Configure the sign in credentials for the SAP system

The SAP adapter requires the adapter clients to provide client credentials. The adapter uses these credentials to authenticate the user with the SAP system and to establish a connection.

Adapter clients can provide the client credentials both at design time or run time. At design time, credentials are required to generate the metadata. At run time, credentials are required to perform operations on the SAP system. This section provides information about specifying client credentials at design time and run time.

Enter the client credentials at design time

For design time, you can specify the credentials using the Consume Adapter Service Add-in or the Add Adapter Metadata Wizard.

Enter credentials using Consume Adapter Service Add-in

1. Right-click your BizTalk project, point to Add, and then click Add Generated Items.

2. In the Add Generated Items dialog box, do the following:

   Use this	To do this
   Categories	Click Consume Adapter Service.
   Templates	Click Consume Adapter Service.

3. To start the Consume Adapter Service dialog box, click Add.

4. In the Consume Adapter Service dialog box, from the Select a binding list, select sapBinding, and then click Configure.

5. In the Configure Adapter dialog box, click the Security tab and from the Client credential type drop-down list box, select Username and specify the user name and password to connect to the SAP system.

6. Click OK.

Enter credentials using Add Adapter Metadata Wizard

1. Right-click your BizTalk project, point to Add, and then click Add Generated Items.

2. In the Add Generated Items dialog box, do the following:

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   Categories	Click Add Adapter.
   Templates	Click Add Adapter Metadata.

3. Click Add. The Add Adapter Metadata Wizard opens.

4. In the Add Adapter Wizard, select WCF-SAP. Select the computer on which BizTalk Server is installed and the name of the BizTalk database.

   Important

   If you already have a WCF-SAP port configured in BizTalk, select the port from the Port list.

5. Click Next.

6. In the Consume Adapter Service dialog box, from the Select a binding list, select sapBinding, and then click Configure.

7. In the Configure Adapter dialog box, click the Security tab and from the Client credential type drop-down list box, select Username and specify the user name and password to connect to the SAP system.

8. Click OK.

Enter client credentials at run time

For run time, you can specify the client credentials as part of the WCF-Custom or WCF-SAP port configuration in the BizTalk Server Administration console.

Enter credentials for the WCF-Custom port

1. Start the BizTalk Server Administration console.

2. In the console tree, expand BizTalk Group, then expand Applications, and then expand the application under which you want to create a port, and click Send Ports or Receive Ports. In the right pane, you can choose to create a port or select an existing port.

3. In the port properties dialog box, from the Type drop-down list, select WCF-Custom, and then click Configure.

   Note

   To see the location properties dialog box for a receive port, click the Receive Location tab on the left pane of the port properties dialog box, and then click New.

4. For a send port, in the WCF-Custom Transport Properties dialog box, click the Credentials tab and do one of the following:

   • Select the Do not use Single Sign-On option, and specify the user name and password to connect to an SAP system.

   • Select the Use Single Sign-On option, and specify an affiliate Enterprise Single Sign-on (SSO) application.

5. For a receive port, in the WCF-Custom Transport Properties dialog box, click the Other tab and do one of the following:

   • Select User account option, and specify the user name and password to connect to an SAP system.

   • Select Get credentials from affiliate application option, and specify an affiliate application.

6. Click OK.

Enter credentials for the WCF-SAP port

1. Start the BizTalk Server Administration console.

2. Add the WCF-SAP adapter to the BizTalk Server Administration console. For instructions, see Add the SAP Adapter to BizTalk Server Administration Console.

3. In the console tree, expand BizTalk Group, then expand Applications, and then expand the application under which you want to create a port, and click Send Ports or Receive Ports. In the right pane, you can choose to create a port or select an existing port.

4. In the port properties dialog box, from the Type drop-down list, select the WCF-SAP adapter you added earlier, and then click Configure.

   Note

   To see the location properties dialog box for a receive port, click the Receive Location tab on the left pane of the port properties dialog box, and then click New.

5. If you are creating a send port, in the transport properties dialog box, click the Credentials tab and do one of the following:

   1. Select the Do not use Single Sign-On option, and specify the user name and password to connect to the SAP system.

   2. Select the Use Single Sign-On option, and specify an affiliate Enterprise Single Sign-on (SSO) application.

6. If you are creating a receive port, in the WCF-Custom Transport Properties dialog box, click the Other tab and do one of the following:

   1. Select User account option, and specify the user name and password to connect to the SAP system.

   2. Select Get credentials from affiliate application option, and specify an affiliate SSO application.

7. Click OK.

See Also

Building blocks to create SAP applications