Create SAP Server Connections

You can perform the following on the SAP Server page:

View SAP server details

You can see the following SAP server connection details on the Connections menu, under the SAP Servers tab:

  • Connection Name
  • Scope Level
  • System ID
  • Client
  • Server Type
  • Description

For a detailed view of a specific SAP Server, select it fromSAP Servers page list and click View. The Server Information page will then come up, and it will feature details for that SAP Server.

You can filter on any column shown on the SAP Servers tab.

Note:

On the Administrator App, you can view global SAP server connections only. If you open the Server Information page from within the User App, however, you can view SAP server connections created at both the User App (local) and Administrator App (global) levels.

Quick add an SAP server

  1. Go to Connections > SAP Servers.
  2. Click Quick Add, and enter the following information:
    • Connection Name
    • System ID
    • Client
    • Server Type
  3. Click Save. You will be notified that the SAP Server has been added successfully.

Add SAP server(s)

  1. Go to Connections > SAP Servers.
  2. Click Add. The Add New Server page appears.
  3. On the Server Information page, enter the following details:
    • Connection Name – the name you are assigning to this SAP connection
    • System ID – SAP System ID
    • Client - client ID (this should be 3 digits)
    • Server Type – Select Production or Non-Production
    • Description – a description of the SAP Server.
  4. Click Next. On the Logon Details page, select SAP Server or SAP Logon Group.

    For SAP Server, enter the details for the Router String, the Application Server Host, Instance Number, and the Code Page. Under logon options, if user has specific language pack installed on SAP server, he can add its value to this field. This field is not mandatory and requires numeric value. This value is maximum 4 in length example, 4103, 1100.

  5. For SAP Logon Group, enter the details for the Router String, the Logon Group, the Message Server Host, and the Message Server Port.
  6. Click Next. The Logon Types page will appear. SAP connection for following logon type support Japanese characters in SAP user name and password
    • Credential based App Server

    • Credential based Message Server

  7. On the Logon Types page, select an option from the Select Logon Type pane, and complete the steps as follows:

    Credentials-based

    • Use SAP credentials to connect to the SAP Server, and click the Test Connection button
    • In the Test Credentials window, enter the SAP Username, SAP Password, and Language
    • Click the Test Connection button

    Activate SNC

    • Enter the SNC Partner Name and the SNC Username
    • Select an SNC_QOP (security level) from the drop-down list
    • Click the Test Connection button
    • In the Test Credentials window, enter the SAP Username, Windows Domain, Windows Username, Windows Password, and Language
    • Click the Test Connection button

    SAP Enterprise Portal

    • Enter the SAP Enterprise Portal URL and select the mechanism you want to use from the EP Logon Using field (either User Credentials or SP Nego)
    • To Test Connection for User Credentials, click the Test Connection button
    • In the Test Credentials window, enter the SAP Username, SAP Password, and Language
    • Click the Test Connection button
    • To Test Connection for SP Nego, click the Test Connection button
    • In the Test Credentials window, enter the Windows Domain, Windows Username, Windows Password, and Language
    • Click the Test Connection button

    SiteMinder

    • Enter the Site Minder URL
    • Click the Test Connection button
    • In the Test Credentials window, enter the SAP Username, SAP Password, and Language
    • Click the Test Connection button
      Note: This SSO configuration is supported only for our legacy customers migrating from Foundation to Studio Manager using SiteMinder.

    X.509

    • Enter the SNC Partner Name and SNC Username
    • Select an SNC_QOP (security level) from the drop-down list
    • Click the Test Connection button
    • In the Test Credentials window, enter the SAP Username, Windows Domain, Windows Username, Windows Password, and Language
    • Click the Test Connection button

    SAP SSO

    • Enter the SNC Partner Name, SNC Username, and the System User’s name
    • Select an SNC_QOP (security level) from the drop-down list

    SAP SSO does not provide a test connection option.

    CyberSafe SSO

    • Enter the SNC Partner Name, SNC Username, and the System User’s name
    • Select an SNC_QOP (security level) from the drop-down list.
    CyberSafe SSO does not include a test connection option.
    Note: This SSO configuration is supported only for our legacy customers migrating from Foundation to Studio Manager using Cybersafe.
  8. Click Submit to save your changes. You will be notified that the SAP server has been added successfully.
Note:

French, German or Spanish characters are not supported in Domain user name, Host name, Email address, SAP user name, and password in SAP connection for following logon types.

  • Credential based App Server

  • Credential based Message Server

  • Kerberos SSO (Activate SNC)

  • Enterprise Portal (Credential based, SPNego)

  • SiteMinder

  • X.509 certificate

  • SAP Trust (SSO)

  • CyberSafe SSO

  • SAP SAML

Edit SAP server details

  1. Go to Connections > SAP Servers.
  2. Select the SAP server from the SAP Servers page list and click Edit.
  3. On the Update Server pages (theServer Information, Logon Details, andLogon Types pages), make your changes. Click Next to move through the pages.
  4. After adding all your changes, click Submit. You will be notified that the SAP Server details have been updated successfully.
Note:

Referencing an edited SAP server in a solution may cause issues with that solution. The Connection Name field cannot be edited.

Delete an SAP server

  1. Go to Connections > SAP Servers.
  2. Select the SAP Server from the SAP Servers page list and click Delete.
  3. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes. You will be notified that the SAP server has been deleted successfully.

Further background:

  • When an SAP server is deleted, the associated SAP credentials and policies are also deleted.
  • If an SAP server is deleted, credentials which have been added by other users for this SAP server are also deleted.
  • Referencing an edited SAP server in a solution may cause issues with that solution.
  • If the SAP Server is added again using the same configuration and connection name, the solutions will work as they did previously. Users must add the SAP credentials for this SAP server again; they must also update the policies to include this server.