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SAP Business Process

Management Base Configurations

Applies to:

SAP Business Process Management 7.02. For more information, visit the Business Process Expert homepage.

Summary

This article shows step-by-step configurations to setup SAP Business Process Management system.

Author: Ritu Hunjan

Company: iGate Global Solutions Limited

Created on: 22 November 2010

Author Bio

Ritu Hunjan is currently working with iGate Global Solutions Limited, as a SAP NetWeaver Architect. She has been working on SAP NetWeaver platform for 7+ years. Her area of expertise include Sap NetWeaver Portal Administration/Portal, Web Dynpro Java Development and SAP Business Process Management.

SAP Business Process Management Base Configurations


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Table of Contents

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 3

Configurations ..................................................................................................................................................... 3

Mandatory Configurations ............................................................................................................................... 3 1. Configure SAP System Landscape Directory (SLD) .............................................................................................. 3

2. Setup SLD Data Supplier ....................................................................................................................................... 4

3. Configuration Wizard ............................................................................................................................................. 6

4. Publish services and service groups in the local CE Service Registry................................................................. 10

References........................................................................................................................................................ 11

Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................... 12



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Introduction

Business Process Management (BPM) is an implementation methodology for the management of business

process that interacts with people and systems both within and across the organization.

Using SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management you can model, execute and monitor your business

processes based on a common process model.

It can help you improve the efficiency of business processes, reduce errors in complex repetitive tasks, and

lower exception-handling costs.

SAP BPM is a pre-packaged solution along with SAP Composition Environment (CE).

Mentioning about the latest CE version as of now is CE 7.2, whereas CE 7.3 would be released soon.

This article talks about the server-level configurations required to set-up a working SAP BPM environment.

Configurations

Mandatory Configurations

1. Configure SAP System Landscape Directory (SLD)

It is a central information provider for SAP NetWeaver system landscape relevant for the management of

your software life-cycle. SAP SLD provides information about all installable software available from SAP

and automatically updated data about systems already installed in a landscape, you get the foundation

for tool support to plan software life-cycle tasks in your system landscape.

Initially the SLD server would be down and you get a message saying SLD is not set up.

To start the SLD server,

Navigate to Administration -> Initial Setup -> Enter the Object Server Name,



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This activity would start the SAP SLD server.

2. Setup SLD Data Supplier

Besides component information, the SLD stores information about the current system landscape. A data collection process in each system in the landscape provides this information to the SLD. This process is managed by the data supplier administration.

Initially this service will be working. To learn its current state, navigate to Configuration Management ->

Infrastructure -> SLD Data Supplier Configuration.



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To configure this service,

Navigate to Configuration Management -> Infrastructure -> Destinations

Create a HTTP Destination called SLD_DataSupplier.

Enter the following configuration settings.

Note: The specified user must have the user role "SAP_SLD_DATA_SUPPLIER" or higher on the target SLD Server.

The appropriate URL (http://:)- Authentication should be set to BASIC. Appropriate user name and password.

Following the above steps, create 2 new HTTP Destinations called - SLD_Client.

Note: The specified user must have user role "SAP_SLD_GUEST" or higher. Additional write access permissions may be required by certain applications.



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Coming back to the SLD Data Supplier screen, click Collect and Send Data. If the above configurations are done correctly, this service should turn green now.

3. Configuration Wizard

This wizard helps users to automatically configure SAP BPM environment. To successfully complete the configuration successfully, the above steps mentioned are dependencies which are to be setup first.

The configuration wizard offers one or multiple configuration tasks for the capabilities that you have installed.

Note: Only execute wizard-based configuration if your system has not been configured before. If you have already modified the system, or if you have upgraded from an older release, do not use the configuration wizard. In this case, use the manual steps as required.

Starting the Configuration Wizard

Navigate to Configuration Management -> Scenarios -> Configuration Management -> Functional

Unit Configuration UI.

The tool allows you to enter the data required for all selected configuration tasks centrally and only

once. The system distributes this data automatically in the SAP NetWeaver CE system.

The functional unit configuration tool makes the technical settings (technical configuration) for Java

functional units in an automated way. While selecting a functional unit for configuration, the tool

accounts for dependencies between functional units and selects the additionally required functional

units automatically.

To start with, the following Functional Units must be enabled. To enable, select the Functional Unit

and click Enable automatically. If in case you face issues while automatic configuration, you may try

configuring the Functional Unit manually.

Composite Application Framework



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Composition Environment Platform

Java Foundation

Portal

Rules Server

Service Registry

System Landscape Directory

Process Server

Coming back to Configuration Management -> Scenarios, setup following scenarios

Configuring BPM Configuration Tasks

Select the Task Name and click Start.

Status Message Definition

Running Configuration task is currently executed.

Enabled Configuration task was finished and the functional unit is ready to use.

Disabled Configuration task is not executed.



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Enter the Email Server details. This step is optional.

Default Principal Mapping

This complete the configuration of one task BPM Configuration Tasks



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Configuring Task Connection Configuration to Central Services Registry

Enter details in the Service Registry Endpoints



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4. Publish services and service groups in the local CE Service Registry

Navigate to SOA Management -> Publish Rules

Click on Republish.



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References

SAP BPm Configurations

SAP System Landscape Configuration

For more information, visit the Business Process Expert homepage.



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Disclaimer and Liability Notice

This document may discuss sample coding or other information that does not include SAP official interfaces and therefore is not supported by SAP. Changes made based on this information are not supported and can be overwritten during an upgrade.

SAP will not be held liable for any damages caused by using or misusing the information, code or methods suggested in this document, and anyone using these methods does so at his/her own risk.

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