These release notes contain important information rfelating to version 6.0 [SP1] release of iAS Enterprise Connector for R/3. New features and enhancements, installation notes, known problems, and other late-breaking issues are addressed here. Read this document before you begin using iAS Enterprise Connector for R/3.
An electronic version of these release notes can be found at the Sun ONE documentation web site: http://docs.sun.com
These release notes contain the following sections:
These release notes detail the changes, resolved issues and known problems for the iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for R/3, version 6.0 SP1 and for iAS version SP2 releases.
The following table lists the hardware and software requirements for installing and running the R/3 Enterprise Connector.
Component
Requirement
Please make sure all iPlanet Application Server 6.0 SP1 or SP2 components and the Unified Integration Framework (UIF) SP1 have already been installed on the server machine. The iPlanet Enterprise Connector for R/3 must be installed on the same machine as the iPlanet Application Server.
Installation of the product is as follows:
Due to changes in iAS 6.0 SP 2 deployment tools and directory structure, files need to be copied manually to run the R/3 Connector 6.0 SP1 samples with iAS 6.0 SP2.
The following tasks should be performed to copy the files manually for the following samples:
Copy Execute.properties and Execute_properties.properties
<iAS Install Dir >\ias\APPS\BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL\BAPI _CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL
<iAS Install Dir >\ias\APPS\BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL
Copy Execute.properties and Execute_properties.properties
<iAS Install Dir >\ias\APPS\BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL_EJB\BAPI _CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL_EJB
<iAS Install Dir >\ias\APPS\BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL_EJB
Copy Execute.properties and Execute_properties.properties
<iAS Install Dir >\ias\APPS\BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETSALESAREAS\BAPI _CUSTOMER_GETSALESAREAS
<iAS Install Dir >\ias\APPS\BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETSALESAREAS
The following tasks should be performed to copy the files manually for the following samples:
Copy Execute.properties and Execute_properties.properties
<iAS Install Dir >/ias/APPS/BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL/BAPI _CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL
<iAS Install Dir >/ias/APPS/BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL
Copy Execute.properties and Execute_properties.properties
<iAS Install Dir >/ias/APPS/BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL_EJB/BAPI _CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL_EJB
<iAS Install Dir >/ias/APPS/BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL_EJB
Copy Execute.properties and Execute_properties.properties
<iAS Install Dir >/ias/APPS/BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETSALESAREAS/BAPI _CUSTOMER_GETSALESAREAS
<iAS Install Dir >/ias/APPS/BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETSALESAREAS
Due to changes in the repository structure to support internationalization (I18N), you need to recreate all the R/3 datasources after installing the UIF and the R/3 connector. You also need to perform datamining after you recreate the datasources. All user mapping information is overwritten, however, you may backup user mapping information for a given datasource from the previous version and use it in this release.
The procedure for backing up and re-using user mapping information is as follows:
For Solaris: Copy the repository.dtd file from the <iasinstalldir>/ias\APPS/adapters/sap/samples/metadata directory to the directory where modified XMLs are stored.
Change all references to Sap (for example "SAPproperties") in the Servlet/EJB Source code to R3 (for example "R3properties").
Note that the AutoCommitProperty parameter that was in SapProperties has been removed.
This product includes an Administrator's and a Developer's Guide. The installer copies these publications to the ias/APPS/docs/sap subdirectory of the root installation directory of your iPlanet Application Server. These documents are available online in PDF and HTML formats. To locate these files, use the following URL:
Adobe Acrobat 4.0 and PostScript printer with PS level 2 fonts are required to print the PDF version.
The following lists corrections to the documentation posted on the web site.
public void execute () throws Exception, BspException
public void execute (String WebUserId) throws Exception, BspException
sp = getServiceProvider(runtime);
IBSPDataObject config=sp.getConfig();
config.setAttrFString("WebUserId",WebUserId);
In Chapter 1 in the High-level System Architecture section, the text should read: "Before you receive a client request, the daemon needs to be started manually. See Launching the Daemon in Chapter 2. The connector notifies the daemon of the request using a proprietary protocol. The daemon either creates a new worker process to process the request or passes on the request to an idle worker process.
You must create at least one entity and one user after creating a new data source.
The following issues have been resolved in the iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for R/3 6.0 Service Pack 1 release. T
iPlanet Application Server Registry Corruption on Solaris
The installation of the iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for R/3 may corrupt the ias/registry/reg.dat file.
Before you install the connector, backup the ias/registry/reg.dat file. You will then be able to recover the registry contents.
RFC exceptions may cause an increase KJS memory usage.
The number of workers ranges from zero to maxpoolsize. The number of workers does not decrease even when there is little or no usage of the connector.
Uninstaller Removes Common Files in Multi-connector Installation
When uninstalling one of several connectors, such as R/3, PeopleSoft, or CICS, the common directories /ias/Apps/console and /ias/Apps/ecu may be deleted. It is necessary to copy these directories back to Apps directory from /ias/Apps/UIFbackup for the R/3 connector to function correctly.
If you want to uninstall a connector from an NT machine that has more than one connector installed, perform the following tasks.
During the uninstallation procedure the connector files shown in the right panel, as seen in the screen capture below, are removed from the iPlanet/iAS6/ias directory and moved to the UIFbackup/console directory. The connector files need to be copied back to their original location.
If you want to uninstall a connector from a Solaris machine that has more than one connector installed, perform the following tasks.
During the uninstallation procedure the connector files are removed from the iPlanet/iAS6/ias directory and moved to the UIFbackup/console directory. The connector files need to be copied back to their original location.
If you have problems with your system, contact customer support using one of the following mechanisms:
Please have the following information available prior to contacting support. This helps to ensure that our support staff can best assist you in resolving problems:
Last Updated October 06, 2002