The SAP NetWeaver ABAP Developer Edition needs a valid NetWeaver license (a license can be obtained from www.sap.com/minisap). The 7.5x Dev Edition on ASE is provided with a developer user. While renewing the license is easy, you have to follow exactly the steps outlined in Julie Plummer’s blog: “IMPORTANT: To Read more…
A developer creates a new OData service (code, definition, implementation) in the backend and adds everything to a transport package. After transporting an OData service from DEV to QA in the backend, the service is not usable in QA as the system alias for the OData service is missing. While Read more…
There are many alternatives available to achieve single sign-on to a NetWeaver (ABAP) system. I’ve already demonstrated these at DSAG AK Development as well as documented almost all of them in my blog. For instance, take a look at SAML 2.0, X.509 based logon or OAuth 2.0. All of the Read more…
Problem You want to start SAP NetWeaver ABAP. The ASCS service starts, the dialog instance not. The status reported of the DIA is GRAY for disp+work. /usr/sap/A4H/D00/exe/sapcontrol -nr 00 -function GetProcessList Root cause More information can be obtained in the output of the work processes. The traces can be found Read more…
SAP NetWeaver ABAP can be configured to use SAML 2.0 for Single Sign-on. You have to specify a default SAML 2.0 IdP to handle the user logons. After NW ABAP is configured, and the users are accessing a protected services like SAP WebGui, they are presented a screen asking you Read more…
To show a correct configuration and to be able to connect to a HTTP service that needs SNI support enabled, I’ll connect my NetWeaver ABAP system to a public OData service. You can read my blogs for more information on SNI in general and SNI with NetWeaver ABAP. Scenario and Read more…
Now that I have your attention with the blog title. The longer version is “SAP NetWeaver is not cloud ready because of default SNI configuration in NW releases that use a kernel prior to version 777.” In case you are wondering how to solve the SNI problem here is the Read more…
Szenario A trust between the SAML 2.0 IdP and SP is created. A user tries to log on for the first time to NetWeaver ABAP and after successfully logging in at the IdP, logging at the SP fails. The SAMLResponse is validated without errors, the NetWeaver ABAP system cannot create Read more…
Szenario Users are able to logon to NetWeaver ABAP via SAML 2.0 and get their user created automatically. A user information is now changed in the IdP and the corresponding information in NetWeaver must now be updated the next time the user logs on. Problem Updating the user information in Read more…
Szenario A trust between the SAML 2.0 IdP and SP is created. A user tries to log on to NetWeaver and after successfully logging in at the IdP, the SP is denying access. Problem An error in the BAdI create_user_to_federate is thrown. Exception type CX_SY_REF_IS_INITIAL. Trace Use the diag tool Read more…