Creating SAP Connections

FlexNet Manager Suite 2019 R1 (On-Premises Edition)

Before the SAP Inventory Agent can collect data on an inventory beacon, you need to configure the connection and provide the credentials on the inventory beacon.

After the import is executed on the inventory beacon, the connections that you set up on an inventory beacon are automatically imported into FlexNet Manager Suite and are added to the corresponding system landscape.

You need to add a connection to an SAP Admin module before you can add connections to its dependent SAP systems.

To define a connection to an SAP system:

  1. On the inventory beacon, from the Windows Start menu, run FlexNet Beacon.
  2. Under Data collection, click SAP systems.
  3. Click New.
  4. In the SAP Connection dialog, enter the following information:
    Field Name Description
    System landscape If more than one system landscape was defined in FlexNet Manager Suite, select the system landscape that should contain the SAP Admin module or independent SAP system to which you create a connection. Otherwise, this information is non-editable.
    SAP suite type
    Choose either of:
    • Classic Business Suite
    • S/4HANA — This choice requires that the SAP system type is set to Independent SAP system or Dependent SAP system.
    SAP system type Select the type of system to which you want to connect. Available options are:
    • SAP Admin module—A "master" system that collects data from its dependent SAP systems.
      Tip: SAP Admin module is not supported if the SAP suite type is set to S/4HANA.
    • Independent SAP system—An SAP system that is not connected to an SAP Admin module.
    • Dependent SAP system—An SAP system that is connected to an SAP Admin module. This option is available only when a connection to an SAP Admin module has already been established.
    Master SAP system This field is enabled only if the system type is Dependent SAP System. When you set up the beacon connection to a dependent SAP system, select the SAP Admin module to which the dependent system is connected.
    Server name The DNS name of the SAP system. This value will be used by the RFC connection. This field can also store the SAP system's IP address.
    System ID The unique identifier of the SAP system to which you want to connect.
    Client ID The client ID of the SAP system to which you want to connect.
    System number The SAP system number. This value will be used by the RFC connection.
    User name The user name that is to be used when connecting to the SAP system and making RFC calls.
    Password
    The password that is to be used when connecting to the SAP system and making RFC calls.
    Important: The password should not contain any backward slashes (\). Otherwise, the connection to the SAP system cannot be established.
    Important: On some configurations, a logon error can occur when connecting an independent SAP system. The issue may affect SAP systems up to SAP Basis release 6.4, but primarily affects systems running SAP Basis 4.6. It is recommended that you test the connection using the Test connection button. If the test returns an error saying that the connection to the system was established, but that credentials were incorrect, enter the password in uppercase letters. For more information, see SAP Note 792850.
  5. Click Test Connection to test whether a connection could be established. This button is available only when you set up or modify the connection to an SAP Admin module or an independent SAP system.
  6. Click Save.

The new connection is added to the list of connections.

Your new connection can now be executed by the SAP Inventory Agent on this inventory beacon.

The SAP system connections are saved in %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Flexera\Beacon\Config.xml. The SAP Inventory Agent uses the connection details saved in this file to access the SAP systems and gather inventory data.