cannot add/search the ABAP role in portal with ABAP datasource

[Former Member]

Hi All,

We have configured the SAP NW portal with ABAP Datasource. when we tried to create user and assign the Groups(ABAP Roles) from the R3_Role_DS, it is displaying that no elements are present. But when i searched in the portal using the search criteria "Group" in user admin it is showing 2300 groups(Abap roles).

Is it possible to assign Group(which is ABAP role) to the user (ABAP Datasource)  in portal and save it, so the user is available in the ABAP system assigned with the related ABAP roles.

why is that there are no groups under R3_Role_DS in portal. Did i miss something.

I couldn't able to find any suggestion/answer for this topic, Although this has been asked few times in this forum.

Can someone please answer this

Regards,

keerthi

[Former Member]

Hi Keerthi,

You are going about this the wrong way.  The portal is really only an access point to the backend system.  Portal roles are there to give access to portal functions and any iView created to access the backend. The role at the backend system needs to be added in the backend system and use SSO to logon.  And no, you can't apply the role as a portal group and save it in the backend.

Hope this helps,

Graham

[Former Member]

Thanks for quick response Graham.

Just want to confirm , i am i following the same for what you have explained.

when we integrate the NW Java with ABAP datasource , The backend ABAP system Roles(considering R/3 here) will appear as Groups in the Java system (even portal groups are available, in this scenario ignoring them).

1. As per your discussion , It is possible to create the user in EP system and this user will be  available in the R/3 system (this is right).

2. But we cannot assign the groups(R/3 roles) in the portal to this user (please confirm this).

3. There are no groups in R3_Role_DS . (is this normal with the configuration)

Regards,

Keerthi.

[Former Member]

Hi Keerthi

Unless someone has written code in the R/3 system to re-direct roles in the portal to R/3 roles, you will need to create the user in R/3 and assign roles there.  These will be pulled through to the portal user automatically (assuming the ID's are the same).

Regards,

Graham

[SandipAgarwalla]

Well some comments

<Unless someone has written code in the R/3 system to re-direct roles in the portal to R/3 roles, you will need to create the user in R/3 and assign roles there>

Not really...You can create users in R3 via the Portal UME, but you should have configured the datasource as read-write. The respective UME config file is

dataSourceConfiguration_abap.xml

Also, when you point UME to ABAP store - ABAP roles appear as groups. You can not change these groups or add users to these groups..You will have to do it via PFCG

However you can assign these groups to UME/Portal roles

Sandip

[Former Member]

re: "

Not really...You can create users in R3 via the Portal UME, but you should have configured the datasource as read-write. The respective UME config file is

dataSourceConfiguration_abap.xml "

Nice point - thanks for clarifying that...

Graham