Transaction iview using Sapgui when available

[Johnny_B_]

Hello Portal experts,

the requirement is to integrate ERP transactions into the portal which should preferably be launched in SAPGui.

I Know this can be defined in the iview properties, but we need both options (Gui (as default) and html-gui when the local Gui is not available).

The reason is, that if the users work on their local computers (or laptops), they will have the Gui installed and will want to use it. We have also parts of the portal exposed to the Internet. Now some users may access the portal from other computers (it could even be in an internet cafe) where we cannot know whether a gui is installed or not, in this case the transaction should be run in the webgui.

Is there a way to let the portal decide and choose the Gui if applicable ? (Not only must the gui be installed, also the system connection needs to be there in saplogon.ini).

So far the only chance I see is to offer a duplicate navigation, one menu for Gui iviews, the other menu für webgui iviews.

But maybe there is a better and more elegant solution ?

Kind regards,

Johannes

[Former Member]

Hi Johannes,

Yes double navigation items is also my first thought

If you are to explore implementing the logic you describe you have to develop your own iview in NWDS and see if you can achieve what you want there. You need to develop an abstractportalcomponent - here is a guide http://help.sap.com/saphelp_NW70EHP1/helpdata/en/44/46b9d670e20597e10000000a155369/content.htm?frame...

But again I'm not sure how you implement the logic you describe.

Br Jan

[udaykumar_kanike]

Hi Johannes,

              You can create a transaction iview of type "SAP GUI for HTML" and you have to select Transaction code and select the system object of the system from where you want to connect.

But for this transaction iView to work, you need to configure SSO and System object with ITS and WebGUI properties as well.

Regards,

Uday

[Johnny_B_]

Hello Uday, I do not want a html iview, I want an iview which uses the SAPGui if it is installed, and uses the html-gui if no sapgui is available.

thanks, Johannes

[udaykumar_kanike]

if you are talking about SAP GUI for Windows, you can also create an iview of that type. As long as you want the user to access SAP GUI using browser, then you have to create an iview of either "SAP GUI for HTML" or "SAP GUI for Windows"

[Johnny_B_]

Hello Uday, maybe I did not explain clearly enough what we need. I know that i can create a transaction iview and set it to "Windows Gui" or "HTML Gui". But what we need is this:

- if a user has the Gui Installed on his computer, the transaction iview shall open the Gui (because this provides a better, more responsive UI).

- If a user has no Gui installed, the transaction iview shall open in the HTML-Gui.

So far I understand I would have to provide both iviews and let the user decide and click the right one. But this means doubled navigation entries.

Hence I was asking if someone knows a way to have the portal transaction iview decide "automatically" to open either in Windows Gui or HTML Gui.

Johannes