Category Archives: Netweaver Identity Management 7.1

NetWeaver Identity Management 7.1 Implementation Challenges

Challenge 1:  Self Service is Not Intuitive for Unsophisticated Users Companies deploying NetWeaver Identity Management will find that that the interface for self service for the least technical employees will require training.   Clicking a self service task to request a

NetWeaver Identity Management 7.1 Implementation Challenges

Challenge 1:  Self Service is Not Intuitive for Unsophisticated Users Companies deploying NetWeaver Identity Management will find that that the interface for self service for the least technical employees will require training.   Clicking a self service task to request a

Netweaver IdM Connector Development Kit

In the middle of September SAP began its push for certified solutions to increase the number of connectors for NW IdM.  This is the latest “integration scenario.”  Sometimes I think that SAP sets the standard for clunky phrases and naming

Netweaver IdM Connector Development Kit

In the middle of September SAP began its push for certified solutions to increase the number of connectors for NW IdM.  This is the latest “integration scenario.”  Sometimes I think that SAP sets the standard for clunky phrases and naming

Please Note

In the document for installing the GUI under Netweaver 7.1 sp14 is this little snippet: Note: On the server, verify that the file exists in the location \usr\sap\\\j2ee\cluster\server0\bin\ext\ (e.g. C:\usr\sap\F21\JC30\j2ee\cluster\server0\bin\ext\SQL2005). Sometimes an empty file is created. If this is the

Please Note

In the document for installing the GUI under Netweaver 7.1 sp14 is this little snippet: Note: On the server, verify that the file exists in the location \usr\sap\\\j2ee\cluster\server0\bin\ext\ (e.g. C:\usr\sap\F21\JC30\j2ee\cluster\server0\bin\ext\SQL2005). Sometimes an empty file is created. If this is the

Importing the SAP Provisioning Framework

One of the main reasons that one goes with SAP NetWeaver Identity Management is for the integration with other SAP modules.  The main way that this is done is through something called the SAP Provisioning Framework which comes bundled with

Importing the SAP Provisioning Framework

One of the main reasons that one goes with SAP NetWeaver Identity Management is for the integration with other SAP modules.  The main way that this is done is through something called the SAP Provisioning Framework which comes bundled with

MSKEYs and MSKEYVALUEs, Views and Tables

It does not take long before the NW IDM Administrator starts peeking under the hood to see what sits in the database. This is not a bad thing since there is a lot of good information that one can gain

MSKEYs and MSKEYVALUEs, Views and Tables

It does not take long before the NW IDM Administrator starts peeking under the hood to see what sits in the database. This is not a bad thing since there is a lot of good information that one can gain

A Deeper Look Into the Database

Unlike some identity management solutions Netweaver Identity Management uses a SQL database instead of LDAP directory using a database storage engine.  There are distinct advantages to this. For one you can subsume a hierarchy in SQL database but you can’t

A Deeper Look Into the Database

Unlike some identity management solutions Netweaver Identity Management uses a SQL database instead of LDAP directory using a database storage engine.  There are distinct advantages to this. For one you can subsume a hierarchy in SQL database but you can’t

VDS Logging

The astute observer will notice that the most recent releases of SAP’s NetWeaver Virtual Directory Server are missing the logging control buttons. There is a  very good reason for this seemingly missing functionality.  Much like NetWeaver Identity Management, VDS is also

VDS Logging

The astute observer will notice that the most recent releases of SAP’s NetWeaver Virtual Directory Server are missing the logging control buttons. There is a  very good reason for this seemingly missing functionality.  Much like NetWeaver Identity Management, VDS is also

Netweaver IdM 7.1 and Netweaver CE 7.1

In case you haven’t heard, as of this writing they won’t work together without the enhancement pack for CE. Since both products are in ramp up, you are better off testing with just the standard Netweaver 7.0. Most likely this

Netweaver IdM 7.1 and Netweaver CE 7.1

In case you haven’t heard, as of this writing they won’t work together without the enhancement pack for CE. Since both products are in ramp up, you are better off testing with just the standard Netweaver 7.0. Most likely this