I'm responsible for rolling out SAP GUI 730 to my global organization, replacing our current SAP GUI 720 desktop installation package.  Since there are now more options for administrators to configure SAP GUI using the Windows registry (thanks SAP!) I wanted to ask what other organizations are doing before we finalize our choices.  Here are the options we're planning to implement:

- Grant ability for SAP GUI to read/write/delete files on the local client by default

SAP’s default setting is to ask the user whenever an action that passes SAP GUI’s security rules will access the client machine’s file system (this
is the authorization pop-up you get when you try to download a file from SAP to your desktop)  

I think our risk of SAP GUI performing rogue activity on client machines is very low, plus few of our users would be able to classify activity as
harmful by interpreting the information in the pop-up.  This setting is suggested as a convenience to our user community, most members of whom will probably allow any activity anyway.

- Delete the cache of documents downloaded from SAP each time SAP Logon is shut down

Other options are to prevent caching of downloaded files altogether or to delete them after a specific number of days

I believe deletion when SAP Logon is closed as a compromise between convenience and security since users access many more documents from
DMS that aren’t sensitive

Any document written to the hard drive could potentially be recovered even after erasure by someone using data recovery tools until the
hard drive sectors are physically overwritten.  Turning document caching off completely might reduce that risk, although additional research would be required to confirm that documents are never written to the hard drive if not cached.

- Allow SAP GUI trace files to remain on the client indefinitely

This is the SAP standard setting

While trace files could potentially contain sensitive input data, the likelihood is low.  The alternative is to prevent caching or delete the trace file
cache after a defined number of days

-  Prevent Firefighter passwords from being saved in the local SAP input history database

SAP currently stores all user input, except SAP login passwords, in an unencrypted local database.  Apparently Firefighter passwords aren’t recognized as SAP passwords.  This is from SAP Note 1250351

I personally find the input history helpful when using SAP GUI for business transactions so I don’t suggest deactivating it altogether.  Any other commonly-used sensitive data elements that should be considered; SSNs or credit card numbers?   

- Allow SAP GUI scripting

This is the SAP standard setting

My organization currently disables SAP GUI scripting at the server level out of a concern that a technically-savy user who writes a bad script could really do some (likely inadvertent) damage to our production systems.  Maintaining control at the server level makes it easier to adjust on an as-needed basis

- Prevent end users from changing selected SAP GUI options set by the administrator

The only features to be made unchangeable by users are:

• SAP GUI security rules
• Retention of the document cache (we want to be sure it is always
  deleted when the user leaves SAP Logon)
• Branding image location (so users can’t replace the Perrigo logo
  in the upper right corner of the screen with their own image)

Thanks everyone for your input, and I hope the suggestions I've shared above are helpful to others.

Robert Garst

SAP Basis Administrator, Perrigo Company

Of late, the organisation I am attached to, has implemented SAP ISU (SAP GUI 7.10) Easy Access software, This is mainly used in billing & cash collection (electricity) like day to day activities. Being the organization a public sector, it has many offices that are being operated by this software. I know that the version is too old & there is hardly any support for this version. We find some T_Codes to perform different tasks. But the software provides us many extensive details (such as terms, activities, reports etc). Is there any procedure to know the software in details (such as manuals, help books etc)?

Dear All

Really need some help

We get the following error in EXCEL 2003 when running transaction rrmx from SAP easy access:

Run time error 91 Object variable or with block variable not set

When debugging we get the following error message:

call pAddin.SetConnectionFromHandle(p_connectionObj).

We've rolled out the same package globally to all our users, some machines have this problem and some don't - which has been making this very difficult to resolve and troubleshoot.

We've tried patch level 29 of the GUI and this did not resolve.

I've read lots of threads relating to the .net framework and made sure all the service packs are installed, and also tried .net framework 2.0 and 3.0 - the problem still existed with both.

I'm really stuck and appreciate any guidance.

If we manually launch Analyzer (SAP BW 3.x) from the start menu, EXCEL and the BW add-in works fine... we only get the run time error when using transaction rrmx from SAP GUI.

Please help!

Thanks.

Hello,

does anyone have the same problem with uploading image to screen personas? I am not able to upload new image. I have tried jpg as well as png formats. Details in attached screenshots.

Thanx and regards

Ondrej

My Personas launchpad gives easy access to CO line item reports (actuals/commitments for cost centre/internal order/project). Sadly, but not unexpectedly, my users have asked for the ability to export the reports to Excel. I had removed that button, indeed the whole toolbar, from the Personas flavours for those reports. The "export to excel" button - this one - works fine, but the process is quite cumbersome, presumably due to the browser sandboxing of the Silverlight plug-in. And since some of the process is in the browser and not in SAPgui, it can't be scripted. Here's how it looks:

I can't even script the first step in the process - choosing a file format and hitting the "tick" - because the browser pop-ups seem to upset the Personas scripting engine. As soon as I add an action to click the tick, I start getting "timeout" messages.

Is the above process as good as I'm going to be able to get, or is there a way I haven't found yet to simplify it? The transaction here is KSB1, if anybody wants to try

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Respected!

I have a working SapGui server. I havent patched it since spring.

Do I have to apply all patches and hotfixes from then or just the

last ones, with higher patch numbers?!

Thank You!

When I try to connect to my server from within the SAP Logon GUI, the application closes.  The output log is pasted below.  This is a fresh 7.30 install that is working on many other boxes...any ideas?

********************************************************************************

****************************  SAP AG, Trace File  ******************************

** Main trace mode: Error, Warning, Developer Notes and additional data

** Program:     C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP\FrontEnd\SAPgui\saplogon.exe

********************************************************************************

SAPPCTXT CALL: SapPcTxtLoad(path: NULL, prj: GUIDLL lang: EN, trc = 3, errmode = 0)

Path changed from >(null)< to >C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP\FrontEnd\SAPGUI\lang<

HEADER: key: _SAPPCTXT_HEADER_

        fileformat: 2

        release: 7300

        project: GUIDLL

        language: EN

        codepage: 1100

        timestamp: 21.11.2013-06:02

        timestamp: OK

ENTRY : >DETAILED_ERR_DESCRIPTION< >0128< >Do you want to see the detailed error description?\n<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR:RECREAD< >0128< >Cannot read from playback file.\n[rc: %d records: %d]<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_ANSWRITE1< >0128< >Cannot write response file (Position 1).\n[rc: %d]<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_ANSWRITE2< >0128< >Cannot write response file (Position 2).\n[rc: %d]<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_ANSWRITE3< >0128< >Cannot write response file (Position 3).\n [rc: %d]<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_CLIENTEXEC< >0128< >'%s'\ncould not be started (rc=%d):\n%s<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_COMPRESS< >0128< >Compression error [rc = %d]- program will be terminated\n<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_DECOMPRESS_SEND< >0128< >Decompression error (sending) - program will be terminated.\n[CsDecompr: %d]<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_EYECATCH1< >0130< >%s has an invalid file format.\n\nThis file has been recorded with an SAP GUI<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_EYECATCH2< >0130< > older than 3.1G\nor is not a play file at all.\nUse only files recorded<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_EYECATCH3< >0130< > with SAP GUI 3.1G or higher for replay\nwith this SAP GUI.<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_FILEWRITE< >0128< >Cannot write %sfile '%s'<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_FOPEN< >0128< >Cannot open %sfile '%s'<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_INVAL_MSG_VERS< >0128< >Installation problem. Invalid message version.\nSession will be canceled<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_LB_ADDITIONAL< >0128< >Additional error information:\n\n%s<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_LB_GENERAL< >0128< >Logon balancing error %d:\n\n%s<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_LB_INITIALIZATION< >0128< >Logon balancing: initialization error (rc=%d)<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_LB_MSG_SERVER< >0128< >Logon balancing error %d: Cannot connect to message server (rc=%d)\nDo you want to see detailed error information?<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_LB_MSG_SERVER_CONNECT< >0128< >Logon balancing error %d; could not connect to message server (rc=%d)\n<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_LB_NO_ADDITIONAL< >0128< >No additional error information available<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_LB_PARSER< >0128< >Logon balancing: parser error in '%s'<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_LB_SAPROUTER< >0128< >Logon balancing error %d: Set SAProuter failed (rc=%d)<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_LB_TIMEOUT< >0128< >Logon balancing error %d: Set timeout failed (rc=%d)<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_LB_UNKNOWN_WO_STR< >0128< >Error in logon balancing routine (rc=%d, err=%d)<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_LB_UNKNOWN_W_STR< >0128< >Error in logon balancing routine (rc=%d, err=%d):\n\n%s<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_OPTION< >0128< >Invalid playback/record option<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_OVERHEAD< >0128< >Error/Info in protocol OVERHEAD<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_RECREAD< >0128< >Cannot read from playback file.\n[rc: %d records: %d]<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_RECWRITE1< >0128< >Cannot write to record file (Position 1)\n[rc: %d]<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_RECWRITE2< >0128< >Cannot write to record file (Position 2)\n[rc: %d]<

ENTRY : >GUI_R2_ACCESS< >0128< >R/2 systems are no longer supported<

ENTRY : >NO_DETAILED_DESCRIPTION< >0128< >No additional error information available<

ENTRY : >NO_DETAILED_DESCRIPTION2< >0128< >No additional error information available<

ENTRY : >NUM_RECORDS< >0128< >Number of records %d<

ENTRY : >SYS_MESSAGE< >0128< >SAP System Message:\n%s<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_ALLOCATE_MEMORY< >0128< >Memory allocation failed<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_DECOMPRESS_RECV< >0128< >Decompression error (receiving) - Program will be terminated<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_LOGREADING< >0128< >Failed to read log file<

ENTRY : >GUI_ERR_NETWORK_LOST< >0128< >Network connection for session was closed<

File EOF detected

Shortcut keys existing in the texts ...

Shortcut key generation ...

CALL: SapPcTxtLoad returns ok (tid 063AC7C0)

I'm having trouble setting up ScreenPersonas - so I thought I'd post them on SCN to see if anyone else has similar issues/fixes...

(all tests were done on IE9)

1)  The first error message happens immediately upon logging into ScreenPersonas

SCRIPT5009: 'setPersonasObjectSize' is undefined

index.html, line 43 character 9

2)  The second error message happens when editing flavors on a specific set of t-codes in GTM:

6/5/2014 13:45:42,893 ERROR Sap.Imagineering.Personas.Base.Controller.RenderingController->CompileCachedTabControlState -

[ArgumentNull_Generic]

Arguments:

Debugging resource strings are unavailable. Often the key and arguments provide sufficient information to diagnose the problem. See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=106663&Version=5.1.20913.00&File=mscorlib.dll&Key=ArgumentNull_Generic

Parameter name: controlState

System.ArgumentNullException: [ArgumentNull_Generic]

Arguments:

Debugging resource strings are unavailable. Often the key and arguments provide sufficient information to diagnose the problem. See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=106663&Version=5.1.20913.00&File=mscorlib.dll&Key=ArgumentNull_Generic

Parameter name: controlState

   at Sap.Imagineering.Personas.Common.Controls.ControlStateHelper.TryGetProperty(String name, ControlState controlState, Boolean& value)

   at Sap.Imagineering.Personas.Base.Controller.RenderingController.TabControlCaching.DownloadTabItem(ControlState tabItem, Object token, ControlState& resultTabItem)

   at Sap.Imagineering.Personas.Base.Controller.RenderingController.TabControlCaching.DownloadFullState()

   at Sap.Imagineering.Personas.Base.Controller.RenderingController.TabControlCaching.GetFullState()

   at Sap.Imagineering.Personas.Base.Controller.RenderingController.CompileCachedTabControlState(ControlState state, ScreenState currentScreen, IList`1 actionsToCurrentState, Boolean screenUpdated)

     I'm not sure what the parameter controlState refers too... I've tried searching for it without any luck.  We do use some user exits on our GTM screens - but my ABAP programmers aren't familiar with this parameter either.

On other screens I don't seem to get this same error message.

Thanks!

Hi,

We have faced a recurring problem during the Persona transports. When we transport a flavor between two systems in many (if not most) times the flavors are not copied fully or not copied at all. We created two flavors for Xk01 and Xk02. When we moved into DEV from Sandbox, XK02 flavor did not turn up. Same case happened when ME1M flavor was transported successfully but MM02 was not. However, we can still see the new flavor added to the system, but the changes we made are not visible and the new flavor looks almost same as standard flavor.

Can the experts advise on this?

Regards

Abhi

Hi,

I have this simple script in screen personas that is clicking the option: "Attachment list". Everything is working great if there is attachments.

If there are no attachments the option is "inactive" or "greyed out". This will result in a script error.

I thought this was going to be an easy fix by adding IF statement to the the script. But howerver I specify the critera for the IF statement the script will always try to click the Attachment list. The condition will simply always be TRUE.

Am I missing something here or is it not possible at this time to script an IF statement that is checking if the control is inactive or similar?

Best Regards,

Oskar Söderlund

If i Export all the GL Accounts to MS Excel, the format gets destorted. I want the process to export the same in my specified and desired format. Please explain the process.

Hi,

I want to know how HTML Control in Sap Screen Personas works since when I´m in edit mode and double click the html control it requests a url, not a html code.

Regards,

Max.

Gurus,

I just installed Personas 2.0 HTML edition using notes 1848339 - Installation and Upgrade note for Personas:

STEP1: Download and Install Personas Add-on.

STEP2: Download and Install latest SP.

STEP3: Implement all required latest Personas notes from parent note 1964257.

STEP4: Create role with Auth. Obj /PERS/AOBJ with all values "*"

POST STEP: Follow the note 1869640

After that, I access the Web GUI:

http://saponnw74.corp:8000/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/webgui?sap-ie=edge&sap-client=001&sap-language=EN

But I didn't see any personas button.

What do I miss?

Regards,

Hello

I have installed Personas 2.0 on my test system, and finished most of the configuration .  The Sliverlight component is working fine now. However, when I switch to the configuration of the html component, I met an issue. I don't know how to start the html version of Personas.

As I find in forum , the service node for html version in SICF is webgui as illustrated in the following screenshot.

however, after I start the service node, I got the following screen which I don't think is Personas.

did I start the wrong service node? if I am then which one is the correct.

Here I also attached the configuration I did for html version of Personas:

1.role with authorization object /PERS/AOBJ has been assigned to the logon user. And the authorizaiton object has been given with full authorization.

2.added webgui?sap-ie=edge&… while accessing .

Dear All:

any ideas why my SAP GUI was not able to change colour?

the button of "Configure color Setting" was disabled and grey.

SAP Logon 720

Window 8.1

Window acct with administration right.

I had re-install the SAP GUI will select all plugin and add on, but the button still in grey and disabled.

Thank you.

Hi all, I am seeing something strange in the PPOSE/PPOME transactions. When I search using the object manager in the desktop GUI, a Hit List container appears below the "Find By" container, and I can select the record I want to see from there.

However, in our Personas dev and test environments, the hit list does not show up after I enter a search parameter:

Does anyone know how to make the Hit list appear again?? What I find most interesting, is the fact that the Hit List still appears in our Production environment. I'm wondering if it might have to do with some of the notes that we have implemented. All the notes are in dev and test, but there are a few that we have not yet transported to production - 216770 & 1885506

Can some of you look at your ppose transactions and let me know if you can see the Hit List or not?

Thanks in advance!

Cheryl

Due to recent high-risk viruses and malware problems with IE - we are considering switching our default browser from IE to Chrome across the organization.

Can anyone comment on risks/issues of ScreenPersonas, NWBC or BI with Chrome browser?

Hello,

We upgraded to Personas 2.0 SP02 and now when trying to loving receive the 'problem with network connectivity' error. We had no issues logging in on SP01. I checked through the configuration and everything has remained the same. Restgui tests successfully and both XML files are reachable. I've also checked that user authorization has remained the same.

Getting the below HTTP 500 error:

"9/5/2014 01:58:00,515311 ERROR Sap.Imagineering.Personas.Common.Utils.<>c__DisplayClass6-><GetResponse>b__5 -

[HttpWebRequest_WebException_RemoteServer]

Arguments: NotFound

In ST22 we are now getting:

Category               ABAP Programming Error

Runtime Errors         OBJECTS_OBJREF_NOT_ASSIGNED_NO

Except.                CX_SY_REF_IS_INITIAL

ABAP Program           /PERSOS/CL_PERSOS_HELPER======CP

Application Component  CA

Error analysis

    An exception has occurred which is explained in more detail belo

    exception is assigned to class 'CX_SY_REF_IS_INITIAL' and was no

     procedure

    "GET_SYSTEM_INFO" "(METHOD)", nor was it propagated by a RAISING

    Since the caller of the procedure could not have anticipated thi

    exception, the current program was terminated.

    The reason for the exception is:

    You are trying to access a component with a 'ZERO' object refere

    (points to 'nothing').

    An object reference must point to an object (an instance of a cl

    before it can be used to access a component. The reference has e

    never been set, or it was set to 'ZERO' with a CLEAR statement.

Hi Experts,

I have done a custom transaction code flavor in Personas. When i assign the same flavor to another user using /n/PERSOS/ADMIN_UI -> Flavor Maintenance , the custom flavor doesn't appear  for the person who was assigned. Whereas, the basic view is available. How to go about this...please help...

Kind Regards,

Kalyan