Enterprise Connector for R/3

Version 6.0

Release Notes

Updated June 19, 2000

Summary
Installation and Configuration
Documentation
Known Problems

Summary

These release notes detail the changes and known problems for iPlanet Application Server 6.0 Enterprise Connector for SAP R/3.

SAP R/3 version 4.5B is supported.

This enterprise connector has the following platform and system requirements:

Supported Platforms

Vendor	Platform
Microsoft	Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5
Sun Microsystems	Solaris 2.6

System Requirements

50MB disk space, 64MB memory minimum, 128MB recommended
requires iPlanet Application Server 6.0 and UIF (Unified Integration Framework) 6.0 already installed on machine

Make sure that the SAP R/3 deployment satisfies SAP's stated hardware and software system requirements. Consult the R/3 documentation for system requirements for the particular configuration and implementation. SAP R/3 system requirements are also available online at SAPNet under Support Services | Installation/Upgrade | Installation Guides.

Installation and Configuration

Please make sure all iPlanet Application Server 6.0 components and the Unified Integration Framework (UIF) have already been installed on the server machine first.

for Windows NT, unzip SAP\NT\inssap.zip from the CD-ROM into a temporary directory, and then run setup.exe in the inssap directory
for Solaris, unzip SAP/Solaris/inssap.tar from the CD-ROM into a temporary directory and then run setup in the inssap directory from the command line

Note: After installation on Windows NT, the machine must be manually restarted.

The daemon process must be started after installing the connector and every time after rebooting the system. To run sample applications, after first installing the connector, use the command startsapworker.sh from the </iasdirectory>/ias/APPS/bin for Solaris. For NT use either the command startsapworker from the </iasdirectory>/ias/APPS/bin, or click on the link R3 Connector 6.0 - Start Worker Process on the Start Menu. Make sure that the sapworker process is running before using the sample applications.

Documentation

This product includes an Administrator's Guide and a Developer's Guide. For all other documentation please refer to the docs directory.

Adobe Acrobat 4.0 and PostScript printer with PS level 2 fonts are required to print the PDF version.

Note: The documentation shipped with this product has been updated. Please download current documentation from:

http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/ias/60/R3/admin/contents.htm for Administrator's Guide

http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/ias/60/R3/dev/contents.htm for Developer's Guide

Known Problems

Browse Archived XMLs

When choosing the Browse Archived XMLs, do not simultaneously choose any other of the icon options.

ECUStructure.XML Can Not Be Successfully Loaded from the Archives Table

Loading this file sends it to the wrong location in the repository. Workaround:

Extract ECUStructure.XML from the zip file.
Start the UIF Repository Browser.
Select the data source that you want to load this into.
Select the dataTypes under the data source.
Click the Import button.
Click the Browse button and locate the ECUStructure.XML file.
Click the Open button to select the file.
Click OK to load the file into the repository.

Management Console Must Be Restarted

After creating a new datasource or editing an existing data source, the SAP R/3 Management Console must be restarted.

Mining Tool Does Not Work With Some R/3 Configurations

Mining tool on both NT and Solaris can't mine SAP metadata against an R/3 installation whose gateway host is different from the R/3 host. In face of this problem, customer is suggested to mine against a single host development R/3 system, export metadata, and then import into the production iPlanet Application Server system.

sapadapter.tar

The installer will attempt and fail to import the empty file sap/metadata/map.xml under bsp.adapterTypes. There is no impact on repository.

sapTrace