Question Re: How to write a URL path to an iView in Technology Q&A

How to write a URL path to an iView

Former Member — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:09:22 GMT

Hi guys,

I would like to check this possibility. I have an third party application and this application will have to call our SAP EP Portal SP14. Looks easy? Maybe not...

The third-party application will have a button which you can click. Once that button is clicked, the Portal's logon page should be called. After the user enters its userID and Password, he should go straight to an iView that is not the default one for those users which access the Portal directly.

Lets consider the following:

- Portal server URL -> http://<server>:50000/irj/portal

- iView ID that should be accessed: com.mycompany.myiview

- Folder ID containing the iView: com.mycompany.myfolder

- The parent folder for this sctructure is pcd:portal_content

The question is: what is the logic to build the URL used by the button within the third-party application (this button should call Portal's logon page and after the authentication, the correct iView (com.mycompany.myiview) be displayed)?

Thanks in advance

Fernando Urzedo

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Former Member — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:31:42 GMT

You can build url of an iview something like this:

IPortalComponentRequest request =(IPortalComponentRequest) this.getRequest();

IPortalComponentURI componentURI = request.createPortalComponentURI();

//set the context name of your java component

componentURI.setContextName("pcd path of the iview");

String url = componentURI.toString();

When u build this url n call it from a click of a button, it goes to authentication page of Portal.

Let me know, if it worked or helped!!

Regards,

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Former Member — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:32:04 GMT

Hello Fernando,

If you have content administrative access to portal log in as the content administrator. Then go to Content Administration -> Portal Content. Then select the folder where your iview is present. Right click the iview and say Preview. A new window opens with just the iview and the url in the window should be the url for the button in your third party application.

If you are not already logged in and you try to execute the url then it will ask for a username and password.

Try the following URL if you don't have content administrator privileges.

http://<server>:50000/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/pcd!3aportal_content!2fcom.mycompany.myfolder!2fcom.mycompany.myiview

Thanks

Sowmini

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Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Former Member — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:34:27 GMT

Hi Peter,

I will try to implement this code and check the results.

Thanks

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Former Member — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:42:10 GMT

Hi Sowmini,

Unfortunatelly your siggestion did not work as expected. I got an Access Denied error.

Any other suggestion?

Thanks

Fernando Urzedo

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

detlev_beutner — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:10:04 GMT

Hi Fernando,

as far as I understand, you are not looking for a development solution (how to create the String by Java) but for a general rule how to build the string?!

Do you really want to call an iView outside a Role definition?!?! Don't you want to call this iView which has been set under a ceratin role? In this case, creating the URL is quite easy: Go to the desired iView/page from within the portal, using navigation, then use "Add to browser favorites" from the tray; you can check then the browsers favorite link directly.

Or use this official URL build rule: Anyhow, the official solution is as follows: http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/2d/91e33edd37de63e10000000a11405a/frameset.htm

Hope it helps

Detlev

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Former Member — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:51:27 GMT

Hi Detlev,

Thanks for the info!

Fernando Urzedo

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Former Member — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:57:43 GMT

Hello-

Is there a way to link directly to an iview without displaying the masthead, navigation levels, etc? I'd like to have a URL that goes directly to the iview and displays it as if you were to click Preview when you have an iview open in Content Administration.

Thanks,

Matt

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

detlev_beutner — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:49:56 GMT

Hi Matthew,

yes, of course, http://your.server.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/your.app.name.yourcomponent

Hope it helps

Detlev

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Dan_Wroblewski — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:59:07 GMT

Hi Fernando,

The URL to a portal application is described at http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/2f/60b942dc2eb611e10000000a155106/frameset.htm.

The URL for a navigation node is described at http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/43/014421d21d6fade10000000a11466f/frameset.htm.

Both are in the portal develoepr gudie at http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/19/4554426dd13555e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm.

Hope this helps.

Daniel

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Former Member — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:05:20 GMT

Hi Detlev,

How to give the URL for displaying the iview only? you have mentioned the URL but its for an application.

but i want to get the iview or page to be displayed without TLN,masthead,toolarea,etc.

Thanks and Regards,

Purushothaman.

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Dan_Wroblewski — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:35:54 GMT

Hi Purushothaman,

You can combine the two:

http://your.server.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/<PCDaddress of your iView>

PCD address is like: pcd!3aportal_content!2fDanielContent!2fDanRole!2fdanWS!2fhello

Hope this helps.

Daniel

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Former Member — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:49:22 GMT

hi Daniel,

Thanks a lot for your reply.

Yeah, I tried that but it gives me a exception <b>Access denied.</b>

Kindly Help me in this regard.

Thanks and Regards,

Purushothaman.

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Dan_Wroblewski — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:21:54 GMT

Hi,

If the iView is not anonymous authentication, then you would have to sign in.

You should get the log in screen, though.

You can switch to anonymous authentication. For more information on why you get access denied, maybe described the exact steps you followed.

Daniel

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Former Member — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:36:10 GMT

Hi Daniel,

But when I give my URL as

http://serverA:80/irj/portal??NavigationTarget=ROLES://portal_content/crm-practice/14-Feb/Test_Page

I am able to access the iview but the thing is I am getting TLN,Toolarea,Masthead,etc.

I will tell my requirement,

ServerA (EP 7.0) has some iviews,pages...

I need to access these iviews from serverB(EP 6.0)....

In ServerB only the iviews has to be displayed in the content area but not TLN,Toolarea,etc.

Kindly help me in this regard.

Thanks and regards,

Purushothaman.

Message was edited by: Purushothaman Vyasarao

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Dan_Wroblewski — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:49:19 GMT

Hi Purushothaman,

Don't call the iView via the navigation target, call it via the PRT but with the PCD address of the iView, like this:

http://serverA:80/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/pcd!3aportal_content!2fcrm-practice!2f14-Feb!2fTest_Page

This brings the iView/page with personalization but without the framework page.

Hope this helps.

Daniel

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Former Member — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:58:18 GMT

Hi Daniel,

Thanks a lot for your reply. Ok I tried as you said but its give an exception as

Access Denied (Object pcd:/...test_page).

Is there anything that I have to change, to display the Iview or page??

Kindly help me in this regard.

Thanks and Regards,

Purushothaman.

Message was edited by: Purushothaman Vyasarao

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Dan_Wroblewski — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:01:11 GMT

Hi Purushothaman,

This, naturally, sounds like a permission issue. Two steps:

You must give the Everyone group end-user permission to the iView. This will eliminate the error and cause a login screen to display.

If you want to eliminate the login screen, you must set the iView property Authentication Scheme to anonymous.

Hope this helps.

Daniel

Re: How to write a URL path to an iView

Dan_Wroblewski — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:59:47 GMT

Hi Purushothaman,

Were you able to get it working?

Daniel