Execution of BW Reports Through Enterprise Portal

Question

Hello Everybody,
Our BW system is version 3.5 based on WEBAS kernel 6.40 and our Enterprise Portal system is based on standalone J2EE Engine 6.40 with the version being EP 6.0 . I want that the BW reports to be executed through Enterprise Portal.Is this possible in our scenario bcoz our EP system is standalone Java based and no ABAP instance.
When i went through the installation guide, it says to set up a BW system in EP and define its WEBAS parameters.I have defined the WEBAS parameters and checked then for consistency but the connection test for WEBAS fails.
Follwing Result is displayed after testing the connection :
SAP Web AS Connection - Jan 1, 1970 11:38:11 AM
  Test Details:
The test consists of the following steps:
1. Check that the system object defines an SAP system
2. Validate the following parameters: wap.WAS.protocol; wap.WAS.hostname
3. Check the HTTP/S connection to the defined backend application
  Results
1. The system object represents an SAP system.
2. The following parameters are valid: wap.WAS.protocol (http) ; wap.WAS.hostname (bwtest:8000)
3. HTTP/S connection failed. Make sure the protocol, host name, and user mapping are correctly defined
Kindly please help what aliases should be set here,wt else should be done to solve this problem.Iam facing this problem since many days,your help would be a gr8 support.
Thanks,
Somya

Answer 1

Hi Somya
u should enter follwoing in profile parameter
icm/host_name_full -> bwtest.dscl.com  now if ur os is
win2000/2003 server on the bw host make a entry for this in the host file
c:\winnt(or windows)\system32\drivers\etc
edit the host file with notepad and make the following entry
ip of bwhost<tab>bwtest<tab>bwtest.dscl.com
this is necessary, now also make this entry in host file where u can run the portal from client and as well as portal server
now check following entry in the portal server for the bw system
<b>Connector</b>
Application Host ->bwtest.dscl.com or ip address of bw host
SAP Client-> client number for bw
SAP System Number-> bw system number
Server Port -> 32<system number of bw system> i.e 3200
System Type -> SAP_BW
<b>Web Application Server(WAS)</b>
WAS Host Name ---> <b>bwtest.dscl.com :port number</b>
above is must (FQDN)
(u can get this port number by smicm->goto->services
check the port for http service)
WAS Path ---> /sap/bw/bex
WAS Protocol ---> http
after make this setting u have to map the portal user with bw system user
if u want to test this connection u have to map the portal administrator user with bw user having sufficient authorization
if u have any doubt revert me back
regards,
kaushal