SAP Best Practices

Installation (100)
Building Block Configuration Guide

SAP Best Practices Installation (100): Configuration Guide

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Content
1

Preparation........................................................................................................................ 5
1.1

1.1.1

Checking Logon Language..................................................................................5

1.1.2

Checking Currency..............................................................................................5

1.1.3

Confirmation of Euro Currency Customizing.......................................................5

1.1.4

Checking Holiday and Factory Calendar.............................................................5

User Settings..................................................................................................................... 6
2.1

Enabling SAP-Scripting...........................................................................................6

2.2

Setting Decimal Notation and Date Format.............................................................7

Activation of Services........................................................................................................ 8
3.1

Prerequisites............................................................................................................ 5

Activation of services for SAP NWBC......................................................................8

Client Maintenance.......................................................................................................... 10
4.1

Client Settings....................................................................................................... 10

4.1.1

Creating Logical System....................................................................................10

4.1.2

Maintaining Client Settings................................................................................10

4.2

Copying Standard Texts into Current Client...........................................................11

4.3

Maintaining Forms of Address...............................................................................12

4.4

Consolidated Changes in CUNI.............................................................................12

4.5

Upload Graphic File............................................................................................... 13

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SAP Best Practices Installation

1 Preparation
Before the installation of the building block, some preparatory activities must be performed.
Some of these activities can only be performed manually, while others are automated. All of
these activities are described on the following pages.

1.1 Prerequisites
Before starting the installation, complete the following activities:

Read the Quick Guide document delivered with the specific SAP Best Practices for SAP
Business All-in-One installation.

Ensure that you meet the recommended prerequisites.

1.1.1

Checking Logon Language

The logon language must be EN.

1.1.2

Checking Currency

Carry out the following steps:

1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG-Menu

SAP Netweaver General Settings Currencies Check

Currency Codes

Transaction Code

SM30

2. Enter V_CURC in the Table/View field, and choose Display.

3. On the Change View Currencies: Overview screen, check the currency entries for
completeness. The currency table must have entries for all currencies that occur in your
business transactions.

1.1.3

Confirmation of Euro Currency Customizing

Carry out the following steps:

1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG-Menu
Transaction Code

EWCF

2. Check the Euro Currency Customizing.

1.1.4

Checking Holiday and Factory Calendar

Use
The validity of the holiday and factory calendars need to be checked and extended if
necessary. The some of the standard settings are valid until year 2010 only and need to
extended. Several business functions are using the calendar information.

The validity of the Holiday Calendar and the holidays have to be checked
according to the leg
al requirements of the related country.

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Procedure
Carry out the following steps:
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG-Menu

SAP Netweaver General Settings Currencies Maintain

Calendar

Transaction Code

SCAL

3. Select the Holiday calendar and click on Change

4. On the Change Public Holiday Calendar: Overview screen, select the Holiday Calendar
entry specific for your country and region.
5. Click on Change

6. On the Change Public Holiday Calendar: Details screen, check and change the Valid to
field to a future year (like +3 years).
7. Check the validity range of every public holiday assigned to the holiday calendar. Extend
the validity if necessary.
8. Click on Save
to save the entries. Confirm the message regarding transporting of
holiday and fabric calendar settings.
9. Click on Back

to the SAP Calendar: Main Menu screen.

10. Select the Factory calendar and click on Change

11. On the Change Factory Calendar: Overview screen, select the Factory Calendar entry
specific for your country and region.
12. Click on Change

13. On the Change Factory Calendar: Details screen, check and change the Valid to field to a
future year (like +3 years).
14. Click on Save

to save the entries and leave the IMG activity.

Result
The validity of both Holiday and Factory Calendar, and the public holidays have been checked
and extended to a future year.

2 User Settings
2.1 Enabling SAP-Scripting
Use
In order to allow eCATT processing, the profile parameter sapgui/user_scripting has to be set.
The value for Enable or disable user scripting on the front-end must be set to true.

Procedure
Carry out the following steps:
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1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
SAP ECC Menu
Transaction Code

RZ11

2. On the Maintain Profile Parameters screen make the following entries:

Field Name

Description

User Action and Values

PARANAME

Profile parameter name

sapgui/user_scripting

Comment

Display
3. On the Display Profile Parameters Attributes screen select Change values.
4. On the Change Parameter Value screen make the following entries:
Field Name

Description

User Action and

Values

Comment

New Value

TRUE

Enable SAP Scripting

Save change

2.2 Setting Decimal Notation and Date Format

Use
Perform this activity to set up the installation user ID.

Procedure
Carry out the following steps:
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
SAP ECC Menu

System User Profile Own Data

Transaction Code

SU3

2. Choose the Defaults tab strip.

3. Make sure that Decimal Notation is set up according to your countrys default, like, for
example, 1.234.567,89.
4. Make sure that the Date Format is set up according to your countrys default, like, for
example, DD.MM.YYYY.
5. Make sure to assign your printer in the field output device. The recommended entry for
the installation is LP01.
6. Save your settings.
7. When the complete installation procedure is finished, you may change these values as
desired.

Result
The decimal notation and date format have been set up according to your country specific
format. The standard printer has been defined.

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3 Activation of Services
3.1 Activation of services for SAP NWBC
Procedure
Activate the services needed for the SAP Best Practices solution builder and SAP NWBC
using the transaction SICF.
1. Call transaction SICF
2. On the Maintain Services screen choose Execute (F8).
3. On the Maintain service screen expand the Virtuelle Hosts / Services node as follows
and activate all the services listed below:

Only if you use SAP NWBC 3.0, activate the following services:
default_host

sap

public

bc

icons

default_host

sap

public

bc

icons_rtl

default_host

sap

public

bc

pictograms

default_host

sap

public

bc

ur

default_host

sap

public

bc

webdynpro
*

default_host

sap

public

bc

webicons

default_host

sap

public

bsp

sap

htmlb

default_host

sap

public

icf_info*

default_host

sap

public

icman

default_host

sap

bc

bsp

sap

public

default_host

sap

bc

bsp

sap

rsr_bex_launch/

default_host

sap

bc

bsp

sap

system

default_host

sap

bc

igs_data

default_host

sap

bc

NWBC*

default_host

sap

bc

print*

default_host

sap

bc

smart_forms

default_host

sap

bc

wd_trace_tool

default_host

sap

bc

wdvd

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

kyk*

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

cfs_application

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

configure_*

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

create_complaints_comp

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

cust_cockpit_comp

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

FITE_EXPENSES

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

FITV_POWL_TRIPS

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

FITV_TRIP_FORM

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

hress_a_cats/

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

lcm_application

bc

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default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

lo_oif_cdocs_appl

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

lo_oif_main_app

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

LO_OIF_OC

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

lo_oif_reuse_cond_appl

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

lo_oif_vcfg_appl

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

lord*

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

mmpur_ui_pr_app

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

mmpur_vndctcdta_app

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

mmsrv_sp_details_app

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

mt_order_app

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

o2c_*

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

POWL*

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

psu_md_wui_wda_pss_oif_cfg

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

qimt_notification_app

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

sawe_sa

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

sawe_time_ps call

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

wd_*

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

wdhc_application

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

WDK*

*activate all services.

Only for reasons of troubleshooting you can activate additional services as listed
below. It is recommended to activate them ONLY in cases you need them for error
analysis. Per default, you should NOT activate these services due to security
reasons.
This services were not activated in case the Services were activated automaticlly
during activation:
default_host

sap

bc

echo*

default_host

sap

bc

error*

default_host

sap

bc

bsp

sap

bsp_veri

default_host

sap

bc

bsp

sap

htmlb_samples

default_host

sap

bc

bsp

sap

it00

default_host

sap

bc

bsp

sap

sbspext_htmlb

default_host

sap

bc

bsp

sap

sbspext_xhtmlb

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

WDR_TEST_EVENTS

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

WDR_TEST_POPUPS_RT

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

WDR_TEST_TABLE

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

wdr_test_ui_elements

default_host

sap

bc

webdynpro

sap

prpl_cap_wc_period

4. Choose Back.

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4 Client Maintenance
4.1 Client Settings
Use
You need to make certain client settings to ensure that the environment for the
implementation has been set up correctly.

4.1.1

Creating Logical System

Use
The logical system identifies the client within a system for you.

Procedure
Carry out the following steps:
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu
Transaction Code

SM30, table V_TBDLS

2. On the Change View Logical Systems2 screen make the following entry:
Log.System

Name

<Log. System>, like XYZCLNT999

<your logical System description>

3. Save the settings.

4.1.2

Maintaining Client Settings

Use
You need to maintain the client settings to ensure that the implementation activities to
implement your solution are supported.

Procedure
Carry out the following steps:
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu
Transaction Code

SCC4 Client Overview

2. On the Display View: Clients: Overview screen switch to the change mode.
3. Select your current client, and choose Details.
4. Maintain the following settings:
Field name

Description

User action and

values

ORT01

City

<Your Location>

LOGSYS

Logical System

Select the logical

system of the current
client

Comment

Defined before

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Field name

Description

User action and

values

Comment

MWAER

Std Currency

Select the currency of

your country

Like MXN, USD, GBP etc.

CCCATEGORY

Client Role

Customizing

CCCOR_ACTV

Automatic
Recording of
Changes

select

CCNOCLIIND

Cross-Client
Object Changes

Changes to CrossClient Customizing

and Repository
Objects allowed

5. Save your settings.

4.2 Copying Standard Texts into Current Client

Use
The texts (in namespace /SMB15/) imported in client 000 are copied to the development
client. Once the texts are available in the development client, they can be used in the
development environment.

This activity is only relevant for Baseline Package Germany in case of an

automated installation.

Procedure
Carry out the following steps:
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
SAP ECC Menu

Tools Forms Printout SAPScript Standard Texts

Transaction Code

SO10

2. On the Standard Text: Request screen make the following entries:

Field Name

Description

User Action and

Values

Comment

Select Utilities in
menu
Select Copy from
client
3. On the Copy Texts Between Clients screen make the following entries:
Field Name

Description

User Action and

Values

QUELNAME

Text Name

/SMB15/*

TEXTID

Text ID

TDSPRAS

Language

QUELMAND

Source Client

000

Comment

Mark action log

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Field Name

Description

User Action and

Values

Comment

Execute

Result
After processing this step the texts are available in your client.

4.3 Maintaining Forms of Address

Use
The address company is added for further selection in maintaining address data of
companies.

Procedure
Carry out the following steps:
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
SAP ECC Menu

Tools Customizing IMG Execute Project

IMG Menu

Cross Application Components SAP Business Partner

Business Partner Basic Settings Forms of Address
Maintain Forms of Address

Transaction Code

SPRO

2. Check whether an entry Company exists. If the entry already exists, you can skip this
activity, otherwise please proceed with step 3.
3. On the Change View Titles (Business Address Services): Overview screen choose New
Entries.
4. On the New Entries: Overview of Added Entries screen make the following entries:
Field Name

Description

User Action and

Values

TITLE

Key

<key>

TITLE_MEDI

Title

Company

ORGANIZATN

Organization

Select

Comment

Save

4.4 Consolidated Changes in CUNI

Use
You need to maintain certain units of measurement.

Procedure
Carry out the following steps:
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
SAP ECC Menu

Tools Customizing IMG Execute Project

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IMG Menu

SAP NetWeaver General Settings Check Units of

Measurement

Transaction Code

SPRO

2. Check the settings, especially missing conversions between language-dependent units of

measure, like, for example, PC ST. Make sure that the units of measurements are in
the language of the country.

4.5 Upload Graphic File

Use
To personalize the print forms, your own company logo as bitmap can be loaded into the
system.

Procedure
Carry out the following steps:
3. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
SAP ECC Menu

Tools Form Printout Administration Graphic

Transaction Code

SE78

4. Run the transaction.

5. On the screen Administration of Form Graphics expand the structure Form Graphics and
select the BMAP Bitmap Images element.
6. Select the radio button Black and White Bitmap Image or Color Bitmap Image depending
on the format of the bitmap file of your company logo.
7. Choose the menu Graphic Import (F5) and enter the following values:
Field Name

Description

User Action and

Values

FILENAME

File name

Select the file and

folder of the bitmap
file

TDNAME

Name

Company

PROP_VALUE

Description

/SMBA0/AA_LEAF

Comment

Please use this name to

get the logo updated in
all forms

Save
8. Choose Enter to import the graphic file.

Result
Your company logo has been imported into the system and is available as /SMBA0/AA_LEAF
object. The print forms are now displaying the logo of your company.

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