Establishing the Connection to SAP IBP

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A Connection object contains the parameters that make the communication between the Agent and the target system possible. These parameters (target system endpoint, login data and so on) are required to authenticate on and connect to the target cloud solution.

As an administrator user, you create the SAP IBP Connection objects that provide the log in data required to establish the connection to the SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) system.

As a developer or object designer, you assign the respective SAP IBP Connection object to the Schedule Jobs to create and execute them on the SAP IBP system without leaving the Automic Web Interface.

The Connection Object definition consists of an Agent-specific page and other pages that are common to all Connection objects.

This topic explains how to configure the SAP IBP Connection object.

SAP IBP Page

The SAP IBP-specific page contains a Connection and a Proxy section.

Connection Section

In this section, you define the parameters relevant for the connection to the SAP IBP system.

  • Host Name

    Host name or IP address of the SAP IBP host to which you want to connect.

    Examples

    myNNNNN-api.scmibp.ondemand.com

    myNNNNNN-api.scmibp1.ondemand.com

    myNNNNNN.scmibp1.ondemand.com

    For more information on when is required to use -api, please refer to the official SAP IBP documentation on how to troubleshoot connection issues when scheduling external jobs.

  • Authentication Type

    Authentication type for the SAP IBP connection.

  • Username

    Communication user name with privileges to access the SAP IBP system API.

  • Password

    Password of the user used for basic authentication on the SAP IBP system.

Proxy Section

If the SAP IBP system is behind a proxy server, you define the parameters relevant for the connection to the SAP IBP system in this section.

  • Proxy Host Name

    Host name or IP address of the proxy server to which you want to connect.

  • Proxy Port

    Port used by the proxy server.

  • Proxy Username

    User name used to authenticate the proxy server.

  • Proxy Password

    Password of the user used to authenticate the proxy server.

Common Definition Pages

In addition to the Agent-specific connection parameters, you can also specify optional properties. You do so on the following definition pages:

See also: