Fetching User Details from the
Portal and Displaying it in Web
Dynpro with Authentication in the
Portal
Applies to:
SAP NetWeaver Web Dynpro. For more information, visit the Portal and Collaboration homepage.
Summary
This article contain the simple steps about how to create a simple Web Dynpro application that fetches the
user details in Web Dynpro when logged on to the Portal.
Author: Nikhil B. Tapkir
Company: L&T Infotech
Created on: 22 August 2008
Author Bio
Nikhil Tapkir is working as a Web Dynpro consultant in L&T Infotech Pvt. Ltd. since 9 months
ago.
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Table of Contents
Steps...................................................................................................................................................................3
Steps for Authentication ..................................................................................................................................3
Steps for Fetching User Details ......................................................................................................................9
Steps for Creating View Layout ....................................................................................................................11
Result................................................................................................................................................................13
Related Content................................................................................................................................................14
Disclaimer and Liability Notice..........................................................................................................................15
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Steps
Steps for Authentication
We start by creating a Web Dynpro Project
Click on finish.
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Now In the project right click on application. Create application.
Click on Next until you reach the following screen
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Click on finish. You have created a component, and a view embedded in the window.
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The project structure in Web Dynpro explorer would look as follows.
Now in the project go to applications double click on PortalLogonUserApp.click on the Tab Application
Properties.
Click on New. On the Next screen, press the browse button.
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Select Authentication. Press Ok.
Now set the Value to true. And click on finish.
The result of these steps will be that whenever you will run this application, before accessing the application,
it requires you to provide a valid portal login id and password. Only a valid user can access the application.
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Note: You need to add the jar files com.sap.security.api.jar. and com.sap.security.api.perm.jar.
We add these files by Right click on the project. Select Properties. Select Java Build Path.
Then press the button Add External Java files and browse to the location of these files. After adding both the
jar files click on OK.
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Steps for Fetching User Details
Now In the project under project click on component controller under PortalLogonUserApp press on to the context
Tab.
In the context tab, create the following context.
**All the context are of string type.
Now double click on the PortalLogonUserApp it will open the Daigram view.
Carry out the context mapping between the component controller and the view controller as shown below
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Now click on to component controller under PortalLogonUserApp press on the implementation tab and write
the following lines of coding in the wdDoInit() method.
try {
IWDClientUser clientUser = WDClientUser.getCurrentUser();
IUser user = clientUser.getSAPUser();
String displayname = user.getDisplayName();
wdContext.currentContextElement().setDisplayname(displayname);
String uniquename = user.getUniqueName();
wdContext.currentContextElement().setUniquename(uniquename);
String firstname= user.getFirstName();
wdContext.currentContextElement().setFirstname(firstname);
String uid= user.getUniqueID();
wdContext.currentContextElement().setUid(uid);
String jobtitle= user.getJobTitle();
wdContext.currentContextElement().setJobtitle(jobtitle);
String lastname=user.getLastName();
wdContext.currentContextElement().setLastname(lastname);
}
catch (WDUMException e)
{
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
** WDUMException would generate an error. Put the mouse cursor over it Right click and go to Source and
Then click on organize imports.the following import would be added
import com.sap.tc.Web Dynpro.services.sal.um.api.WDUMException;
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Steps for Creating View Layout
Now create the following layout in the PortalLogonUserAppView.
The outline of the view
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Now carry out the mapping of the context with their respective input field
UI element Property Value
displaynameinput Value
firstnameinput Value
lastnameinput Value
jobtitleinput Value
uniquenameinput Value
uidinput Value
The view would look as
Now right click on PortalLogonUserApp and deploy the application.
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Result
A logon Screen would appear. A logon Screen would appear. Enter the valid logon details.
The user details are displayed.
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Related Content
Users And User Management
System logon
UI development with Web Dynpro
For more information, visit the Portal and Collaboration homepage.
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