Release Notes - SAP Data Source for OmniPortlet

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OracleAS Data Source Plugin for OmniPortlet for SAP - Release Notes


Last Updated: May 2005
Status: Beta

Contents

System Requirements
Installation
Whats New
Known Issues

System Requirements

The following are the recommended and minimum requirements to use and install the OracleAS Data Source Plugin for OmniPortlet for SAP:

Application Server OracleAS 9.0.2 or later
OracleAS Portal Version 9.0.2.x, 9.0.4.x, 10.1.2.x
Portal Developer Kit (PDK) 9.0.4.0.2 or later
Browsers Netscape 4.0.8 and above, 
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1 with Service Pack 1 and above
SAP Server SAP R/3 Release 40B and upwards 
SAP Libraries SAP Java Connector API (JCo)

(sapjco.jar version 2.0.2 or later) available at http://service.sap.com

  librfc32.dll and sapjcorfc.dll for Windows Platform. 

librfccm.so and libsapjcorfc.so for Linux and Solaris Platforms

Installation

Follow the instructions in the OracleAS Data Source Plugin for OmniPortlet for SAP Installation Instructions.

 

Whats New

OracleAS Data Source Plugin for OmniPortlet for SAP is a data source extension for OmniPortlet. The OracleAS Data Source Plugin for OmniPortlet for SAP makes it fast and easy to create, customize, and deploy robust portlets that leverage existing SAP business processes and data. Using the OracleAS Data Source Plugin for OmniPortlet for SAP, SAP portlet developers can declaratively create portlets based on any remote-enabled SAP Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI) or Remote Function Call (RFC). It also provides a powerful Search mechanism to look for target Business Objects and BAPI Function Modules in the SAP Business Object Repository.

For information on using the OracleAS Data Source Plugin for OmniPortlet for SAP, refer to the context-sensitive help by clicking the Help button on each page of the OmniPortlet wizard. For information on using OracleAS Portal, refer to the Documentation area on Portal Center.

Known Issues

  • Transactional BAPIs are not supported by the OracleAS Data Source Plugin for OmniPortlet for SAP.
  • Client language, once set at login time, cannot be changed unless the External Application is invalidated.
  • An "Internal Server error" is reported on the filter tab, if the datasource is not defined for a BAPI function module.
  • If the provider definition (provider.xml) is refreshed (due to some modification), the login credentials are lost and user needs to re-login to portal.
  • Data source definition screen is lost, if user presses an Enter / Return key on selecting the BAPI function module.

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