SAP ABAP IMG Activity IMS_001 (Create RFC Destinations)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ BC-SRV-KPR-RET (Application Component) Text Retrieval and Information Extraction
     ⤷ SRET (Package) SAP Retrieval system for index creation and full text retr.
IMG Activity
ID IMS_001 Create RFC Destinations  
Transaction Code S_BCE_68001619   (empty) 
Created on 20010104    
Customizing Attributes IMS_RFC_002   RFC Destinations 
Customizing Activity IMS_RFC_003   RFC Destinations 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name IMS_RFC_001    

Use

In this IMG activity you set up RFC connections between the SAP system and the computer system on which Text Retrieval & Information Extraction (previously Index Management Service) is installed.

Please also refer to the notes in the installation guide for Text Retrieval & Information Extraction.

Requirements

For the computer system for the Text Retrieval & Information Extraction
(while keeping to the system prerequisites as set out in the installation guide):

  • Installation of SAP Gateway from 4.6D (standard)
  • Installation of a search engine (Verity 1.2.2 or DrFuzzy)
  • Installation of Text Retrieval & Information Extraction

Standard settings

Activities

2 RFC connections are needed:

1. For the indexing of documents; the RFC destination IMSDEFAULT with activation type = start.

2. For the searching for documents, the RFC destination IMSDEFAULT_REG with activation type = registration.

Carry out the activity.

1. Creation and test of RFC destination for indexing

  • Choose Create.
  • In the field RFC Destination enter IMSDEFAULT .
  • Choose the connection type T.
  • Enter a description.
  • Choose Save.

In the following dialog window, you determine the settings for the RFC destination IMSD EFAULT.

  • Choose the activation type Start.
  • In the field Start On enter Explicit Host.
  • In the field Program enter ims_server_admin.exe.
  • In the field Save As enter the required option (host or IP Address).
  • In the field target computer enter the host name (possibly with domain name), or the IP address of the Windows NT computer on which the Text Retrieval & Information Extraction (Index Management Service) is installed.
  • Choose Save.

Then determine the settings for the SAP Gateway.

  • In the menu Destination choose Gateway Options.
  • In the field Gateway Host enter the host name (possibly with domain name), or the IP address of the Windows NT computer on which the SAP Gateway is installed.
  • In the field Gateway Service enter the name of the Gateway sapgwXX (xx = 2 character number of the SAP system). This value is generally sapgw47.
  • Choose OK.

You return to the previous dialog window.

  • Choose Save.
  • Choose Test Connection.

The RFC connection is created.

2. Creation and test of the RFC destination for search

  • In transaction SM59 choose Create.
  • In the field RFC Destination enter IMSDEFAULT_REG.
  • Choose the connection type T.
  • Enter a description.
  • Choose Save.

In the following dialog window you determine the settings for the RFC destination IMSD EFAULT_REG.

  • Choose the activation type registration.
  • In the area Registration in the field Program ID enter the host with the registration program rfc_sapretrieval
  • Choose Save.

Then determine the settings for the SAP Gateway.

  • In the menu Destination choose Gateway Options.
  • In the field Gateway Host enter the host name (possibly with domain name), or the IP address of the Windows NT computer on which the Gateway is installed.
  • In the field Gateway Service enter the name of the Gateway sapgwXX (xx = 2 character number of the SAP system). This should generally be sapgw47.
  • Choose OK.

You return to the previous dialog window.

  • Choose Save.
  • Choose Test Connection.

The RFC connection is created.

Example

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 262   Technical and Graphical Settings 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG IMS_RFC_001 0 HLB0100452 Text Retrieval and Information Extraction 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
SYSDUMMY D - Dummy object SM59 Specify RFC Destinations 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20011112 
SAP Release Created in 610