Integrating Cognos Reports within SAP Enterprise Portal

Integrating Cognos Reports within SAP Enterprise Portal is an article provided by SAP AG. This SAP EP article is intended for SAP System Administrators, Enterprise Portal (EP) developer and SAP technology Consultants.
This SAP EP article applies to SAP NetWeaer 04\04s Portal and Cognos 8. This article is written by Harman Shahi, Independent SAP Consultant. He got expertise in SAP Enterprise Portals, SAP NetWeaver, Web Dynpro and SAP CRM. This EP article shows you various steps required to display Cognos reports within SAP Enterprise Portal.
Following are the few topics covered in this SAP EP Article.
  • Connect Cognos 8 with SAP Enterprise Portal
  • Prerequisites
  • Import Cognos Business Package
  • Checking the Import of Business Package
  • Setting up SSO Between EP and Cognos
  • Configuring Cognos iViews
  • Personalizing Cognos iViews for All Users
  • Opening Cognos Reports within Cognos Viewer
  • Personalizing the ‘Cognos Viewer’ iView
  • Test Results
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SAP Enterprise Portal Architecture & Technology

SAP Enterprise Portal Architecture & Technology is an article provided by SAP AG. This SAP EP article is intended for SAP System Administrators, Enterprise Portal (EP) developer and SAP technology Consultants.
This SAP Enterprise Portal (EP) article explains the features of SAP EP and its architecture. Moreover this article explains the business value of SAP Enterprise Portal such as its performance, integration with SAP/Non SAP applications, and its industry standards.
Following are the few topics covered in this SAP EP article.
  • Management Summary
  • Business Value of SAP EP
  • Description about SAP EP
  • Portal Server Architecture
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How To Configure Permissions for Initial Content in SAP NetWeaver Portal

How To Configure Permissions for Initial Content in SAP NetWeaver Portal is an article provided by SAP AG. This SAP EP article is intended for SAP System Administrators, Enterprise Portal (EP) developer and SAP technology Consultants.
This SAP EP 6.0 SP9 guide helps you to know guidelines and recommendations to configure initial permission in EP system to enable portal roles which are pre-configured to access initial content objects relevant to each roles. This guide mainly explains SAP portal areas such as security zones and portal content. Moreover this article is helpful for migrating EP 5.0 SP6 or EP 6.0 SP2 to SAP NetWeaver 04.
Following are the few topics covered in this EP Configuration guideline article.
  • Concepts of SAP Portal Permissions
  • Setting Permission to Security Zones
  • Long Term Maintenance of security Zone Permissions
  • Setting Permission to Portal Content
  • Long Term Maintenance of Portal Content Permissions
  • Viewing the ACL structure in Your SAP Enterprise Portal
  • Transporting Permissions
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Portal Content Structuring Guidelines

Portal Content Structuring Guidelines is an article provided by SAP AG. This SAP EP article is intended for SAP System Administrators, Enterprise Portal (EP) developer and SAP technology Consultants.
This SAP EP 6.0 and SAP NetWeaver 04 article explains information to create your own portal content. It is sure that this SAP EP handbook is really helpful for vendors to know more about concepts of business packages before developing and so it is very useful for EP developers.
Following are the few topics covered in this SAP EP 6.0 Handbook.
  • Defining Business Packages
  • Content Objects in Business Packages
  • SAP Portal User Interface - Navigation Patterns
  • Certificate Criteria
  • Deliverable such as project registration and business package documentation.
  • Development Criteria such as portal platforms, content development environments, business package titles, version, project namespaces, system names, content structure, implementation requirements, package delivery formats, installation and de-installation, package structure, package categories, workset properties - sort IDs, workset and page properties -titles, workset and page properties -mergeIDs, iView Properties and optional criteria, etc.
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How to Transfer Collaboration Rooms From EP 5.0 to EP 6.0

How to Transfer Collaboration Rooms From EP 5.0 to EP 6.0 is an article provided by SAP AG. This SAP EP article is intended for SAP System Administrators, Enterprise Portal (EP) developer and SAP technology Consultants.
This SAP EP 6.0 how to guide help you to transfer collaboration rooms from EP 5.0 to EP 6.0. but you need Business package for collaboration room transition for this purpose and it is available in iViewStudio. This guide explains you step by step solution to transfer collaboration rooms created in EP 5.0 to EP6.0 and you can retain EP 5.0 functionality.
Following are few topics covered in this SAP EP guide.
  • Steps to be carried out in EP 5.0
  • Steps to be carried out in EP 6.0
  • Background Information
  • Permissions and Roles
  • Exporting Collaboration Room Templates from EP 5.0
  • Post-Processing of Collaboration Room Templates from EP 5.0
  • Determining the Room-ID of Collaboration Rooms in EP 5.0
  • Migrating Content Management from EP 5.0
  • Installing the KM Compatibility Package and the Business Package for Communication in EP 6.0
  • Installing the Business Package for Collaboration Room Transition in EP 6.0
  • System Configuration (Dependent on Business Package for Communication)
  • Importing Collaboration Room Templates into EP 6.0
  • Converting the Imported Collaboration Room Templates
  • Transferring a Collaboration Room to EP 6.0
  • Topic-Oriented Troubleshooting
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