SAP Enterprise Portal : [technology and programming ; technical principles, installation, programming of SAP EP 5.0 and 6.0 ; content integration with SAP BW, mySAP CRM and ready-made iViews ; detailed chapter on security technologies in the portal enviro

The first book of its kind — dedicated to SAP Enterprise Portal — sheds light on the most critical aspects for initiating operations and programming. You begin with system requirements for installing SAP EP and move quickly to the sample installation of a test portal, which provides you with all the information you’ll need to set up a portal, connect it with content, and adapt it to meet user requirements. The integration of content plays a central role: With SAP BW and mySAP CRM as a foundation, you discover how to integrate data from other applications and familiarize yourself with the unifiers for different SAP systems, as well as other systems. A comprehensive introduction to the concepts and the programming of Java iViews helps to accelerate your learning. Portal security is examined closely. You get expert instruction on authentication, simple registration using Single Sign-On (SSO), and practical guidance on roles and authorizations, as well as in-depth advice on digital signatures to protect your data from unauthorized access. Highlights Include: Installation of SAP EP 5.0 and 6.0 Content Integration using SAP BW and mySAP CRM Unifiers Connectors Ready-made and self-created iViews SSO, Digital Signatures Context of SAP EP in SAP NetWeaver \*\*BONUS CD\*\* Includes tools for portal development: Portal Development Kit 5.0, Eclipse 2.2, Portal Development Kit Plug-in for Eclipse, Apache Tomcat 3.3.1 A great deal of time has passed since SAP crossed the narrow boundaries of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and introduced mySAP.com in 1999, and increasingly addressed communications and business processes among companies.