Code the "Edit Locally" KM functionnality

Hello experts,
Is it possible to reproduce in Webdynpro 4 java the behaviour of the "Edit Locally" functionnality ?
or maybe in other technologies ? (jsp, ...)
By example, in my View I'd like to create a Check Out button, that automatically loads locally a document.
The I can save this document, and it will be automatically uploaded when clicking on a Chek In button.
I checked in different API and didn't find antything relevant,
Hope I'm clear enough,
Thanks in advance for your answers !!

Hi,
Thanks for you help,
we also studied your idea, but this would mean for the user to re-enter its userid and password,
that's why we're looking at a coded solution, really close to the "Edit Locally" functionnality,
any other idea ?
Cheers,

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Edit Locally: Download of the document fails

Hi all
When I try 'Edit Locally" , its giving an error "The download of the document failed".
Local editing (under CM>Utilities>Editing) is configured correctly. From another portal, edit locally is working fine.
Is there anything else that I have to do for Local editing
Please help me.
Any idea.. I am unable to find a solution
Regards
Aparnna
Message was edited by:
Aparnna Prasad

Hi,
the "Edit locally" fonction need to install an activeX to the computer.
The user need to be administrator. Then when for the first time he tries to edit locally, the activeX will install. You can then remove the user from the administrator group.
You need write authorizations in registry (local machine) and to folder C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Temp
If you configured the portal in java mode for local edit, you need to install JRE 1.4.2_x on the computer.
Brad

Local admin rights when Edit locally

Hello, all!
We have the same problem as in
Local Admin rights to "Edit Locally" ?
"The end users do not have administrator rights on their local PCs , they logon to the domain server with restricted rights. When it comes to portal, when trying to edit a document with "Edit locally" it is not possible to do is even if the user has all the rights for the document in the Portal KM configuration. When we make the user local admin, everything is OK"
We are on SPS14, Windows XP SP2. Domain users can run corresponding applications and can create dirs or files in a temp directory. We also utilize env. variable SAPKM_USER_TEMP but with no success.
Could yoã please suggest, how to find rights needed to execute Local Edit. Are there any way to trace this Docservice ActiveX?

Hello Roman,
here a note which describes a solution for a user account wuth restricted rights:
The Edit Locally activex will be installed based on following
installation steps:
The browser will recognize that the KM DocService activex has to be
started.
In case of the activex isn't installed on the the PC, it will be
downloaded from the KM server (...etc/docservice/docservice.cab)
The browser will extract two DLLs from the docservice.cab file
(docservice.dll and sapkmprogressplayer.dll) and register them on the
local PC. To see if the installation succeed you can open within the
browser following dialog: Tools/Internet Options/Settings/View Objects,
look for program file SAP KM DocService Control.
Registry keys in following areas will be created:
Area HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT:
HKCR\AppID\{5F8983A6-347C-46B9-BA7A-1B87E5DAE0BC}
HKCR\ProgressPlayerMod.ProgressPlayer
HKCR\ProgressPlayerMod.ProgressPlayer.1
HKCR\CLSID
HKCR\TypeLib
Area HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\C:/WINNT/Down
Downloaded Program Files/DocService.dll
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\
When finishing these steps successfully the installed version can be
located within the browser dialog Tools/Internet Options/Settings/View
Objects SAP KM DocService Control and den KM DocService will
start loading the document content from the KM server and starting the
corresponding application for editing.
Installation with restricted user accounts:
With restricted user accounts e.g. no access rights to create registry keys in the area of HKCR or HKLM etc., which lets the described installation fail, following installation procedure leads to success:
Register the needed DLLs manually on the PC (e.g. via a shell command script) with a user account having enough access rights.
1.1 Create an installation folder (don't use /windows/system32) on the PC and copy the DLLs (docservice.dll and sapkmprogressplayer.dll) to it (extract them from docservice.cab with a tool e.g. winzip).
1.2 Open a command shell on this installation folder.
1.3 Unregister possible existing versions with the following command:
"regsvr32 docservice.dll /U " and "regsvr32 sapkmprogressplayer.dll /U "
1.4 Register the both DLLs with: "regsvr32 docservice.dll" and "regsvr32 sapkmprogressplayer.dll "
1.5 If the two registration steps fail check the permissions to write
into the system registry.
1.6 The installation folder do not need special permissions, the linkage to the DLLs will be done via the system registry.
1.7 Additionally the following setting is mandatory to succeed the installation:
Disable the "ActiveX Version Check" function within the KM Configuration
SystemAdministration->SystemConfig->KnowledgeManagement->
->Configuration->ContentManagement->Utilities->Editing->LocalEditing-> ActiveX Version Check (Uncheck the checkbox)
Setting a different TEMP directory:
In cases that it is problematic to use the standard %TEMP% directory, setting the environment variable SAPKM_USER_TEMP pinpointing to a corresponding directory path (e.g. X:\SHARES\USERS\xxx\CheckedOutDocuments) will be also supported. If the access to that directory fails the standard %TEMP% directory will be used as fallback.
Hope this helps,
Michael
Message was edited by: Michael Braun

Edit an "intelligent group" in the "edit distribution list"

Dear all,
how can i edit members of an "intelligent group" in the "edit distribution list"?
What I try to find out is if it is possible to edit members with more than one email adress like it works for a normal group.
I managed to get the "edit distribution Llist" button in the adress book enabled, but I can't edit an "intelligent group".
System:
Mac OS X 10.7.2 (Lion)
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If you want to allow edit functionality of attached files without development work, you can tell your users to attach folders instead of documents. When the folder is opened from the detail screen the edit locally functionality is available for the folder's content through the standard hover menu. Of course the task description would have to include instructions on which file to edit. Not perfect, but could be a solution.
Henning

Edit locally problem

Hello,
I have a problem with the edit locally command. I always get the error message If your application does not start, your local settings may be preventing you from editing locally.when trying to edit a file locally. The settings for local editing are
ActiveX Version Check: true
Active Component: ActiveX
Java Runtime Version: 1.3
Does anybody know help?
Kind regards,
Domink

Hi Dominik,
if you have restricted administrator permissions on you client PC the edit localy ActiveX can not be installed as mentioned in this <a href="https://forums.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?threadID=112607">thread</a>.
Check the information there, or better the updated SAP Note pasted there by Michael with the number: <a href="https://service.sap.com/~form/handler?_APP=01100107900000000342&_EVENT=REDIR&_NNUM=755581&_NLANG=E">755581</a>.
Hope it helps,
Robert

IISproxy problem: Edit locally - check in

Hi all EP freaks,
I have with succes implemented th IISproxy filter so I now can access the portal through the IIS(version 5.0).
I have som excel files that are being edited with the "Edit locally" function. This works fine (excel opens up and I can edit the data locally) but when I afterworth will "Check In" the modified documents the system "hangs". On the client the normal "copy file windows window" showing "Copyied 140% and still not finished... This wil go on for ever so I click cancel and the modified excelfile is'nt updated through the portal.
THIS WORK FINE BEFORE I IMPLEMENTED THE IISproxy module...
In the IISproxy log file i have:
18:02:47   4400 Proxy    | POST http://server01.domain.local:50100/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/pcd!3aportal_content!2fTEST!2fManager!2fTESTMAPPE!2fDocuments!2fcom.sap.km.AdminExplorer_2/dok | HTTP/1.1 200 OK | 0.000 | 0.078
18:02:48   4400 Proxy    | GET http://server01.domain.local:50100/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/etc/docservice/docservice.cab | HTTP/1.1 304 Not Modified | 0.000 | 0.046
18:02:49   4400 SAP    E NiRawOutStream::RawWrite(): NiRawWrite( NI-1 ) failed: -6 (NIECONN_BROKEN)
18:02:49   4400 Proxy E ProxyImpl::ProcessBody(): IOException: NiRawOutStream::RawWrite(): NiRawWrite( NI-1 ) failed: -6 (NIECONN_BROKEN)
     at SapConnection.cpp:331
18:02:49   4400 Proxy E Failed to send request body.
Please help me
Best regards
Lars Bregnedal

Please try also the following settings:
use-continue=false
keep-alive=false
close-socket=true
These were reported by SAP support as the recommended settings for customer having problems with Local Editing and IIS Proxy.
ActiveX is for Windows only, Java Applet can be used also on other platforms. To use the Java Applet uncheck ActiveX, select "Java Applet" and set the version to "1.3" even if running 1.4 (again a recommendation from SAP support).
If it still doesn't work, you should check that your Java Plug-In actually works. Here is a link I always use to check that the Java Plug-In works:
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.jsp

Problem in Edit Locally

Hi,
I can't able to work with "Edit Locally" in my text file in the Public document.
Can any body tell me,If i want to do any setting or adding any role ?...for enabling the "Edit Locally" option in my public document.
Regards,
Ravi.

Hi Ravi,
You need to configure edit locally in the KM Configuration either to run as Java Applet or ActiveX:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/a6/181b09bcc7fe4389c8c17d2ad849cc/frameset.htm
Also, as mentioned there "Regardless of whether you are using ActiveX or the Applet, you have to make ActiveX settings in the browser (Internet Explorer) in order to use the Edit Locally function."
You might also want to check all prerequisites mentioned here:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/3b/cbf52dde472343a5b8941dd43cc479/frameset.htm
Hope this helps,
Robert

Edit Locally Error in download of document

Hi All,
I am facing an error in the Edit Locally option of the KM. The document is getting downloaed,saved and opened when accessed by clicking over it.But when trying to edit locally it gives an error saying:"The download of the document failed"
I have not faced this error before and now dis is faced by all the users of the portal.
Please suggest what could be the possible reason and more importantly solution :)....

Hi,
Yes acivex control is properly installed on the local machines.
Also checked the URL genertaor service and it has the hosname of the server.
Edit locally was working fine till a week back.
At that time a porblem occured regarding the tablespace of KM, and at that time the tablespace
was increased. After that, the Edit Locally started throwing the described error.

Documents edit locally in km

Hi
I am trying to change the path which the edit locally option temporary saves files in.
For any hints or help,
I will be grateful.
Nitsan

Hi Nitsan,
By creating a new user specific system variable (under environment variables) with the name "SAPKM_USER_TEMP" and the path to your specific directory you can force KM to save the temporary files in this folder.
You need to close all browser sessions and start a new one after creating the new user specific system variable.
Hope this helps,
Robert

EP KM file "Edit Locally" not functioning

Hi,
We are working on NW04s Portal.
While working in Knowledge management, we are not able to modify any KM file using the "Edit Locally option"
However the option "Edit Online" is working fine.
How to enable the Edit Locally option ?
Regards
Sunil Kulkarni

Hi Krishna,
Which java version r u talking about??
**Is it on Portal server machine ?
(Details of java version on portal server machine)
java version "1.4.2_09"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_09-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_09-b05, mixed mode)
OR
**on my local machine (where from I am accesing the portal)
(Details of java version on my local machine)
java version "1.5.0_06"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_06-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_06-b05, mixed mode, sharing)
I think it's someting related to IE settings not java version..
Regards
Sunil

Java Script error with EDIT LOCALLY

HI All
We're on NW2004s, users run Windows XP with I.E 7.
Im trying to edit one document in my KM with the "Edit Locally" option. The moment I click on this option, it shows a Java Script error on the page and shows that the excel sheet is still opening (Loading....). It never opens.
The Java Script reads -> Object doesnt support this property or method.
Do I need to do any configurations ? Any clues ?
Regds,
Edited by: S.B on May 6, 2008 8:25 PM

I checked this link:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/24/ae5e77711b431c887aa5193af8d851/frameset.htm
and checked the folloing :
You can also verify the download as follows:
       1.      In the Web browser of the user, from the Tools menu, select Internet Options.
       2.      In the General tab, click the Settings button.
       3.      In the Settings window, click the View Objects button.
       4.      In the Download Program Files window, if any of the following appear in the Program Files list, then the ActiveX control was downloaded:
¡        ExpBaseNegotiator
¡        ExpApplSelect
¡        ExpApplShareX
The above files are not there in my Downloaded program files window. Which means my active x is not enabled.
Any idea where can I get these files ?

Edit Locale Settings Link

I was wondering if anyone knows what API calls I must make to get the 'Edit Locale Settings' Link for a given user which exists on the 'My Account' page.
Thanks,
Mike
P.S. This is for version 5.x

I can tell you right now, building your own activity space to cut the steps and do what you want is about the only way to go.
What I would like to know is:
1) Did I miss a simple way of bypassing the MyAccount page to go straight to the Edit Locale Settings page?
- you could just hack the page, create a hyperlink and copy the edit local setting page url... that would work.
- however, you can never get it to redirect back to the current page the user was on, b/c that's now what this edit local setting page does.
2) Is the activity space the simplest and best way of accomplishing what I need?
- yes, b/c the locale setting needs to take place and a refresh of content needs to take place. Basically, you still need to mimick what the edit locale page did to get this to change instantaneously for the user as well as do the rest of the actions you described.
3) If not, would it be possible to create a custom tag to replace the PT:MyAccount tag so that the custom tag goes straight to the locale page?
- you could do it this way. But why not do #1 instead?
The short of it... going to the editor page is the simliest and easiest way about it. But the editor page points back to the my account page. If you want to change this behavior, you will have to hack it somehow... which is not possible really unless you build your own activity space.

Collaboration:Issue with Exchange Calendar Transport & Edit Local Features

I have installed the Exchange Transport to interface the Outlook calendar with our portal calendar. When I attempt to access the Calendar, I receive a blank calendar section (no errors). I have checked permissions and SAP notes, but I can't figure out where the issue is. I have the same problem with the "Edit Local" feature. When I attempt to edit a document, nothing happens (no errors). I even tried installing the Java RTE 1.4, but I do not receive any indicatation that the RTE or ActiveX component is even being used.
Thanks

Hi Vick,
Based on my research, I suggest you should upgrade the AD first.
1. Exchange 2013 CU5 contains schema changes. To upgrade the Schema to CU5 you can execute the following command:
Setup.exe /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
2. And you also should upgrade the
Configuration Partition and the Domain Partition with the following command:
Setup.exe /PrepareAD /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
Setup.exe /PrepareDomain /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms
3. After finished above two steps, now you can start to upgrade an Exchange 2013 server to CU5. Open a command prompt and enter the following command:
Setup.exe /Mode:Upgrade /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

I see a 40 second delay each time I click in the Local Files pane after working in the Edit pane.

I'm running Dreamweaver CS4. I have a PHP file that's about 12,000 lines and each time I want to upload changes to the server, I stop editing in the Edit pane and click in the Local Files pane, at right, so I can select the file I've been working on the then do a synchronize. But it takes about 40 seconds, while a spinner goes around, before focus is transferred to the Local Files pane and I can select my file and synchronize. It's as if Dreamweaver wants to do spell check or some kind of format check on all 12,000 lines before it lets me go to the Local Files pane.
If I do a CTRL-SHIFT + U to upload I still see the same 40 second delay before the upload starts.
Does anyone know what might be causing this?
Thanks

Just for interest sake, what is the size of the file that has 12,000 lines of code? Have you tried asking in some php forums or newsgroup if this file can be stream-lined to make it smaller and/or efficient?
I don't know why DW goes to sleep for 40 seconds but you might want to clear the DW preference file to see if that makes any difference. D W Powers wrote a tutorial on how to do this but I can't find his page. Alternatively, you can try this link:
<http://www.dmxzone.com/go/16740/clearing-dreamweaver-s-cache/>
<http://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/kb/restore-preferences-dreamweaver-cs4-cs5.html>
Good luck.

I'm using TestStand/Labview to do a string value test. Is there any way to use a variable in the edit string value test?? This forces you to hard code a string to test against.

I'm using TestStand 2.0/Labview 6i to do a string value test. Is there any way to use a string variable in the edit string value test instead of an actual string?? This forces you to hard code a string to test against.

Hi ART,
You can also use the LimitLoader step to load your string into to step similar to the Numeric Step type.
There should be an example of this in the Resource Library | TestStand
Regards
Ray Farmer
Regards
Ray Farmer

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