Getting started
Initial installation
This quick reference provides information on getting
The initial installation of ViewPoint for SAP requires a
Microsoft Windows-based system. Once the transport
files are extracted they are ready for import into your
SAP R/3 system.
started with your EMC® ViewPoint for SAP software.
Product media kit contents
The ViewPoint for SAP version 2.1 media kit contains:
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This quick reference card
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2 product CDs containing the ViewPoint for SAP
software
Product CD contents
The latest information regarding the ViewPoint for SAP
product CD contents is in the EMC ViewPoint for SAP
Release Notes available on the EMC Powerlink™ website.
Powerlink
The latest available ViewPoint for SAP software
downloads and documentation is available on EMC
Powerlink at http://Powerlink.EMC.com.
Be sure to include the module names for which you need
passwords in the email you send to
[email protected].
Beginning in Q4 ‘06, use the License Management System
on the EMC Powerlink website. Be sure to have the
license agreement card (LAC) and download instructions
received from EMC via email to obtain license keys and
passwords.
Beginning in Q4 ‘06, be sure to have the license
agreement card (LAC) and download instructions
received from EMC via email when logging in to
Powerlink.
Complete ViewPoint for SAP installation information is
available on Powerlink in the EMC ViewPoint for SAP
Software Suite Installation Manual.
Latest documentation
The latest ViewPoint for SAP documentation is available
on Powerlink at:
The Zip 2 Secure EXE window shown in
Figure 1 appears.
Extract these two patch .zip files using the following
default paths in your SAP R/3 system code tree:
ViewPoint for SAP self-extracting files are passwordprotected. Contact [email protected] for the
passwords for the modules you purchased. Obtain these
passwords before beginning “Installation procedure”.
Installation procedure
Support > Downloads & Patches
Preparing .zip files
Follow this procedure to extract the contents of
ViewPoint for SAP .zip files to your local Windows
system, and to prepare the transport files for import into
your SAP R/3 system.
Passwords
Customers without a Powerlink account should contact
their EMC account manager to obtain Powerlink access,
or go to http://Powerlink.EMC.com and click New
Member Registration and complete a brief registration
process.
Latest downloads
The latest ViewPoint for SAP software downloads are
available on Powerlink at:
NOTE: If you prefer to copy the contents of both CDs, or
download all the files from Powerlink, to your local
drive make sure you have 1.2 GB of available disk space.
You will need an additional 1.8 GB of available disk
space if you choose to extract all files to your local drive.
1.
Insert a ViewPoint for SAP CD into your CD-ROM
drive or log onto Support > Downloads and Patches
in Powerlink.
NOTE: You must be a registered ViewPoint for SAP
customer and Powerlink user to log in to the ViewPoint
for SAP area of Downloads and Patches on Powerlink.
Support > Documentation Library
2.
Double-click on the self-extracting file you want to
prepare for import into your SAP R/3 system (for
example, CFI.EXE).
CFI_46C_DELTAPATCH.ZIP —
EMC\Produkte_R3\CFI\46c\R3\patch
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CHECKADKTOOL_PATCH.ZIP —
EMC\Produkte_R3\Utilities\47all\R3\patch
Extract these two patch .zip files to a temporary directory.
Copy to the following module paths in your ViewPoint
code tree. For example:
Figure 1 — Zip 2 Secure EXE window
3.
Browse to a temporary folder you create to which
you want to extract the SAP transport files (for
example, ViewPoint_SAP).
4.
Select Unzip.
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ORDER.zip —
\ViewPoint\Order\Order\47all\R3_Order\final\
PBS_ORD_IP_2.sar
\ViewPoint\Order\Order\47all\R3_Order\final\
PBS_ORD_UP_2.sar
\ViewPoint\Order\Order\47all\R3_Order\patch\
PBS_ORD_SP_2_1.sar
\ViewPoint\Order\Order\47all\R3_Order\patch\
PBS_ORD_SP_2_2.sar
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UTILITIES.zip —
\ViewPoint\Utilities\Utilities\47all\R3\final\
PBS_UTIL_IP_2.sar
\ViewPoint\Utilities\Utilities\47all\R3\final\
PBS_UTIL_UP_2.sar
\ViewPoint\Utilities\Utilities\47all\R3\
PBS_Namespc\PBS_NSP_IP_1.sar
The Enter Password window shown in
Figure 2 appears.
There are two types of ViewPoint for SAP files: Selfextracting (.exe) and zip. The following sections explain
preparing these files for import into your SAP system.
Preparing self-extracting files
Follow this procedure to extract the contents of
ViewPoint for SAP .exe files to your local Windows
system to prepare the transport files for import into your
SAP R/3 system.
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Figure 2 — Enter Password window
5.
Enter your ViewPoint product password and select
OK.
The Status windows appears with confirmation that
the transport files have been extracted to the
temporary folder you created.
6.
Extract these two patch .zip files to a temporary directory.
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ViewPoint_Patch1.zip
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ViewPoint_Patch2.zip
Copy to the appropriate module path in your ViewPoint
code tree. For example:
Select OK and Close to exit the file extraction utility.
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Repeat this procedure for each file you want to
extract to your local drive and prepare for import
into your SAP R/3 system.
\ViewPoint\ViewPoint_Patch2\EMC_OEM2\CAB\
46C\K901473.K46
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\ViewPoint\ViewPoint_Patch2\EMC_OEM2\CAB\
46C\R901473.K46
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