SAP Netweaver Gateway Connection

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SAP Netweaver Gateway is a technology that enables the creation and consumption of OData services for SAP applications.

This topic describes how to authenticate to SAP Netweaver Gateway and configure any necessary connection properties in the SAP Netweaver Gateway connection connector.

Connection Configuration #

Each connection property available in the SAP Netweaver Gateway connector is explained below.

Connection Name #

The name of the connection to be created should be provided. This is the name that will display on the list of available connections.

Auth Scheme #

The type of authentication to use when connecting to SAP Gateway.

• Basic: Set this to use BASIC user / password authentication.

• OAuth: Set this to perform OAuth authentication.

• Token: Set this to authenticate using an APIKey.

URL #

Set this to the URL your SAP Gateway environment or to the full URL of the OData service.

Namespace #

Specify the service namespace you want to retrieve data from. This is required if the service is not specified in the URL.

Service #

Specify the service you want to retrieve data from. This is required if the service is not specified in the URL.

User #

The SAP Gateway user account used to authenticate.

Password #

The password used to authenticate the user.

Client ID #

The client Id assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.

Client Secret #

The client secret assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.

Access Token #

The access token for connecting using OAuth.

Refresh Token #

The OAuth refresh token for the corresponding OAuth access token.

API Key #

Applicable if the Auth Scheme is selected as Token.

Set this to the key of the application you have created. If you set this, “User” and “Password” are not used for authentication.

Enable SSL #

Option for creating the connection with SSL enabled.

Upload Keystore File #

Option to upload keystore file.

Add Configuration: Additional properties can be added using this option as key-value pairs.

After entering all the details, click on the TEST button.

If the connection service identification and authentication details are provided correctly, a success message stating “connection available” is generated.

Click on the CREATE button to save the changes.

If the details are incorrect or the server is down, you will get a message “Connection unavailable”.