Web Service to MDM Repository

[donaldj_lamprecht]

Our Java lives on one server and our MDM lives on another server. We're leveraging existing MDM and SRM. We installed our repository and the Catalog UI on the Java is working and we can access the UI. However, we can't find any documentation on setting up the web service properly in SRM! Here's what we've got:

Parameter Name ... Parameter Value ..............................................................Type

<blank> ................. http://javaserver.client.com:<port>/SRM-MDM/SRM_MDM ........URL

username ...............SRMMDMUser ............................................................. Fixed Value

password ................. MDMPassword ........................................................... Fixed Value

server ................... MDMserver.client.com .................................. Fixed Value (should this be URL?)

catalog ................. RepositoryName ............................................................ Fixed Value

port .......................... <MDM Port> .............................................................. Fixed Value

HOOK_URL ................. <blank> .................................................................... Return URL

returntarget ................. _parent .................................................................... Fixed Value

~caller ......................... CTLG .................................................................... Fixed Value

~OKCode ..................... ADDI .................................................................... Fixed Value

We have been trying in vain to find documentation on this. Whenever we get close to this topic in the installation guides, it refers us to the help.sap.com portal or some other guide.

We are using SRM-MDM Cat 3.0 with MDM 7.1 and SRM 5.5 (SAP says it will work). If anyone knows of a link to a good reference for this operation, I'd appreciate it.

Also, is the MDM WebUI required as opposed to "optional"? I've read somethings in the forums but they're not very specific.

Thanks in advance. Don

[masa_139 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Please check this. It is pointed from SAP Solution Manager contents.

http://help.sap.com/SCENARIOS_BUS2008/helpdata/EN/98/79EF9475B842338A899F7CB7802DF3/content.htm

Your parameters looks OK except uilanguage, datalanguage and returntarget.

Add uilanguage = SY-LANGU

Add datalanguage = SY-LANGU

Add ~target = _top ( connecting with ITS SRM )

Remove returntarget ( this is for Portal )

Before maintaining the catalog definition, I suggest you to test direct call by URL.

Open notepad and build URL string. Paste it to browser.

http://<AS Java server>:<port>/SRM-MDM/SRM_MDM?username=<MDMuser>&password=<MDMpassword>&server=<MDMserver>&catalog=<repository>&uilanguage=EN&datalanguage=EN

You should get catalog search screen. If you get config logon screen or other screen, system setup or parameter value is wrong. Please let us know your test result.

Regards,

Masa

[donaldj_lamprecht]

Masa,

Thank you so much for the insight, the tips and the link to the resources! It works like a charm! Setting up the URL to test was a real help as well to let us try different configs before creating the web service. You rock!

Don