SAP Content Server as File system storage

[Former Member]

Hello everybody,

I have questions regarding the Content Server and need some help to reach my goal.

I have been configuring SAP Content Server with SAPDB in a Windows 2003 server, after solve some problems It worked ok.

But We need put the attached files in a Windows directory, not in SAPDB. (company policies)

My repository in OAC0 that works with SAPDB, and also we did the configuration in CSADMIN, and looks like this.

TRX:OAC0

document area: blank

Storage type: HTTP Content Server

version: 046

HTTP Server: my ip server

Port: 1090

HTTP Script: /ContentServer/ContentServer.dll

Phys. path: X:\usr\sap\ERD\SYS\global\

It work fine.

But when I wanna change it, to work with file system, It send me:

HTTP ERROR: 404 Not Found

and It looks like this

document area: blank

Storage type: HTTP Content Server

version: 046

HTTP Server: my ip server

Port: 1090

HTTP Script: /ContentServer/FileSystemStorage.dll

Transfer drctry: C:\

Phys. path: C:\

any suggestions into Content Server settings/configuration is appreciated

Regards.

[former_member182657]

Hi,

Have you generate the certificate through SAP transaction STRUST.As this validates your content server.Please do once and recheck by accessing the CS.

Regards,

Gaurav Rana

[former_member182657]

Hi,

Follow steps as STRUST ---> Click on certificate ----> SAP Portal CA (DSA) & Save it.

Now try to reconnect.Hope this may resolve your HTTP 404 issue.

Thanks,

Gaurav Rana

[Former Member]

Hi guys,

I am getting the same problem with my content server, the error is:

http: 404 (Not Found) when iam trying toy store the file with sara transaction.

check in oac0 is fine.

my enviroment is ECC 6.0, SQL database and I setup the content server as a file system.

When iam trying to set the document area, the system don't let me do.

thanks

[Former Member]

Dear Luis,

we have the same problem. Did you solve yours?

BR Michael

[Former Member]

Hi Micheal,

I am in the same issue. Please let me know if you can solve.

[Former Member]

I Could. CS was on Windows 2008R2 with IIS 7.5. there is an upload limit of 30mb which lead to error 404. After we set the limit to 2gb Problem was solved.

[Former Member]

Hi Michael,

Thank's very much!!!

Now I can store my files.

[mario_bisonti2]

Any news about this problem?

I am not able to create Filesystem repository, too.

Could you help me?

Thanks.

[Former Member]

your repository has to be of type

Content Rep.

FILESYSTEM

regards

Amit

[mario_bisonti2]

Could you explain me?

Which storage type have I to use?

SAP documentation isn't clear:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/05/2d647d1f549149b6e4536b4c1899f5/frameset.htm

[Former Member]

Storage type SAP Database System

Rep. Sub-Type : Normal

This will store your documents in your sap systems database.

Regards

Amit

[mario_bisonti2]

No.

If you choose "SAP Database system", the original will be stored in the SAP Database, not in a custom folder  FileSystem

This isn't what we prefer.

[mario_bisonti2]

Any news about my issue?

Thanks.

Mario

[Former Member]

Hi Mario

If i have understood your issue correctly then you already have SAP Content server working in your environment. But instead of storing the documents in DMS database you want to store them in a file system. to achieve it you can give a try as below.

1) try to create your repository with this option .

The path where these files need to be has to an absolute path.

check this table for file system storage.

2) If the above does not help then try to edit your ContenServer.INI . You will have to read this link in detail to understand exactly which parameters you need to adopt for your repository.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/4c/c623476721e0448cb0028cf3fd5ecb/frameset.htm

in your file check the default setting. it should be "FileSystemStorage.dll" to store documents on file system.

Regards

Amit Padmawar

[Former Member]

Table did not get copied earlier.

[mario_bisonti2]

I solved with this setting:

Content Rep.	ZDMS_FS_TST	Active
Description	Cont Rep su Filesystem per TEST

Document Area:    Document Management System

Storage type:    HTTP content server

Version no.	0046   Content Server version 4.6
HTTP server	hostabc
Port Number	1090
HTTP Script	ContentServer/ContentServer.dll
Phys. path	E:\usr\sap\TST\SYS\global\

with the parameter:

ContRepRoot    \\host1\sap\KPRO

Storage    FileSystemStorage.dll

DefaultDocProt

Security    1

ContRepDescription    Content repository filesystem per Test

UncompressedMimes    all

Security    1

ContRepDescription    Cont Rep su Filesystem per TES

Note that you have to change some permission on IIS (Windows Content Server) to give the right properties in the KPRO folder.

I hope that this is useful.

Mario

[Former Member]

Hi Mario

Good to know that configuration is now working.  I believe the key was to use "FileSystemStorage.dll"  as storage type as recommended above.

As your files are not getting stored in SAP DMS any more ,you should also make sure that your physical path were documents are getting stored gets backed up . You might run into the risk of  losing the files.

Glad that we were able to help you out.

Thanks & Regards

Amit Padmawar

[Former Member]

Hi!!

I also need to define a constent server as a file system but I´m not able to do it.

When you explain.....

with the parameter:

ContRepRoot    \\host1\sap\KPRO

Storage    FileSystemStorage.dll

DefaultDocProt

Security    1

ContRepDescription    Content repository filesystem per Test

UncompressedMimes    all

Security    1

ContRepDescription    Cont Rep su Filesystem per TES

Note that you have to change some permission on IIS (Windows Content Server) to give the right properties in the KPRO folder.

Where do I need to define parametere ContRepRoot, Storage, DefaultDocProt...etc?

Does it mean that files will be stored in  root \\host1\sap\KPRO wihin the HTTP server defined?

What about ContentServer.dll? What does this .dll look like? Is this .dll needed in the HTTP server?

How is done the authentication in the HTTP server? Which is the user connected to this server?

Thanks in advance.

[Former Member]

Hi Sir,

Recently we take up the project DMS in our organization. We are using linux with oracle database platform in sap.

I have downloaded Easydms software from service market place and installed in our server.

Only thing is that it is test server and wants to refresh the data with production data once in a week.

Whenever we refresh the data the  dms files are completely lost in our server because files save in database.

So, I am trying to store the files location to filessytem storage but i don,t know how it can be be done.

By seeing ur post above i came to know it is possible but the configuration steps are not clear for me seeing them above.

Can you please provide detailed analysis how to store files in filesystem and where to set the parameters at which location/path (filesystemstorage.dll). If you can send any document related to this please send to my mail pehvrsap@gmail.com

Thanks in advance

Regards,

Harsha.

[Former Member]

Suggest you to read help.sap.com

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/05/2d647d1f549149b6e4536b4c1899f5/frameset.htm

Same time i would like to add up with advantage/disadvantage of using File system , you may consider

Regards,

[JPReyes]

Hi Gabriel,

The details for the configuration of the CS to use the filesystem as repository are available at help.sap.com.

Have you read the documentation?... Did you adjust the ContentServer.INI

also whats the version of SAP?.. What OS is the CS and repository running under?

You need to add more info

Regards

Juan

[Former Member]

HI everyone,

I have been read this these links, but I have some doubts.

All my servers are running Windows2k3 Server

ERP6.0 with SQL Server2005

Content Server 6.40 MAXDB database, and I´d like to setup a folder in this Win2k3 as repository.

I read the installation Guide, Operation Guide and some sdn links an posts.

In my case, The SAP Content server is working fine, but I can´t change it to file system storage.

I think, I'm forgetting something

I´m trying to modify a ContentServer.INI following this documentation.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/05/2d647d1f549149b6e4536b4c1899f5/frameset.htm

but it aren´t working yet.

I need to uninstall MAXDB?

Or can I change the repository?

If you need more details please Let me Know.

Best Regards

Gabriel.

[Former Member]

Dear All,

I found the answer with the link Gabriel Ureta shared above.

What I did was first created a repository with tcode OAC0 and maintained below parameters .

Document area:-ARCHLINK ArchiveLink (as I want to make this visible in OAC3)

Storage Type:- 04 HTTP content server

Maintained HTTP details of the content server and then click on CS Admin button to go to content server administration, select Tab Details click on edit then Create Tab will open enter only below details .

Storage=FileSystemStorage.dll
ContRepRoot=<absolute path>

ContRepRoot is a folder shared in content server (eg:- E:\cs_repo\")

Click on execute and if details are maintained properly then it will directly take you to Details tab with status of your repository as running(green).

Regards,

Shanaka.