Web Dispatcher Versions

[Former Member]

I currently have 2 web dispatchers that are NW 701. All of my systems that we are looking to use web dispatcher(s) with are also NW701. I can't seem to find a PAM entry for web dispatcher. Is their any version requirements around web dispatcher and systems they connect to? I saw a sme article about web dispatcher 7.2 and using it with multiple network aliases to redirect users to multiple hosts. I.e. one webdispatcher could service both ECC and portal hosts. I believe to do the samething in web dispatcher 701 you have to use url prefixes, or run multiple web dispatchers.

Is Web dispatcher a case where it always makes sense to get the newest version when implementing? Or does it need to match the systems you connect to?

Thanks, Pat

[Former Member]

Hi,

I use successfully a webdispatcher 7.2 pl73 for EP 7.0 EHP1.

There are too much great functionalities in 7.2 that I can't miss...

For exemple, with HTTP modification rules, I am able to detect non supported browsers (not sso able like Chrome) and to display an error message page : "please use the company supported browser".

Regards,

Olivier

[Former Member]

Hi Olivier,

I aam trying to upgrade Web Dispatcher from 701 to 7.20 on Windows box. I downloaded the file "sapwebdisp_73-10007272.sar" from the marketplace. When I unpacked this SAR file it created "servicehttp" folder also I found "wdispadmin.SAR" I also unpacked this file then it created a folder called "admin". In the admin I found 4 folders called, icp, public, publicicp and publicincl.

Instead of icmadm.sar now it is only "wdispadmin.SAR".

Now I started the Web Dispatcher but the webadmin UI does not work correctly. Like I cannot put the web dispatcher in the maintenance mode, I cannot see this screen there is an error called

"unhandled exceptions: "

"ICP_StructValue: illegal struct reference: icm_info.uptime"

"ICP_StructValue: illegal struct reference: icm_serv_info.aclfile"

"ICP_StructValue: illegal struct reference: icm_user_info.locked"

"ICP_Value: Illegal type: 7"

I checked for any related notes, I found 1484856. In the note it said

The follwoing ICP files are not delivered in wdispadmin.sar.

- wdisp_add_system.icp

- icpdef.inc

Therefore the ICM/Webdispatcher Admin UI does not work correctly.

When I clicked the download it takes me to the page called "NO DATA AVAILABLE".

Did you have any of this errors? Meanwhile I have opened an ticket with SAP for this.

Please let me know if you have come across this error.

Thanks in Advance

Ramesh.

[Former Member]

Hi Ramesh,

I had no problem because I did not use these admin pages.

I read note 1484856, and yes, I'm also missing the same files.

This note is weird because there is no solution for this problem since 01.07.2010.

If you want a correction, you have to open a support message on service.sap.com.

Regards,

Olivier

[Former Member]

Hi Pat,

As is confirmed by SAP note 538405 the sapwebdisp is downward compatible.

The latest version is Version 7. 11.

Also refer note 908097.

Regards,

Rohan.