Creating an SAP connection #
Warning! Missing Authorization To establish a connection to SAP, the access to general authority objects must be available. For more information, see the knowledge base article on SAP User Rights.
The SAP connection settings are located in the Connection section of the yunIO Designer.
- To add a new SAP connection, click [Add Connection] (1).
- To edit an existing connection, click the edit icon (
)of the connection you want to edit (2).
Connection Details #
The menu to create and edit SAP connections is divided into 3 sections:
- System (3)
- Authentication (4)
- Test Connection (5)
Fill out the connection details and click [Save] to establish an SAP connection.
System #
There are two possibilities to connect to an SAP source system:
- Use a Single Application Server
- Host: host name or IP address of the application server (Property Host).
- Instance No: a two-digit number between 00 und 99 (Property SystemNumber).
- Client: a three-digit number of the SAP client between 000 and 999, e.g., 800.
- Language: the logon language for the SAP system, e.g., EN for English or DE for German.
- Use a Load Balancing Server (message server)
- Logon group: property LogonGroup, usually PUBLIC.
- Message Server: name or IP address of the message server (Property MessageServer).
- System ID: three-digit System ID (Property SID e.g., MSS).
- Client: a three-digit number of the SAP client between 000 and 999, e.g., 800.
- Language: the logon language for the SAP system, e.g., EN for English or DE for German.
For more information on Load Balancing, see SAP online help: Load Balancing.
Accessing via SAP router
If you access the SAP source system (Application server or Message server) via an SAP router, set the router string before the host name.
If the application server is “hamlet” and the router string is /H/lear.theobald-software.com/H/
, set the host property to /H/lear.theobald-software.com/H/hamlet
.
For more information on SAP routers, see SAP online help: SAP-Router in the SAP online help.
Authentication #
User
SAP username.
Passwort
Password of the SAP user.
Request credentials from callers when running services
If this checkbox is active, SAP credentials are used to restrict service access.
Any valid SAP credentials can be passed via Basic Authentication to allow access to a yunIO service.
Note: To use Request credentials from callers when running services the Anonymous Access option must be activated.
Test the SAP Connection #
Click [Test Connection] to validate the connection parameters.
A window with a status message opens in the bottom right corner of the window.