Enable Web services

To properly transfer repositories and scenarios from the SAP® system to ARIS databases, you must enable the Web services.

Web services are services that provide functions usually via the Internet protocol http. Web services are called via URL. A URL consists of a host, a port, and a path (URI), such as

http://solutionmanager:8000/sap/bc/solman/bpr?sap-client=100

Syntax

<protocol type>://<host name>:<port number>/<URI>?sap-client=<CLIENT>

The host name could be solutionmanager, for example. The port number is 8000 and the path (URI) is /sap/bc/solman/bpr. The client is the SAP® system client.

For SAP® Solution Manager 3.2, you need Support Package 06. Additional information is available in SAP Service Marketplace.

Procedure

  1. Start SAP® Solution Manager and call executable SICF.

  2. Right-click default_host/sap/bc/solman, for example, and select Enable service. When the service is enabled, additional subgroups are visible.

    Enabling reveals the URI of the Web service. In this case, it is /sap/bc/solman/bpr. The protocol type is http. If you right-click bpr and select Display service, the URI is displayed in the ICF path box and the protocol type on the Service data/Security requirements tab.

    The Default option corresponds to the protocol type http, while the SSL option corresponds to the protocol type https. To use SSL, you need a valid certificate.

You can also adjust the URL with the 'External aliases' function

Procedure

  1. Start SAP® Solution Manager, and call the SICF executable.

  2. Click the External aliases button.

  3. Select a host and create a new external alias (F5). You can adjust the path in the External alias box.

  4. Activate the Service data tab. You can adjust the protocol type in the Security requirements box.

    The Default option corresponds to the protocol type http, while the SSL option corresponds to the protocol type https. To use SSL, you need a valid certificate.

  5. Activate the Target item tab. Select the bpr node for the Business Process Repository. The previous steps revealed the protocol type and the path of the Web service URL.

  6. Call the SMICM executable to determine the port and host name. To list the available ports, click Go to/Services in the main menu.

    All ports for the different protocol types are displayed. If a protocol is missing or inactive (Active column), inform your system administrator.

You can use this information to form the URL.