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January4,2012 | 10,328Views |
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LetsBeginThereare2typesofADSConfiguration

1)BasicAuthentication

2)SSLAuthentication.

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Here,IamdiscussingADSConfigurationusingBasicAuthenticationfor
interactiveAdobeForms.

Prerequisites

1)SAPNetweaver7.3AsJavaSystem(ADSshouldbeinstalled).

2)SAPBusinessSuite7System

ProfileParameters

1)ProfileParameterSAPFQDNshouldbesetinbothAsJavaandAsABAP
system.

Process

ASJava(Netweaver7.3)

1)IfUMEisonAsJava

a)CreateADSUSERasaTechnicalUserinIdentitymanagementifit
doesnotexist.

b)CreateADSCALLERSgroupinIdentityManagement.

c)AssignUMERoleSAP_ADSCALLER(Youneedtoassignthisrole
onlytouserswhoneedtoaccessADS).Inmycase,Iassignedthisrole
totheADSCALLERSgroupinidentitymanagement.

d)AssignADSCALLERSgrouptoADSUSERinidentitiymanagement.

2)IfUMEofAsJavaisrunningonAsABAPsystem

a)CreateADSUSERinAsABAP.

b)CreateADSCALLERSroleinPFCGanddontassignany
authorizationtoit.

c)AssignADSCALLERSroletoADSUSER.

d)GotoIdentityManagementofAsJava,theresearchforrole
SAP_ADSCALLERandadduserADSUSERtoit.GotoassignedAction
Tabandsearchforadobeinavailableactionsandaddaction
AdobeDocumentServicesADSCallertoroleandsaveit.

3)GotoSAPnetweaveradministrator(http://<server>:<port>/nwa).

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ThenGotoSOA.UnderSOA,gotoTechnicalConfiguration>Destination
TemplateManagement

ChooseCreateNewDestination

ChooseDestinationTypeasWSILandenterDestinationnameas
ConfigPort_Document

EnterURLasbelow:

http://<server>:<port>/inspection.wsil

EnterSystemname:<SIDofAsJava>andhostname:<hostnameofAs
Java>

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Onnextscreen,ChooseAuthenticationasHTTPAuthenticationandSelect
UserID/Password(Basic).EnterADSUSERandpasswordasshown
below:

Thenclickonfinish.Now,destinationConfigPort_Documentwillbe
created.

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Note:IfyouareconfiguringInteractiveAdobeFormsthenfirstrequest
SAPtoprovideAdobeInteractiveformcredentialsand*.pfxfilewhichyou
needtoconfigureReaderRightcredentials.InordertoobtainReader
RightcredentialsthenpleasefollowSAPnote736902.

4)InordertoinstallReaderRightcredentials,gotonwa(http://<server>:
<port>/nwa).

GotoConfiguration>Infrastructure>AdobeDocumentServices

ChooseDocumentSecurityandthenselectCredentials.

ClickonManageP12Files.APopupwillbeopenwhereyouneedto
providepathof*.pfxfilethatyougotfromSAP.

ChooseUpload.Now,your*.pfxfilewillbeuploaded.

ClickonAddNewObjectandapopupwillbeopened.

InAlias,SelectReaderRights

TypeshouldbeP12.

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P12Fileshouldbeautomaticallyfilledaswehavealreadyuploadedthefile
inpreviousstep.

EnterPasswordforP12file.

Savethisrecord.

5)RestarttheserviceDocumentServiceTrustManagerServiceandthen
theservicePDFManipulationModuleforthechangestotakeeffect.

Inordertorestarttheservice,gotoOperations>Systems>Start&
Stop.

OpenJavaServicesTab.InordertoobtainlistofservicesforADS,filter
theServicecomponentNamecolumnbyAdobe.Restarttheservice.
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6)CreateDestinationFP_ICF_DATA_<SIDofAsABAP>inSOA.

Gotonwa(http://<server>:<port>/nwa)

GotoSOA>TechnicalConfiguration

SelectDestinations

ClickonCreate.

EnterDestinationNameasFP_ICF_DATA_<SIDofAsABAP>

SelectDestinationTypeasHTTP.ClickNext.

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EnterURLofAsABAPsystem(http://<server>:<port>)e.g.
http://abc.com:8000

EnterSystemIDandClientofAsABAPsystem.

OnNextscreen,SelectAuthenticationasBasic.

EnterUserasads_agentanditspassword.

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ClickonFinish.

Bythisway,configurationofADSonAsJavasideiscomplete.

AsABAP

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LogintoAsABAPsystem.

1)CreateuserADSUSERasasystemUserintransactionSU01.

2)CreateuserADS_AGENTasasystemuserintransactionSU01and
assignrolesSAP_BC_FP_ICF,SAP_BC_FPADS_ICF&
SAP_BC_JSF_COMMUNICATION.

Note:EitherassignstandardrolesormakeacopyofthisroletoZroles.If
youareassigningstandardrolesthenmakesurethatprofileoftheseroles
shouldbegenerated.

3)CreateroleADSCALLERSinPFCGandassignuserADSUSERtoit.

4)GototcodeSM59andcreateADSRFCasTypeG.

a)InTargetSystemsettings,entertargethostnameandServiceno.of
yourAsJavasystems.

b)InPathPrefix,enter/AdobeDocumentServices/Config?style=rpc

c)InLogon&Securitytab,selectBasicAuthentication.Then,enter
useradsuseranditspassword.

SavetheRFC.

5)GotoSICFandactivatebelowservices

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/default_host/sap/bc/fp

/default_host/sap/bc/fpads

BythiswayconfigurationofADSiscompleted.

IfyoufaceanyproblemduringADSconfigurationorduringtesting,Please
checkbelowSAPnotes:

944221Troubleshootingifproblemsoccurinformsprocessing

915399com.adobe.ProcessingErrorFilenotfoundonURLLocation

Linktohelp.sap.comforADSConfiguration

http://help.sap.com/SAPhelp_nw73/helpdata/en/a8/fe362be64d4e3784e951
e482a6eaff/content.htm?
frameset=/en/69/a633254b6e47e6aa379e68e36eb66d/frameset.htm

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JuanReyes

January4,2012at1:01am

HiSunny,
Nicestraittothepointtechnicalblog.Dontbeafraidtothrowajokeortwonexttime

BestRegards
Juan
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NicholasChang

January9,2012at2:53am

HiSunny,
Thanksforsharingandimsureitllbehelpfultomanysapadminwhenthetimes
come.
Thanks,
NicholasChang

udaykumar

March15,2012at7:57pm

HiSunny,
Thanksforprovidingadsconfigurtaionsteps.
IsthereanystandarddocuemntthatyoufollowedforconfiguringtheadssetupinNW
7.3.IcouldnotfindanyADSdocumentavailableinmarketpalceonlatestversion.
Canyoupleaseprovidemethelocationyouhavedonwloadedthedocument.

BestRegards,
Uday

SunnyPahuja Postauthor

March16,2012at10:53am

Hi,
YoucanfollowADSconfigonhelp.sap.com.Pleasefindbelowthelink:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73/helpdata/en/69/a633254b6e47e6aa37
9e68e36eb66d/frameset.htm
Thanks
Sunny

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udaykumar

March28,2012at8:25am

HiSunny,
Thanksforsharingthelink,IamatstepSettingUpBasic
AuthenticationtoADSinaJavaEnvironment
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73/helpdata/en/69/a633254b
6e47e6aa379e68e36eb66d/frameset.htm
AsperthehelplinkifUMEisJAVAthenweneedtocreate
WSILasDestinationconnectiontopointtoJAVAstack.
ButasperyourBlogstepH4youhaveconnectedittoABAP,I
thinkyourUMEisABAP?
InmycaseUMEitsJAVA,sodoIstillneedtocreateuserID
inABAPaswellforcommuication?
Regards
Uday

SunnyPahuja Postauthor

March28,2012at9:21am

Hi,
InmycaseUMEwasAsJavaonly.Yes,you
needtocreateuserIDinABAPaswellfor
communication.
Thanks
Sunny

udaykumar

March29,2012at7:32am

HiSunny,,
Thanksyou,Ihavesetuptheway
youmentioned.
AftercreatingFP_ICF_DATA_SID
destinationwhenIdoaping

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destinationitfailwithErrorduring
pingoperation:Pingnotsuccessful!
ReceivedHTTPresponse404
Icrosscheckedthepasswordsfor
ADS_AGENTandUserinABAPas
wellJAVAeverythinglooksfine
FromABAPsideADSGtype
connectionaswellgaveme
StatusHTTPResponse405
StatusTextMethodNotAllowed
DurationTestCall7ms
Regards
Uday

SunnyPahuja Postauthor

March29,2012at7:39am

Hi,
IfyouaregettingstatusReceived
HTTPresponse404.Thenitisfine.
Thanks
Sunny

udaykumar

March29,2012at8:13am

HiSunny,
Thankyou..thingsareworkingfine
asexpected
Thanksforallyourhelpinfixingthe
issues.
IseeConnectiontestADS(G
connectionfromABAP)endsupwith
StatusHTTPResponse405
StatusTextMethodNotAllowed

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DurationTestCall7ms
Regards
Uday

MeiChan

April10,2012at10:09am

HelloSunnyandUday,
SoisitOKifwegetthefollowing
erroraftertestingtheconnectionin
ABAPSM59?
StatusHTTPResponse:405
StatusText:MethodNotAllowed
Error:
com.sap.engine.services.webservic
es.espbase.server.additions.wsa.W
SAddressingException:
com.sap.SOA.wsr.030104
ExpectedrequestmethodPOST.
FoundGET.
Regards,
Mei

SunnyPahuja Postauthor

April10,2012at10:30am

Hi,

No,Statusresponseshouldbe404.

Thanks
Sunny

udaykumar

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April10,2012at10:42am

HiSunny,

Evenmystatusresponseis405
andthingsareworkingfineas
expected,thereisnotissueasof
nowwithourADS

Regards
Uday

srinivasdonepudi

June22,2012at9:17am

HiGurus,

Mysystemresponseis405.From
SA38IexecutedFP_TEST_00
OpenedaPDFPage,
FP_PDF_TEST_00Displayed
Versionnumber,
FP_CHECK_DESTINATION_SERVI
CE6887bytestransferred.But
whenItriedprintpreviewfromT
CodePC00_M40_EPFnojob
started.Canusuggestwhatthe
errorexactlyis?andhowtoresolve
this.

Regards,
Srinivas

SunnyPahuja Postauthor

June22,2012at4:02pm

Hi,

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AreyoutryingtoconfigureADSfor
digitalsignature?

Thanks
Sunny

srinivasdonepudi

June23,2012at6:25am

Hisunny

IhaveconfiguredADStoavailprint
previewforform12a(HCM).For
yourquestion,Idontknowabout
digitalsignature.Thanksforyour
blog
http://scn.sap.com/people/sunny.pa
huja2/blog/2012/01/04/ads
configurationinnetweaver
73#comment310160helpedme
configure.ButnowIamfacing
aboveproblem.

Regards,
Srinivas

DebNugent

December10,2012at9:02pm

ThankyouSunny.Thisblogisaverygoodhelponthisconfiguration.However,after
following,Iamstillhavingaproblemwithmyconnections.Everythinglookslikeit
shouldbutwhenItesttheADSconnectionfrommyABAPsystem,IamgettingHTTP
404errors.ThisiswhenIamtestingwithprograms
FP_CHECK_DESTINATION_SERVICEandFP_TEST_00.Iamgettingerrors:

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SYSTEMERROR:SOAPFrameworkerror:
SOAPRuntimeException:
CSoapExceptionTransport:HTTPreceive
failedwithexceptioncommunication_failure
(100,101).
ExceptionofclassCX_FP_RUNTIME_INTERNAL

Ihavebeensearchingnotes/SCNandhavegonethroughthehelpfilesaswellbutso
far,Iamstillgettingthiserror.Thisiswithbasicconfigurationnoaddedsecurity.

HasanyoneseenanythinglikethisorhaveanyideasofwhatIshouldcheck/where?

Thanksagain,

Deb.

srinivasdonepudi

December11,2012at2:56pm

HelloDeb,

Trycheckingwithsicfandsmicm.

Regards,
Srinivas

DebNugent

December27,2012at9:47pm

ProblemwassolvedwithhelpfromSAP.Endeduptheport
onthefirewallbetweenmysystemswasblocked.Onceport
wasopened,wewereabletoconnectandeverythingworked
perfectly.Thankyou!Greatlyappreciatedyourhelp.

Deb.

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AbhiS

November13,2013at5:37pm

NiceblogSuny.Ihaveaquestionforyou.WhatifUMEisconnectedtoLDAP.Where
wehavetocreatetheADSUser.Canyouhelpme?

Thanks!
Abhinav

VolkanSARDOGAN

January13,2014at1:02pm

ThankyouforthisnicetutorialSunny.

RajasekaranVenkatachalam

January21,2014at9:19pm

Greatblog.ThankyouSunny.Workedlikecharm.Ijusthadtorestarttheinstanceas
restartingservicesdidnotmakethepfxfiletakeeffect.

Thanks,
Raj

SunnyPahuja Postauthor

January22,2014at4:49pm

ThanksRaj!

Regards,
Sunny

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WilliEimler

May22,2015at12:11pm

HiSunny,

goodblog.Ithelpedme.ButinmyBIsystemtherewasonemoreissue:

TA:SM30>RSPOR_T_PORTAL>SetXtoUseSAPExportLibrary(PDF)

Bestregars
WilliEimler

carmenguerrero

July8,2016at1:52am

Hi.

Thesystemisshowingthefollowingscreen:

IamworkingwithSAPNW7.4

MartinSchmitt

July8,2016at5:36am

HiCarmen,

youhavetoputitthelogininformationforadsuser.

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regards
Martin

carmenguerrero

July8,2016at7:37pm

HiMartin.

OurUMEisonAsJava.

IhaveupdatedthepasswordoftheuserADSUSERinthe
DestinationTemplateManagement.

1.Question:

Theuseradsuserandthepasswordisthecreatedinthe
ABAPsystem?

Forthisintheportal>

a)CreateADSUSERasaTechnicalUserinIdentitymanagement
ifitdoesnotexist.
b)CreateADSCALLERSgroupinIdentityManagement.
c)AssignUMERoleSAP_ADSCALLER(Youneedtoassignthis
roleonlytouserswhoneedtoaccessADS).Inmycase,I
assignedthisroletotheADSCALLERSgroupinidentity
management.
d)AssignADSCALLERSgrouptoADSUSERinidentitiy
management.


YoalsoupdateinthedestinationwiththeuserADS_AGENT

CreateDestinationFP_ICF_DATA_<SIDofAsABAP>
inSOA.
Gotonwa(http://<server>:<port>/nwa)
GotoSOA>TechnicalConfiguration

FortheERP:AsABAP

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LogintoAsABAPsystem.

1)CreateuserADSUSERasasystemUserintransaction
SU01.
2)CreateuserADS_AGENTasasystemuserintransaction
SU01andassignrolesSAP_BC_FP_ICF,
SAP_BC_FPADS_ICF&
SAP_BC_JSF_COMMUNICATION.
3)CreateroleADSCALLERSinPFCGandassignuser
ADSUSERtoit.
4)GototcodeSM59andcreateADSRFCasTypeG.
a)InTargetSystemsettings,entertargethostname
andServiceno.ofyourAsJavasystems.
b)InPathPrefix,enter
/AdobeDocumentServices/Config?style=rpc
c)InLogon&Securitytab,selectBasicAuthentication.
Then,enteruseradsuseranditspassword.

2.Question:
Theuseradsuserandthepasswordisthecreatedinthe
portal.

HaronChege

December15,2016at11:23am

canyoudoaADSconfigurationonaABAPOnlysystemwithoutsolutionmanager?

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