Allowing users to change password

[Former Member]

Hi

I have been asked to include functionality in the portal that will allow users to change their password.

We are using Netweaver2004s, so the portal is part of BI. If the BI password expires, then on 1st login to the portal, the user is asked to change their password, but what they want, is a button / iview where they can change that password at any point.

I am sure there must be a standard iview that I can use for this, but can't find anything.

Failing that, I guess I can try to write something on the BI side, like a BSP or similar that will achieve this functionality, but really hoping for something standard that I can use.

Cheers,

Andrew

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Andrew,

I am afraid I wouldn't be answering the question raised by you, but am offering a suggestion.

From your question it seems that you are referring to BI - JAVA Stack. If you change the UME of the Java stack to point to the same client as the BI System which the users logon to from the SAP Logon Pad then the password management would be more easy. Then the users could make use of the change password funtionality of the portal to change the password for both the java stack as well as the ABAP stack for BI

Regards,

GLM

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Indeed, you aren't answering my question, but at least you warned me I guess

The UME is already configured to use BI as the UME, so passwords are managed from there.

Now, the same way that a user can change their password from the GUI login screen, it would be nice to be able to replicate that behaviour on the portal.

Reports are being delivered to the portal because not all the users will have GUI installed on their machines.

Cheers,

Andrew

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Assign this role to the users

pcd:portal_content/every_user/general/eu_role this will allow the users to change the password.

How ever this will not provide an option to change the password in the login screen. But once the user logs in there will be an option called 'personalise' he can use that option to change the password.

Regards,

Vamshi.

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There is a template for User password under Content provided by SAP -> Admin interface. I think You can use that too for this problem.

Regards

Puneet

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I have found something that may well suit my needs, although it is a bit more than I need.

Points have been awarded.

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What did u end up using?? I would like to do the same..

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I did the following:

1. Assign the UME Action Portal_Logon to a role (done from User Management)

2. Assign that role to the Anonymous Users group

Now, when you get to the login screen, there is an additional link called GET SUPPORT. From there, the user is able to change their password.

Some additional considerations:

- From System Administation >> System Configuration >> UME Configuration >> User Admin UI - here you can set which questions the users are asked when resetting their password. Any changes you apply here will only take effect once the J2EE engine is restarted

- You will need someone from BASIS to configure the notification emails ... I relied on our basis guru to do that, so don't know what she did, just that it works

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Andrew

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi,

Assign the UME Action Portal_Logon to a role (done from User Management)

i did not understood this line.

can you plz let me know

Regards,

Raju

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

1. Go to User Administration

2. Find the role you want to use

3. Click on the MODIFY button so you are editing the role

4. Select the ASSIGNED ACTIONS tab

5. Search for Logon_Help

6. Select the UME action that is returned, and assign it to the role by clicking on the ADD button

This should sort you out.

Cheers,

Andrew