAP-system in dab Nexus, click on Settings at the top and then on SAP Systems on the left-hand side. You can add a new SAP-system by clicking on + SAP System:

You then need to make the following settings:

  1. Enter a Name for the SAP connection
  2. Communication Type
  • RFC Function Call -> Specification in the RFC Configuration area of the RFC module to be called up for the connection to the SAP system and for extracting the data
  • HTTP Request -> Specification of the web service under which the SAP-system can be accessed and the data extracted

You have the following settings for HTTP Request:

A Payload Format -> Choice between Web Service and Process Integration, Endpiont URL, if necessary activate the Is S/4HANA checkbox -> If your SAP system is an S/4HANA system

B Authentication -> In addition to the already known Username and Password option, you can now add the Client Certificate and Password option:

  • Client Certificate and Password (as shown in the next screenshot)
    • Client
    • Language
    • Certificate
    • Password

  1. Server Type
  • Application Server -> Specify the system ID, application server, instance number, SAProuter if applicable and activate the Is S/4HANA checkbox if applicable (if your SAP-system is an S/4HANA system)
  • Load Balancing -> Specify the system ID, message server, group, SAProuter if applicable and activate the Is S/4HANA checkbox if applicable (if your SAP-system is an S/4HANA system)
  1. Authentication -> Login to the SAP-system
  • Username and Password
    • Client
    • Language
    • Username
    • Password
  • SNC with SSO
    • Client
    • Language
    • Partner Name -> You can find the partner name in transaction SU01 of the corresponding user - select the SNC tab, in the SNC name field you will see the value that you must enter as the partner name
    • Quality of Protection -> Choice between Authentication, Integrity, Privacy and Maximum Available
    • Mechanism -> Information can be found in the SAP Logon - right-click on the desired connection and select Properties and switch to the Network tab, where you will find this information.
      • Kerberos and NTLM -> If not available, select Individual (allows you to enter SNC Library Path and My Name)
  • SNC without SSO
    • Client
    • Language
    • Username
    • Password
    • Partner Name -> You can find the partner name in transaction SU01 of the corresponding user - select the SNC tab, in the SNC name field you will see the value that you must enter as the partner name
    • Quality of Protection -> Choice between Authentication, Integrity, Privacy and Maximum Available
    • Information can be found in the SAP Logon - right-click on the desired connection and select Properties and switch to the Network tab, where you will find this information.
      • Kerberos and NTLM -> If not available, select Individual (allows you to enter SNC Library Path and My Name)
  1. RFC Configuration
  • Netweaver RFC and Classic RFC -> Select here which RFC is selected in your SAP system (the RFC libraries must be installed separately)
    • NetWeaver RFC -> SAP GUI version 750 and higher
    • Classic RFC -> SAP GUI Version 740 and lower (Support from SAP ended in 2016)
  • Certified, Legacy (Extended), Legacy (Small)
    • Certified -> SAP-certified Function Module
    • Legacy (Extended) -> Newer version of the function block based on Z_RFC_READ_TABLE with support for up to 8000 characters per data record
    • Legacy (Small) -> Smaller version of the legacy function block based on Z_RFC_READ_TABLE with a limit of 2000 characters per data record
  • Function Module
    • /DABEXP/RFC_SAPCONNECTOR -> Default, latest Function Module
    • Z_RFC_READ_TABLE -> Old version of the Function Module
    • Custom -> Name must be entered to the right if the Function Module has been renamed
  1. Advanced Settings
  • Force Privacy Protection -> If this checkbox is activated, only Pseudonymize and Anonymize can be selected when creating a task
  • Limit dependency batch size -> Activate this checkbox if your SAP system uses MaxDB and you therefore have difficulties extracting dependency tables
Important
Limit dependency batch size and the number of system slots should not be changed unless recommended by our support.

Increasing the number of slots can lead to performance problems in your SAP system.
  1. System Slots
  • 2 slots per SAP system are default -> This means that a maximum of two tables can always be extracted simultaneously
  1. General / Permissions -> Switch between the tabs for the login information for your SAP system and the permissions to use this connection later.
Note
If you now select teams or individual users in the Permissions area, only these teams or users will later have access to this SAP connection. If you do not select any teams or users here, everyone will have access to this connection.
  1. Test Connection (the connection to the SAP-system can also be saved without a connection test)
  • Test here whether dab Nexus can reach your SAP system with the stored settings (the test may take a few seconds)
  • A success message or an error message appears
  1. Create or Create & Close -> As soon as all settings have been entered, the connection data to the SAP system can be saved -> the connection data is saved with Create & Close, the view is automatically exited and you return to the list of stored SAP-systems

After successfully creating the SAP connection, you will receive a success message and the new connection is now available in the list. The following details can be seen:

  • Name of the connection to the SAP-system, system ID, IP address or host name, instance number, client, connection information
  • Status of the connection test (NOT TESTED YET, SUCCESSFUL, FAILURE) with date and time of the last test
Note
The SAP system stored here cannot be used without a successful connection and registration.
  • When hovering over the connection with the mouse -> The three dots next to the connection name -> The system can be registered (Register), changed (Edit), copied (Clone) or deleted (Delete) here
Important
As soon as an SAP-system has been registered in your dab Nexus, it occupies a place in the license. The number of possible registered SAP-systems can be found in Settings -> License & Support in the SAP Configuration area. This shows how many SAP-systems are already registered and the maximum number that can be registered.
  • Indikator whether the SAP system is registered or not (can be seen before the name of the connection)
    • Grau -> SAP-system not registered
    • Blau -> SAP-system is registered (the Register option in the submenu turns gray)


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