To use Web Application Designer release 2004s do we need to have portals???

Hi

I would like some clarity regarding whther we need a portal or not.

If you use Web Application Designer (SAP BW 3.x) it works fine, you can create reports and then it shows in SAP Easy Access under favourites. Executes fine, no portal is used.

Now when I want to use the new Web Application Designer I can not execute the reports. Gives me error

"Java communication error: RFC destination NOT_CONFIGURED does not exist", the window it appears in has a text saying it can't conect to the portal. Then notes that I look at regarding this seems that the connection between SAP BW and Portal must be set up.

So can please someone tell me whether you need the portal to use the new Web Application Designer release 2004s

Thanks in advance 😉