Creating a content repository for an HTTP connection

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For each logical archive that is defined in the instance configuration, you must create a content repository in SAP. With a content repository, you establish the connection between an SAP system and a logical archive. Create the sample content repository A2 for the sample SAP ArchiveLink protocol HTTP1.

Procedure

  1. In the SAP GUI, enter the transaction code OAC0 to open the Display Content Repositories: Overview window.
  2. Click the Change icon Display –> Change (Ctrl+F1).
  3. In the Change Content Repositories: Overview window, click the Create icon Create (F5).
  4. In the Change Content Repositories: Detail window, click Full administration.
  5. Specify the following information:
    Field Description Example
    Content Rep. Type the ID of the logical archive that you create the content repository for. Type:
    A2
    Description Type a short description for the content repository. Type:
    Sample archive A2
    Document area Select ArchiveLink.  
    Storage type Select HTTP content server.  
    Protocol Select the SAP ArchiveLink protocol that you created. Select HTTP1.
    Version no. Select the version of the SAP ArchiveLink HTTP Content Server Interface, which you specified in the SAP ArchiveLink protocol. Select 0045.
    HTTP server Type the fully qualified host name or IP address of the system where Collector Server is installed.
    Important: IBM Content ManagerFileNet P8 If the logical archive is to be used for documents that you want to view with IBM® Content Navigator and if a common user is to be used for the logon, you must specify the fully qualified host name.
    		 Type:
    myhost.yourdomain.com
    Port Number Type the port number of the TCP/IP port through which the web dispatcher of Collector Server gets its requests.

    Specify the same port number as in the following field in Configuration Feature: Basic Configuration > Communication > HTTP or HTTPS Communication with SAP > Web port.

    		 Type:
    5580
    HTTP Script Type:
    cs    		  
    Basic Path Type the full path to the exchange directory where your SAP applications are to store the files that are to be archived by Content Collector for SAP.

    The path must end with a delimiter, which is \ on Windows and / on Linux® and UNIX systems.

    Make sure that both servers can access this directory.

    		 Type:
    D:\SAPSERVER\transfer\base\
    Archive Path Type the full path to the directory where Collector Server and SAP can retrieve the archived files.

    The path must end with a delimiter, which is \ on Windows and / on Linux and UNIX systems.

    It is usually the same path as for the Basic Path field.

    		 Type:
    D:\SAPSERVER\transfer\arch\
    OutputDevice Select ARCH.  
    No signature If selected, no signature is used. Generally, use it for test purposes only.  
  6. Click the Save icon Save (Ctrl+S) to save your settings.