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ELanguageActive services for Web Dynpro ABAP in transaction SICFShort Text

BC-WD-ABAComponent Web Dynpro ABAP

Description

Symptom

After you install the Application Server ABAP (AS-ABAP), all Internet Communication Framework (ICF) services are delivered as inactive (this is for security reasons). Following the installation you must decide, on an application-related basis, which services you must manually activate.

Reason and Prerequisites

Since several services may be executed when you call a URL, you must activate all service nodes in the SICF tree. As a result, the URL path is represented in ICF subnodes (services). If, for example, you want to activate services for the URL/sap/public/icman, you must activate the service tree default_host in transaction SICF. You must then activate the individual services sap, public and icman You can activate an ICF service as follows: 1. In transaction SICF, select the ICF service in the ICF tree. 2. Use one of the following methods to activate the ICF service: Use the menu option Service/Host -> Activate Use the context menu and the entry Activate Service If the default_host node is inactive in transaction SICF, the HTTP request may produce a "RAISE_EXCEPTION" ABAP runtime error stating that the HOST_INACTIVE exception condition was triggered. If a service is inactive in transaction SICF, the syst em displays the error text "Forbidden" when you access this service. You can also use the report rsicf_service_activation to activate a group of ICF nodes that can be predefined. When you execute this re port, you can use the following predefined groups (technical name):WEB DYNPRO ABAP WEB DYNPRO ABAP DESIGN TIME Group for the Web Dynpr o ABAP development. Note that this setting is not supported for production operation. WEB DYNPRO ABAP TEST APPS Group for test applica tions. Note that this setting is not supported for production operation.

Solution

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Services for Web Dynpro ABAP

For Web Dynpro ABAP (WDA), you must activate the following services in the system: Using WDA applications /default_host/sap/bc/webdynpro Note that, in this case, you should activate only the node itself, not the subnodes. /default_host/sap/public/bc This node is automatically activated when you activate the subnodes described below. Similarly, in this case, you must activate only t he node itself and the following subnodes: - /default_host/sap/public/bc/ur - /default_host/sap/public/bc/icons - /default_host/sap/public/bc/icons_rtl - /default_host/sap/public/bc/webicons - /default_host/sap/public/bc/pictograms - /default_host/sap/public/bc/webdynpro/* (ssr, mimes, and so on) - /default_host/sap/public/myssocntl In addition to these general WDA services, you still have to activate the relevant application services in the ICF tree. The service f or the application is generally located under the ICF node /default_host/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/ . Using the WDA development environment /default_host/sap/public/bc/webdynpro/viewdesigner /default_host/sap/bc/wdvd/ The following five nodes are allowed to be active only in a development system, and under no circumstances in a production system (due to a security risk): /default_host/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/configure_application /default_host/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/configure_component /default_host/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/wd_analyze_config_appl /default_host/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/wd_analyze_config_comp /default_host/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/wd_analyze_config_user WDA test applications for troubleshooting /default_host/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/wdr_test_events /default_host/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/wdr_test_ui_elements /default_host/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/wdr_test_table /default_host/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/wdr_test_adobe /default_host/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/wdr_test_popups_rt

Other services

Support for the Internet protocols (HTTP, HTTPS and SMTP) in the AS-ABAP /default_host/sap/public/icman After you install AS-ABAP, you must ensure that this service is activated in transaction SICF. As a result, the ICM may (for example) make decisions concerning the distribution of HTTP requests to the relevant server. Using the load distribution with the message server - /default_host/sap/public/icf_info - /default_host/sap/public/icf_info/logon_groups - /default_host/sap/public/icf_info/urlprefix with the SAP Web Dispatcher

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- /default_host/sap/public/icf_info - /default_host/sap/public/icf_info/icr_groups - /default_host/sap/public/icf_info/icr_urlprefix ICF test applications: /default_host/sap/bc/echo Among other things, this service returns information about the registration procedure being used, the header and form fields, and the generated SSO cookie for the executed request. Therefore, this service should only be activated for troubleshooting purposes. /default_host/sap/bc/error This service generates some error situations in the system and you should activate it only for troubleshooting purposes.

Related SAP notes

1009930 1008689

Other terms

ICF, Service You are not authorized to view this page RAISE_EXCEPTION Forbidden, HTTP error 403 Host is not active Service is not active CL_WDR_UCF=>STARTUP_CHECKS, Exception CX_WD_GENERAL: In the call list of the dump, you find the method CL_WDR_CLIENT_ABSTRACT_HTTP=>STARTUP_CHECKS.

Valid Releases:

Software Component Release

SAP Basis component700710711720730