Configuration for Information Broadcasting

Purpose

In order to be able to use information broadcasting, you have to configure the system in various NetWeaver components.

Prerequisites

You have installed the necessary components for information broadcasting. For more information, see service.sap.com/instguides ® SAP NetWeaver ® Release 04 ® Installation ® Installation Guide – SAP Business Information Warehouse 3.5.

Process Flow

1. If you want to distribute Business Intelligence content to the SAP Enterprise Portal, follow the configuration steps for the integration of SAP BW and SAP EP. For more information, see Making Settings for SAP BW 3.5 and SAP EP 6.0 .

2. If users in the Enterprise Portal want to hold discussions, add personal notes or give feedback using the BI content, activate and configure the corresponding collaboration services. For more information, see Collaboration Services.

3. If you want to make it possible for users in the Enterprise Portal to subscribe to KM folders or individual documents, activate and configure the subscription service. For more information, see Subscription Services.

4. If you want to be able to distribute Business Intelligence content by e-mail, set up the mail server in the SAP Web application server. Choose the node SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) under SAPConnect: Administration (transaction SCOT). For more information, see Setting Up Mail Servers and SAPconnect (BC-SRV-COM).

5. You can modify the display of precalculated queries by defining the standard Web template for query precalculation in Customizing.

You can also establish the standard Web template for broadcasting here. This determines how the BEx Broadcaster is displayed when it is called from various areas of the Business Explorer. For more information, see Functions of the BEx Broadcaster.

You determine the standard Web templates in the BW system under SAP Reference IMG ® SAP NetWeaver ® SAP Business Information Warehouse ® Reporting-relevant Settings ® BEx Web ® Set Standard Web Templates.

6. If you want to precalculate workbooks (in addition to queries and Web templates), you determine, in Customizing, which precalculation servers are available for the BW system. You make this setting in the BW system under SAP Reference IMG ® SAP NetWeaver ® SAP Business Information Warehouse ® Reporting-relevant Settings ® General Reporting Settings in Business Explorer® Administrate Precalculation Server.

For more information, see Administration of the Precalculation Server and Creating Precalculation Servers.

7. You assign administrator authorizations for broadcasting. To do this, use authorization object S_RS_ADMWB with the field RSADMWBOBJ = BR_SETTING. For more information, see Overview: Authorization Objects.

Result

You have set up the systems according to your needs, enabling you to use information broadcasting. In order to allow end users in your organization to use the scenarios they require, set up the necessary authorizations in system administration and perform the administrative duties. For more information, see Tasks for System Administration.