Attaching a URL which does not start with HTTP / HTTPS in SAP TM

Question

Dear Experts,
I am trying to insert a new URL to a Attachments table in FWO / FRB application.
My URL neither start with HTTP  nor HTTPS (Ex: Z3://searchsmartstart...). while I am trying to insert such URL, I am getting an error message 'URL not valid.Check if the URL contains the protocol (HTTP/HTTPS). Message ID - /SCMTMS/UI_MESSAGES and message number 088.
After some analysis, I have understood that WebDynpro ABAP framework does not accept such URL.
Could you please guide, is there any other way of doing it? The URL which I am trying to access is of SMART CLIENT.
Thanks in advance for your reply.
Thanks,
Bharath.K

Answer 1

Hi Bharath,
Yes, you can achieve the same via URL redirection. Please follow the below steps.
1.Create a service in SICF e.g. sap/bc/redirect_z3 in your SAP TM system and follow following steps.
2. Create a class with interface IF_HTTP_EXTENSION e.g. ZCL_REDIRECT_URL
3. Maintain  class created in step 2 into the Handler List of the service created in step 1.
4. In class ZCL_REDIRECT_URL Method IF_HTTP_EXTENSION~HANDLE_REQUEST write below code
                    Data: lv_target type string.
                       lv_target = 'Z3://searchsmartstart.......'
                      server->response->redirect( url = lv_target ).
5. You can also read the parameter from the source URL with below program code
CALL METHOD server->request->get_form_data
    EXPORTING
      name = 'PAR1'
    CHANGING
      data = lv_par1.
6. Now attach the URL of your service created in step 1(Which will be http/https URL) to Attachments table in FWO / FRB application with parameter you want.
Now once you click this URL , Mehtod IF_HTTP_EXTENSION~HANDLE_REQUEST in Handler list class will execute here you can read the parameter as mentioned above and form a target URL and redirect to you intended target .
Thanks, Pravin