SAP Portal Post-Installation Errors

Common Errors most people witness when they try to install Portal....

Scene 1:
A brand new installation without applying the patches will throw a dirty error like the one below :

(Click on the image to see a full blown error)
When you right click on the folders in the PCD the below error is seen..













This error is for people who have just read the meaning of the word PORTAL ...in other words when you access the portal with the IP address which should not be the approach...Use FQDN instead ...Fully Qualified Domain Name i.e hostname.domain.com:portnumber

the PCD in system administration will not run for this error..

SAP Diagnostics and Support Desktop Tool

With SP15 the Diagnostics and Support desktop tool can now be accessed directly via the below link...
http://hostname.domain.com:port/irj/servlet/prt
/portal/prtroot/com.sap.ip.bi.supportdesk.default

Remember to belong to the Administrators group depending on your installation type..

below is an example of how this tool can help BI folks understand errors in their Reports displayed in the Portal...

AccApp Delivery

Finally we hear the scream of relief for running web dynpros and heavy HTML objects for a global implementation...
Accelerated application delivery is finally here after years of people talking about how this would change the way portal can be efficient outside your LAN.

Check this video

Thank you once again SAP !

Thank you for bringing my article on the home page again...
To read the second part click here..

Themes for Anonymous KM iViews

Follow the below rules to display the themes for KM anonymous iViews..
I figure this is one concept not mentioned as a document in any of the sites sdn,help or even service market place .... woohoo !!

1.Assign the default Portal desktop in Portal Content > Portal users > standard portal users > default portal desktop the everyone user group permissions.
2.Create a folder called desktops in the portal content of Content administration.
3.System administration > Portal display > desktops and display rules > portal content > right click on the desktops folder and create a portal desktop >
4.Add the framework page after modifying it in the content administration.
5.Add the theme to the desktop as well.
6.Check permissions on the newly created desktop and assign the everyone user group permissions.
7.Check for permissions in the system administration > permissions > portal content > portal users > standard portal users > default portal desktop > check for everyone permissions.
8.Under themes in the portal content catalog check for the theme and its permissions.
9.Check for permissions on the newly created portal desktop and assign the everyone permissions.
10.Make sure that the framework page that is included in the portal desktop has the everyone user group permissions with end user ticked.
11.Any change in the framework page has to be done in the content administration and not in system administration.
12.For the rule collection use the following expressions:
If URL Alias = portal/anonymous
THEN Portal Desktop = (the portal desktop that you created).
13. Test it and it has to work!!

Everyone User Group

A user accessing the backend SAP system requires the “everyone” permissions on the system object connecting the SAP system. The end user permission has to be granted which will open the doors for the portal to access transactions in SAP. The everyone user group contains 2 types of users: Authenticated users and Anonymous users.












Any user accessing the Portal belongs to the authenticated user group by default since he is authenticated to access the portal. If the permissions don’t list the everyone user group in the system object the user being authenticated cannot access the SAP system. This is a very logical explanation for many folks struggling to connect Portal to a SAP system without giving the super admin role or belonging to the administrator’s user group. When a user is granted the super admin role or belongs to the administrator’s user group he/she can access anything on the backend SAP system. If the super admin role is removed or removed from the administrators user group the user is unable to access the backend system. This is a very common issue and learning more about this everyone user group can give you a logical explanation for this problem.

Check List

Consider the below as the possible items to check before completing the user access
to backend SAP System.

End user access consideration:

Check if the user ID is the same in the backend ECC and Portal.
If the user ID is different perform User mapping.
Check the backend ECC role and access the transaction in ECC.
If it fails check for authorization Issues in SU53.
Check the right role in the portal that has been assigned to the end user.
Check if the user is assigned to a user group which has the right Portal Role
that the user is accessing.
Check for permissions in the system object that is connecting the ECC system.
Check if everyone user group has end user permissions for the system object.
Check if the user group has the end user access assigned in the system object permissions.
Check for the language in the user ID in identity management of the user administration in Portal.
Check for the iView properties to determine the right client name and the system number of ECC.
Check for browser issues such as popup blocker.
For iViews broadcasted from WAD determine the type of alias to be mentioned in the system object properties of the iView.
Try SAP_LocalSystem or delete it completely (Depends on the SP)

Business Explorer Explored !

read more on SDN Wiki
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/EP/Business+Explorer+Explored+with+a+Fleaxible+KM+User+Interface

BI WAD common error

This is one of the most common errors with Broacasting Reports to the portal from the WAD tool...
depending on the SP level modifying the system alias on your broadcasted iView can help
you fix this confusing scenario...







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Commonly used Portal Development files

For most Portal landscapes the above picture should summarize all the possible
files that can be possibly used...