It seems like trying to get all the available information on Enterprise Portal migrations in one place is like herding cats. You know, you think you have it all together, but there is still one thing missing. I’m going to take a shot at helping you find all the various places to get information on EP migrations.
First the migration guides are published as How-to papers on service marketplace here is the link:
In the navigation panel, choose Portal, KM, and Collaboration. Then in the center window, expand the "ALL" entry. You will find the migration guides there. Choose the EP 5.0 to NetWeaver or the EP 6.0 SP2 to NetWeaver. Which ever meets your needs.
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Next, let's get the migration tools . They are also on service marketplace in the software download center. Follow this link:
In the left hand navigation choose the path: Download -> Support Package and Patches -> Entry by Application Group -> SAP NetWeaver -> SAP NETWEAVER -> SAP NetWeaver 04 -> Entry by Component -> EP Migration.
Again select the appropriate software for the migration you are planning to do. Note, for the EP5 migration there is only the KMC migration tools. The tool for the EP5 portal migration is included in the actual EP 6.0 on NetWeaver software.
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Customer notes are another place to look for further information. The migration documentation references several important notes. This is the one area that will change probably as soon as this is posted. So here are the two main notes: The link to notes is:
732458 Migration Enterprise Portal 6.0 SP2 to NW '04 – Central note 732461 Central Note - Migration of EP & KM from 5.0 to NW ‘04
Other notes related to the EP 5.0 migration to NetWeaver are:
834466 Migration of EP 5.0 favorites 830633 KMC: Migration problem for fsdb repository 826391 Instance startup hangs after EP6 SP2/EP5 migration to NW'04 813176 Calendar Repository Manager Implementation 813129 Error while importing MSS 810628 CRM 3.1 navigation with parameter passing 809412 BW iView doesn't show data in cache mode 806470 Content doesn't bring data from back-end after migration 796408 Pilot Migration of KMC from EP5.0 SP6 to NW '04 (EP6.0 SP6) 793516 Migrated page with Netscape iView doesn't work 790600 Central Note - Patches for EP 6.0 SP9, NW '04 SP Stack 09 774592 URL and IVIewCatcher IViews doesn't work after migration 763825 NW´04 CM & Collaboration: SPStack04 Patch2 726750 New properties in R/3 System template for EP 6.0 SP3 716264 Partial Migration from EP 5.0 to NW04 708577 PLM iViews do not work after migration 707114 Empty column is displayed in page after import / migration 703034 Migration EP5 to EP6/NW '04 Troubleshooting for portal 692418 Migration of User Management Data from EP 5.0 to EP 6.0/NW04 685227 Role-Group reassignment after EP5 to EP6/NW'04 migration 676910 After migrating EP5 to EP6 Property files based iViews fail 676253 EP 6.0: Central Note for Universal Worklist (UWL) 658798 Theme Editor: Theme Migration from EP 5.0 to EP 6.0/NW'04 642999 Import Filter 642827 BP for Portal Users on SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0/NW'04 642775 Composite SAP Note for Business Packages as of EP 6.0 SP 1 a
Other notes related to the EP 6.0 SP2 migration to NetWeaver are:
837509 Rapid installer - Administrator user not found in database 836768 Initial Troubleshooting for Portal SP2 to SR migartion 834976 Error SQL Server does not exist or access denied 830633 KMC: Migration problem for fsdb repository 830263 Support Platform plugins for SP2 to SR1 migration 827768 Comparison between Migration and Transport 827718 Initial content, modified by customer, is not migrated 826391 Instance startup hangs after EP6 SP2/EP5 migration to NW'04 817292 Schema violation when creating groups on LDAP Server 816922 Migration: "!" cannot be contained in the directory name. 811741 Delete the file sapins_dev.log after migration: SP2 to SR1 810454 NW´04 CM & Collaboration: SPStack09 Patch 3 807496 KMC UWL: Post migration configuration for Java Workflow 805735 Web report not supported after migration from SP2 to NW04 804876 KMC EP6.0 SP2 to NW04 migration upgrade initial permissions 795158 NW´04 CM & Collaboration: SPStack09 Patch 2 795142 Portal file deployment failed - Troubleshooting 793289 EP6.0: PCD Inspector Component Notes 791649 User unable to logon by ticket 780679 NW04: Supported user and role handling scenario 778977 Migration of PCD configuration from EP6.0 SP2 to NW04 777176 Migration EP6 to NW04 Troubleshooting for Portal 759004 Theme personalization lost after upgrade to EP6 SP6 758370 Error in ISA iViews of BP CRM4.0 60.2 with EP6 SP4 741847 LogAdmin is not delivered with NW SP Stack 4 733962 Session error when accessing ISA from the portal 640330 EP6: Adding Properties to systems and system templates 589012 EP 6.0 SP2 on WAS 6.20: Central Note for EP-BC-UME
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There have also been two webinars on the migration topic. You can either get the presentations or listen to the eBooks. Find the list of all the webinars here:
On February 2, 2005 there was a webinar entitled “Migration of EP5/EP6 to SAP NetWeaver ‘04” and on May 12, 2005 there was one entitled “Planning an EP Migration Project”
Also, for those reading this now, on June 15, 2005, there will be a webinar entitled “Enterprise Portal Migration – Real Life Experiences”. If you miss it check the above link for the replay.
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Last but definitely not least, there is an entire SDN forum specifically for portal migrations. Find it here:
