Using Change Requests in the SAP NetWeaver Portal
I thought I'd try to get a Change Request concept working with the SAP NetWeaver Portal. This would allow me to collect a set of PCD objects into an area that could then be a backup copy of the objects and also allow transporting to another system. Yes, this is similar to the existing Transports, but they are really limited to inter portal content transfer. Aug. 5, 2008
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Attributing graphics in blogs
Someone once said that a picture's worth a thousand words, or something like that. I'm seeing blogs that are using other people's pictures and not providing attribution. Is this appropriate? May. 31, 2008
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Changing from a portal application to a Web Dynpro for Java application
In the past, when I wrote an application for the SAP NetWeaver Portal I tended to write portal components. A recent requirement to investigate the use of new mail server led me to see if I can do the same things with Web Dynpro for Java. Here are some of the things I found... May. 12, 2008
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Another way to rate blogs?
There have been quite a few blogs in the past about the quality of the blogs being posted. My rant is about the quality of the comments about the blogs... Apr. 10, 2008
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StarTree usage to show UME details
Looking at a recent blog about the use of StarTree, I thought I would see if I could use the same capabilities to show UME (Java User Management Engine) information in a nicer way... Mar. 12, 2008
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Assign portal role while editting it
In the ABAP world, while editting a role in transaction PFCG you can also do user assignment. This blog shows a possible way to do the same thing in the portal world. Mar. 3, 2008
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Seasonal portal application
Here is a seasonal portal application, based on a very old C program. Dec. 21, 2007
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Creating a portal dynamic system resolution service
This shows an example of the dynamic portal resolution service to support multiple SAP SRM backend systems. Nov. 25, 2007
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Creating an iView in your SAP NetWeaver CE 7.1 portal from a portal component
I recently installed SAP NetWeaver CE 7.1 SP1 on my laptop and tried to use a portal component that worked with SAP NetWeaver Portal 7.0. It was not quite as easy as I hoped! Here are some of the things I found out from doing this... Sep. 9, 2007
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Add your browser favourites as a portal role
This blog points to a code snippet that can be used to build a SAP NetWeaver Portal role based on your browser favourites.  Jun. 19, 2007
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SAP NetWeaver Portal 7.0 after SP12
At the weekend I applied SP12 to my SAP NetWeaver Portal 7.0. Here are some observations and a cautionary tale... May. 27, 2007
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Getting the URLs for PCD pages and iViews
Within the XSS environment, it is possible to configure the homepage framework to change the menu system within the portal. This is a program to easily find the URL for the pages in the roles. Apr. 4, 2007
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"Getting started with portal" videos...
There are a few videos available which show some of the more common portal content administration tasks. Apr. 3, 2007
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A change to the mechanism for getting Support Package Stacks after April 2007
Some people may not be aware that obtaining Support Package Stacks is going to change after April 2007. The implications might be significant for those without access to Solution Manager.. Jan. 30, 2007
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Oh, Wiki, you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Wiki, hey Wiki
This is meant to be an ongoing list of new and modified wikis. Wiki authors can post a pointer to their new or updated wiki page here. Jan. 22, 2007
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Why I have/haven't created or modified a wiki...
I'm looking for reasons why people have or haven't created or modified a wiki in SDN/BPX. Jan. 14, 2007
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Looking for a new term
I'm looking for suggestions for a term to describe looking for something in SDN. Nov. 27, 2006
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Confirmation style portal role assignment
This blog builds upon the dynamic role assignment blog I wrote in August 2006 to allow for a user to confirm certain statements before they are assigned a specific role. Nov. 19, 2006
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Creating HTML content for SAP NetWeaver Portal
It is often useful to be able to create a simple page of HTML content in the SAP NetWeaver Portal. This blog suggests a possible way to achieve this through the use of a Windows batch file. Nov. 13, 2006
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Finding transports for PCD objects
This blog covers the use of a custom portal component to identify recent PCD object modifications plus details of any transports that contain the object. It is designed for use by portal content administrators. Oct. 8, 2006
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Using the JNet graphics package with the portal
Why should the Web Dynpro developers be the only ones to have fun with the JNet graphics package? Some recent blogs have mentioned using the JNet functions within a Web Dynpro ABAP program, so I thought I'd try to do something with the PDK. Here's the result... Oct. 3, 2006
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Let a user change their portal language graphically
It is sometimes useful to allow the user to change their portal language, but you don't want to hide this under the "Personalize" link in the masthead, where users don't think to look for this option. This article describes how to build a simple couple of portal components to make this possible... Sep. 27, 2006
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What's small and useful, but often doesn't last as long as you want?
No, this isn't one of those bits of SPAM you often get! The small, useful object I refer to is the SAP Logon Ticket Keypair certificate. When it is generated at Web AS Java installation time, it has a default expiration date of 2 years. This may seem quite a long time, but once set up it can be difficult to change. This blog covers some details... Sep. 13, 2006
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Creating an XML file to define a Web AS ABAP system
This blog describes the use of an ABAP program to generate an XML file that defines a system that can be imported into an EP landscape.  Sep. 12, 2006
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Dynamic portal role assignment
As a bit of fun, I wanted to find a way to allocate portal roles to users during the logon process based on some user specific information. For example, you might want to assign a different role to a user because they speak German. This is the result! Aug. 9, 2006
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Change the portal logon page image programmatically
It is sometimes useful to be able to change the contents of the image that appears on the portal logon page to pass on information to the users before they actually logon. For example, if the general user community has been locked out by an operator while new functionality is added, then an appropriate message can be displayed. This blog will describe the use of standard Java libraries to create the logon branding image. Jul. 4, 2006
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Setting up training systems
This blog covers the use of some portal components to assist in setting up training systems. It includes a pointer to a PAR file that contains these portal components. Jun. 30, 2006
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Using the XML upload content and actions dynamically
Recently, Daniel Wroblewski published a blog about uploading portal content and actions through XML files. See it here. I have built a portal component that makes use of this capability through client side eventing to allow for creation of PCD folders... Jun. 22, 2006
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Which portal server node am I running on?
It is often useful to be able to work out which server node of your SAP NetWeaver Portal cluster you are connected to. This blog will describe a code fragment that can be used in a portal component to present details of the current server node that you are connected to. Jun. 21, 2006
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Finding recent modifications to EP PCD
This describes the use of a new SAP NetWeaver Portal component that lists recent changes to the PCD (Portal Content Directory). These details can also be uploaded to an ABAP transport as a documentation mechanism. Jan. 25, 2006
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Listing of SAP systems connected to SAP NetWeaver Portal
This provides a simple display of the key properties of connected SAP systems defined in an SAP NetWeaver Portal. Jan. 25, 2006
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Using the ABAP stack to perform Java stack UME group activities
It is often useful to be able to maintain groups in the Java User Management Engine without using the standard user interfaces (/useradmin and/or NetWeaver Portal User Administration menu functions). This weblog will describe the steps to setup such an environment. Jan. 19, 2006
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