HTTP / HTTPS Web Dynpro

[Former Member]

Hi,

We have a portal (EP6 SP15) using the web dynpro versions of ESS & MSS (ERP2004 BP). We want to use certificate authentication so have enabled SSL so that we can do this. However the web dynpro system is still pointing to the HTTP address. Now, users can get to the Overview pages of ESS and MSS but when they click on a link, nothing happens (sometimes with an "access is denied" message in the status bar of IE) and the second time they click on a link, they get "Web Dynpro Application 'XssMenu' has expired" error message.

Can you mix the portal HTTPS with Web Dynpro HTTP or do both have to run as HTTPS?

Many thanks

Jane

[Former Member]

Hi Jane,

Yes u can use portal HTTPS with Web Dynpro HTTP.

one more thing is ur portal server and webdynpro application server is same? or u used other J2ee server for webdynpro application server?

regards,

kaushal

[Former Member]

Hi Kaushal,

Yes the portal server & webdynpro app server are the same. If it is possible, do you know we are getting this error? We get the same thing if portal runs on HTTP but web dynpro runs on HTTPS...

Thanks!

Jane

[Former Member]

Hi Jane,

u want to run portal server using https protocol.

if the portal and webdynpro app server was same than define the webdynpro XSS system using https port.

look at the following configuration for SAP_WebDynpro_XSS system.

WAS Description --> webDynpro WAS

WAS Host Name ---> <b>portalhost.domian.com:https_port</b>

since ur portal and Webdynpro app server is common so host name must be the name of portal server host and use the port for Https which u use while launching portal using https protocol, i.e 50001

WAS Path ---> /webdynpro/dispatcher/

WAS protocol --> <b>https</b>

regards,

kaushal

[Former Member]

Hi Kaushal,

We do not want to use HTTPS for the web dynpro - we are only using HTTPS in the portal so that we can have certificate authentication. We would like to still run the web dynpro as HTTP (i.e. leave the SAP_WebDynpro_XSS system pointing to the HTTP protocol & HTTP port). However this is causing the error in my original post. My question is whether it is possible to run HTTP WebDynpro with a HTTPS portal, or not? And if so, how I can get rid of the error?

Many thanks

Jane

[Former Member]

Hi Jane,

Changing the protocol for webdynpro system in EP does not impact the webdynpro application.

you can still use the webdynpro application directly using http protocol (port is changed).

http://portalhost.domain.com:50000/webdynpro/welcome

one more thing tell me that u can use portal and webdynpro app with http only without any error?

I'm enable the https over EP, my webdynpro and EP server is same and i'm used the https protocol for webdynpro system and i sucessfully launch the ESS/MSS from EP

and also i'm trying with http protocol for webdynpro and https for portal than after i sucessfully test ESS/MSS from portal.

so there is no issue with http and https <b>u can run HTTP WebDynpro with a HTTPS portal</b>

check ur configuration.

regards,

kaushal

[Former Member]

Hi Kaushal,

Many thanks!

If the portal and web dynpro are both HTTP or both HTTPS, it all works fine. The problem only occurs if they are different. The initial ESS/MSS Overview screen works (and other web dynpro applications) but not when I try to click on any of the links on the Overview pages.

What configuration could be causing this?

Many thanks

Jane

[Former Member]

Hi Jane,

There is no exact solution for this issue.

becoz i'm able to use https portal with http webdynpro.

if u want to use https for portal than no issue to define the webdynpro system using https protocol becoz ur both protocol are working.

and if u want to use webdynpro application outside from portal u can use both protocol http and https using there

approriate port.

ur configuration with https are working for both than u used it no issue.

so define the webdynpro system using https port no issue.

reward points for helpfull answer.

regards,

kaushal