Authentication- Migration to Active Directory

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Currently we are using a BOSS(Business Object Shared Services) server for authentication to our BPC application. (User request-->BOSS is responsible to verify authentication-->if authenticated then directed to BPC application-->successful logon)

But due to some performance issue with BOSS(Business Object Shared Services) we need to migrate to Active directory authentication..

As per BPC operation guide –“On installation of Planning and Consolidation, the CMS authentication mode is selected by default”.

1>Please refer to the attached document for CMS information. As per me we are using CMS authentication. Please confirm.

2>Can someone please help me to migrate authentication to Active directory?

Details: SAP BPC 7.5 MS;SQL Server 2008

Thanks,

SRK

[former_member186498 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I don't know other docs on CMS but if you want to change from CMS to AD you must reinstall BPC server, please see also the answer of Sorin

http://scn.sap.com/thread/1905372 that wrote

"Attention once which you will change the authentication of the BPC system to CMS you cannot go back to Windows AD authentication.

Just reinstallaing the BPC it is possible this." you will found there other info about CMS

Kind regards

     Roberto

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Roberto,

Thanks for the sharing the thread.

Query

1. The screen shot shared by me, says we have some some values(server name) in "trusted CMS name" field. As per me we are already using CMS but not sure. Request you to please confirm after viewing the screen shot.

2. If we are already using CMS authentication then as per the scren shot in the "authentication type" field we have value: Windows AD. I am confused with CMS and Windows AD values in the screen shot.

Thanks,

SRK

[former_member186498 · Accepted solution]

Hi SRK,

it seems CMS is installed. You ave obtained this map from options\enable CMS authentication mode? If so you are for sure on CMS mode.

Kind regards

     Roberto

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Roberto,

Thanks for your response.

As of now our authentication is made through BO Central Management System CMS.Users are saved there and imported to BPC from it.

1>Need ur help to understand, what changes we need to perform to migrate from Central Management System CMS to Windows AD. As in operational guide it suggest approach to migrate from AD to CMS but there are no reference for CMS to AD.

2> It would be helpful if you let me know what authentication you have in your BPC application. Reason for this is to know monitor the difference between CMS and AD authentication in tblcmsinfo.Please share your :appserver-->tblcmsinfo (please manipulate the original value for data security)

Thanks,

SRK

[former_member186498 · Accepted solution]

Hi SRK,

1) as I wrote before in the answer with the link it's not possible to go back from CMS to AD you must reinstall BPC server, that's why you didn't found any docs about it.

2) I use AD authentication and so I don't have appserver-->tblcmsinfo.

Kind regards

     Roberto

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Roberto,

Many Thanks.

Inorder to go back to AD authentication  i need to resinstall the BPC.

So as per you, while installting BPC, I will get an option to choose between CMS or AD authentication.

--Am I correct?

Any notes which has information to choose cms while installation . Pleas let me know.

Thanks,

SRK

[former_member186498 · Accepted solution]

Hi SRK,

sorry but the last installation was more than 2 years ago, I don't think CMS is the default because it was a recent add (newer respect to AD).

For the installation please follow the installation guide and the the operation guide, especially paragraph 4.1.7 Domain User Group Setup, you will found these docs in https://websmp210.sap-ag.de/instguidesepm-bpc

Kind regards

     Roberto

[Former Member]

Thanks Roberto