Opentext Archive Server with SAP ECC6

[former_member196171]

Hi Experts,

I have just installed Opentext Archive Server 10.5 , just wondering how do I configure this with SAP ECC system to archive the sap documents or data to Archive Server , is there any guide or steps to follow ?

Thanks

Al Mamun

[Akshay_G · Accepted solution]

Hi Abu Zahir Al-Mamun,

To integrate the archive server with the SAP Server, you will have to do the following (High-level tasks):

For details please check out the Installation/Configuration Guides from Open Text Knowledge Center.

1) Install Archive Server for SAP Solutions (Which you have already done)

2) Install OTEX Plugins on SAP System (OTEXBAS & OTEXERP)

3) Install Archive Administration Thin Client on Front-end (Win) to work with Archive Server

4) Integrate Archive Server & SAP via RFC/ Content Repository

5) Configure SAP System for Archive Server (BC Set Activation etc)

6) Perform functional related archiving tasks.

To get the detailed information of above steps, pl. check out the Installation/Configuration Guides on OTEX KC

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Regards,

Akshay.

[former_member196171 · Accepted solution]

HI Akshay,

I do appreciate your reply which helped me to install all the components mentioned below ,  now I am  trying to Integrate Archive Server & SAP ,  I am using OT Archive Server 10.5 ( SP1) and OTEX Plugins on SAP System (OTEXBAS & OTEXERP) version 10 SP2 , Just wondering which steps to follow from the guide ,  my goal is to use Vendor Invoice Management  where invoice will be kept in Archive Server as early archive , not sure if full blown archive configuration is required,  but if you can provide further  steps to follow will be highly appreciated

Thanks

[Akshay_G · Accepted solution]

Hi Abu,

That's great to know!

I am not an expert on Setting up Vendor Invoice Management Solution.

I am working on SAP Data Archiving integration to the archive server as a storage solution.

However, all the information you need to configure your scenario should be found in the following guides:

1) OpenText Archiving and Document Access for SAP Solutions 10.0.0 - Scenario Guide English (ER100000-CCS-EN-5)

2) OpenText DocuLink for SAP Solutions 10.0.0 - Customizing and Administration Guide English (DC100000-CGD-EN-3)

Give it some time,  I hope it will come along well.

Regards,

Akshay.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Akshay,

Regarding the connectivity from Open Text Archive server to ECC system I have performed the below steps -

1. Installed open text archive server with the following combination - MS SQL 2012+tomcat 7+archive server 10.5.

2. Created original archive (archive pool and volume) in open text administration client.

3. Created SAP system and SAP Gateway in Open Text administration client with below details. While testing connectivity from Archive server to ECC it is getting failed with following error message -

Test of connection failed:

No suitable R/3 gateway available for access from client tpcoad to R/3 ECD.

Screenshot attached of the details of connection

ECC system details -

hostname - tpcides

SID - ECD

Sys no - 00

Archive Server host - tpcoad

Please help me to resolve the issue. Thanks in advance,

Regards,

Tarak

[Akshay_G · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Quick checks:

1) Are you able to ping the R/3 system from Archive Server?

2) While creating SAP System in the Archive Server, have you tried to Enter IP Address in the Server Name field instead of the Hostname

3) Check with Subnet Address - 172.0.0.0

4) Check with Gateway address as IP Address of R/3 System instead of the Hostname

5) Final and most important check, are you able to telnet SAP Ports from Archive Server i.e. telnet <R/3 System> <Ports> (Check for SAP Ports 3200, 3300, 3600 and likewise)

Regards,

Akshay

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Akshay,

Many thanks for your reply. The above mentioned problem is resolved by maintaining subnet mask as 255.255.0.0. Now the test connection from Archive Server to ECC is successful. We have maintained necessary setting in OAC0 transaction in ECC. but while testing connectivity from ECC to Archive Server it is showing "HTTP error: 404 Not Found".

Is there any other configuration need to be done in ECC side? Please help me in this regard.

Thanks in advance,

Regards,

Tarak

[Akshay_G · Accepted solution]

Hi,

In the above screen-shot your storage type is HTTP Content Server, with that it implies your are setting up an HTTP Type Archive connection rather than RFC Archive.

Can you click on Full Administration and check if everything is maintained?

Please check the following:

1) Basic Path & Physical Basic Path are on SAP Systems

2) Archive Path & Physical Archive Path are on Archiving Server

3) Correct HTTP Server & Port Number (i.e. Archive Server's Connection Parameters)

4) Archive Server is available at the time of connection test

5) Archive Server Port is reachable from SAP System at time of connection test

6) Have you done the Archiving Server specific configuration in the SAP System? If not please refer the OTEX Archive Server Configuration Guide and perform all the listed steps. To name a few you will have to do=> BC Set Activation, Number Ranges, Handling of Communication Protocols, Setting up Archiving Devices, ArchiveLink Job, RFC Connection from SAP System to Archive System, Maintain Archives in SAP (OAC0) , Creating Archive on OTEX Server, Storage Tiers, Disk Volume, Pools etc.

Most importantly as you have created an HTTP Archive T5, you must also create T5 on Archive Server along with the necessary linked objects such as Pools, Disk Volume, Storage Tiers etc. You will also have to exchange certificates between these two systems for the Repository Archive you are configuring, after which only your archive connection is complete in all terms and ready to be used.

I suggest, you first have a one good hard look at the configuration guide, its comprehensive and mentions everything that needs to be done under the sun to setup Archiving Solution in context of configuration.

Regards,

Akshay

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Akshay,

I am also trying to implement Opentext ADA on IDES with integration of Opentext VIM, please could you share your contact mail id, i would like to share few things, if you don't mind can you drop an test mail to pvnkmrraja@gmail.com

Looking forward for your great response.

Thanks&regards,

Pavankumar.

[Akshay_G · Accepted solution]

Hello Pavan,

Let me know here, what information you would like to have regarding OTEX deployment.

I will see what I can do.

Regards,

Akshay

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Akshay,

Could you please teach me to implement Opentext - ADA on IDES, i would provide you the IDES, that,s what i am trying to contact you, please let me know your mail id or contact no, so that i would demonstrate you few things.

Looking forward for your great response.

regards,

Pavankumar.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ashay,

here's the problem! Opentext changed one small thing and in OAC0 there's a little modification you have to do within 10.5:

HTTP string is simply: archive  instead of  archive.dll

That silly thing does the trick and you will get rid of ERROR 404.

Leonardo

[Akshay_G · Accepted solution]

Hey Leonardo,

That's a great heads-up you gave me there.

Point noted duly for future.

Cheers,

Akshay

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Akshay Gupta

    I have successfully installed xECM 10.5 for SAP (Archive Server, Content Server, Enterprise Library, OTDS). However when I tried to install Sap add-on OTEXBAS_1050-700 through solman account on client 000 it takes very long time at the step MAIN IMPORT (5 hours) and do not display any thing. When I see logs of TxCode SAINT. It shows all steps are finished with warning (State 4) but I cannot finish the import process. I have not found any things on OpenText about this issue.

Any suggestion?

Thanks very much

Phuong

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Akshay,

My client is looking for Implementation of SAP VIM 7.0. I am new to this area and need your expertise for my solution design. Kindly find details of scenario as follows:

Introduction to client: My client is a a new organization to SAP ERP. Basic SAP setup has been implemented for organization. There is no archive server is available for organization.

Requirement: My client is looking for SAP VIM 7.0 installation for

1. Paper invoice using Optical character recognition(OCR) functionality

2. Email channel: To receive vendor invoice as a PDF attachment to email

3. Enable Invoice approval using Mobile and Web portal functionality of VIM

Solution approach:

Vendor invoice process flow is as follows

1.Scan paper invoice/PDF attachement to email using Invoice Capture center(ICC) 7.0 functionality available in VIM

2. process vendor invoice as per document processing rules based on approval matrix or handle invoice using exception scenario

3. Approve invoice using Mobile/web portal for VIM approval

With respect to above mentioned solution approach. I tried searching for relevant documents and realized that it could be achieved by architecture mentioned below:

1. Invoice Capture center(ICC) 7.0 for VIM: Invoice capture center consist of following architecture

• Recognition server (Invoice image processing)
• Validation client( Invoice approval client)
• ICC dispatcher( SAP VIM component)

2. SAP Archive server: To enable Early archiving

3. Mobile approval portal

4. Web approval portal

Questions:

1. Kindly confirm if my understanding of SAP VIM solution approach and architecture is fine?

2. I have a high level understanding of solution and need help to identify solution to below mentioned questions:

1. Document scanning: Specification of scanner needed for document scanning. Open text provides functionality named as Enterprize scan, which can be utilized for document scanning. Do this functionality need any additional software/hardware to be in place or its a part of ICC funtionality?
2. SAP VIM license installation: Any specific hardware/software required to completely implement VIM functionalities.
3. Invoice capture center(ICC) Licence installation: Any specific hardware/software required to completely implement ICC functionalities. Do ICC need a seperate license than SAP VIM 7.0?
4. SAP Archiving: My client is new to SAP.  There is no SAP archiving enabled for organization as of now. What is hardware and software requirement to enable document archiving needed for images/email archival. Can you please provide detail of components needed for SAP Archiving. Do SAP Archiving 10.5 mentioned in above thread work along with VIM?
5. How to integrate SAP VIM to Archiving?
6. Recognition server and validation client: ICC has three components:

• Recognition server: What should be specification of recognition server needed for VIM?
• Hotspot: What is hotspot functionality and how does it integrate VIM to recignition server?
• Validation client: What should be specification of validation client needed for VIM?

    7.  Email configuration in SAP: Invoice PDF received in email as an attachment needs to be processed and archived for Invoice posting. Any specification needed for configuration of email ID? Any prerequisites?

I know that I have put up many questions in one go. I have read solution documents for SAP VIM 7.0 and got confused and ended up in so many questions.

Kindly help me as soon as possible as its very urgent. I am in design phase and looking for answers as soon as I can get. Please let me know if you can be available for an offline discussion on the same.

Regards

A Kumar

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

HI Leonardo,

   Can you explain to me about transfer directory and physic path. It seems that in document from Opentext there is a confuse between RFC connection and HTTP connection.

1. In case of RFC connection we must configure an exchange directory through T.Code File and this directory must be in ECC side?

2. In case of HTTP Content server connection where shall this transfer directory and physical path are located? In archive server or ECC side?

Thanks & Best Regards,

Cuong

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello A Kumar,

Hope you have completed the VIM, ICC & OpenText Archive Server solution implemented by now. Would it be possible to share the document around the architecture on the components involved and technical configuration that is required for end-to-end solution to work.

Thanks

Pankaj Mistry

[prasanna_dash2 · Accepted solution]

Hi Akhay,

As am SAP Fi Functional, but enter in to opentext,where my role defined everything, Which am not clear and struggling like anything. In tghis project, they are implimented opentext archiver and link to sap. I do not not have any knowledge about this. Could you please guide me or plz share mail, So that  can get your help.

Request you, please do need full for me.

Regards:-

[Akshay_G · Accepted solution]

I think you should take the first step yourself by Studying the Guides or the content (A Lot is available online). No one can help you unless you choose to help yourself.

Have you started studying any guides yet? If not please start from there first, instead of directly approaching.

Open ended questions like yours are never going to help you in the long run and specifically here on SCN, you will have to be very specific about what your question is and the exact help you seek. Read Rules of Engagement first hand!

Regards,

Akshay

[former_member295227 · Accepted solution]

I need to prepare a server for installing the OpenText. Can someone tell me, what is the species of hardware I need?  CPU/RAM/Storage

Thanks

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello A kumar,

can you please provide VIM, ICC & OpenText Archive Server  configuration document for environment you have successfully implemented.

i am in open text last 2 year want to have these config guide to understand indetails.

Thanks

Sumit Kumar

[former_member278880 · Accepted solution]

Hello good morning

excuse me, coudl you help me with this topic please:

I think the problem is on the customer side (user) in his laptop, however, we would like to know (where) we could change the hotname correct , we recently have done a change of DNS , we think this is the problem

Note: The new DNS need to be added to the file: localhost in the laptop of the user? or maybe there is other place where we could change this new DNS

thanks a lot for your answer

Regads

[Akshay_G · Accepted solution]

As per the error i see, "KTKRIXOS could not be resolved", this should be resolved.

Whats the FQDN of this above Host?

Try to ping the above Host with and without FQDN and whichever works is the one that you should put in /etc/hosts.

If the above screen is opened via SAP System then you have to mention this on the SAP Application Server or if this Image viewer is directly accessed from User's Laptop then this entry should be on user's host file.

~Akshay