Define Connection Settings to SAP NetWeaver Gateway

Identify the SAP Gateway for which you want to define connection settings. Once you identify, do the following:

Before defining the connection settings, do the following:

  • Define an RFC destination for SAP Gateway to broadcast events.
  • Note down the system name, client ID and a system alias of the host of the SAP Gateway.

To define the connection settings:

  1. In transaction SPRO, open SAP Reference IMG and navigate to SAP NetWeaver, SAP Gateway Service Enablement, Backend OData Channel, Connection Settings to SAP Gateway, SAP Gateway Settings.
  2. Click Activity.
  3. Click New Entries and enter the following:
    • Destination System: SID of the Gateway system. For EMBEDDED, it is System SID
    • Client: Client ID of the host of SAP NetWeaver Gateway. The client ID, you specify, must exist in the system.
    • System Alias: LOCAL.
    • RFC Destination: IWFND_BGRFC_DEST.
    Figure 1. Connection Settings: New Entries
  4. Save your settings.