Launchpad configuration - configure default SAP System (secSAPR3)

[Former Member]

Hi guys,

when adjusting launchpad.properties, is there any way to set default SAP system when user choose SAP system as authentication?

thx

Kind regards,

Markus

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Markus,

You would set the authentication type in the BIlaunchpad, but the server in charge of authenticating the users, from a SAP perspective, is only accessible through CMC > Authentication > SAP tab.

While the former define the CMS you connect to and the type of authentication (which can vary from one user to another), the latter, namely the configuration of the authentication module itself, is not something that should be configurable as part of the login page. It is therefore not something that can be modified as part of this page.

I hope this helps

Romain

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Roman,

thanks for that.

I thought there might be some paramaters which would allow to automaticly set a default value for sap system / client when a user chooses sap authentication mode.

As you said in CMC you can configure SAP authentification, but you can't set a default value for sap authentication (system/client).

So I assume this is not possble and users always have to type in SAP system/client?

thx

Kind regards,

Markus

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Markus,

This can be achieved through CMC.

In the CMC>Authentication>SAP navigate to the options tab and set the value for the default system.

In this list, select the SAP entitlement system that BusinessObjects Enterprise uses as the default

(that is, the system that is contacted to authenticate users who attempt to log on with SAP credentials

but without specifying a particular SAP system).

Cheers,

Vikram.V

[former_member184594]

Steps to follow:

1. Go to

C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\Tomcat6\webapps\BOE\WEB-INF\config\default folder.

2. Copy  BIlaunchpad.properties  file in

C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\Tomcat6\webapps\BOE\WEB-INF\config\custom

3. Edit in note pad and change the following parameter.

     Default Value:  authentication.vdefault=secEnterprise

     Change Value: authentication.vdefault=secSAPR3

     Default Value : authentication.visible=false

     Change Value: authentication.visible=true

4. Save this file and restart Tomcat.

5. You will see Authentication type is enabled in BI Launch Pad login screen and your default authentication type is SAP.

[Former Member]

Hi Zahid,

thank you for your post, but please read question first.

Question is not about how to activate SAP authentication, it is about how to prefill values for sap system/client when users choose sap authentication.

thank you

Kind regards,

Markus

[Former Member]

Hi Markus,

I see what you are trying to achieve now, but I don't think this is possible. At least I was not able to find info on this in either documentation, through checks inside the webapps or in the KB system.

I recommend you submit this onto the SAP Ideas place as this is not an option available as it stands (or if it is, it's well hidden).

http://ideas.sap.com

In the mean time, you could implement SSO to avoid having to fill anything in the system for SAP users. Would that solve the problem?

An example is given here:

http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/Setup+of+SAP+SSO+Service+in+SAP+BO+BI4.0+CMC

Users who cannot authenticate through SAP would be redirected to the login page with following error and could fall back to Enterprise authentication

"Account Information Not Recognized: The credentials passed to secSAPR3 [] are invalid. Use the following format: sid~clnt/user"