Business Connector 4.8 migration issue - missing options on home screen

Hi Guys,
I have migrated BC 4.7 to 4.8
I have used the transfer.zip etc to get the config settings etc
The system is up...and appears to running...
However we use an application called pocket manager
So when I go to
http:
servername:5552\wpm\home.dsp I get the login page - good
I then get a screen that says logout...
However this screen is supposed to show
Publishing and
And Administration
I am unsure how on how to get these option back)
I know above is using 5552 - this is what the old dev system was using and prod users 5553
Any help or pointers would be gratefully received

Hi Guys,
Missing Parmeters.xml and java mem change
so copyed the above .xml file from old box,
and chnaged the java.bat file
to a bigger mem size resolved the issue

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The case is quite simple. BC is free, easy to install and maintain. XI/PI, new product, takes a while to stabilize, much more feature rich, but at the same time more complex and less performing (and did I mention the license cost?).
What we know about BC 4.8 and this is purely based on talking to people and reading about it, we have not seen / tested BC 4.8 ourselves - Mainly a platform upgrade, no significant changes. Most likely free as well (the original contract states that if SAP charges money for BC they have to pay extra to Webmethods / Software AG) accordingly. I would expect to see a few new built-in function and hopefully some hooks into standard SAP monitoring tools.
I think you hit the nail on the head. We have seen customers panic and move to non-Netweaver platforms from BC to be on a supported solution (back when EOL was imminent before 4.8 was released). Why non-Netweaver? Because many customers use non-SAP Integration Products as well and they tend to drift to known solutions instead of trying to manage the risk of migrating to a unfamiliar product.
I would not expect any major changes that would make migration to 4.8 hard. If there would be some major issues then that would signal some significant developments from SAP and that would be a strange thing at this point of the product lifecycle.
End of life for BC 4.8 is in 2012 or thereabouts if I remember correctly, this was part of some note which was released/updated towards the end of last year.
You might want to make some design calls if you continue developing your integration scenarios on BC. The best format to allow for an easy / relatively painfree migration to PI one day is by using BC graphical MAPS where possible, NOT XSL maps as wrongfully indicated in so many previous posts and articles. XSL is the hardest format to migrate to PI even though it might look superficially as a compatible format...
Cheers
Kalle

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