Installation Workflow

FlexNet Manager for SAP Applications installation steps:

1. Set up the SAP landscape on the inventory beacons. For procedural information, see Creating SAP Connections. For conceptual information on inventory beacons, see Inventory Beacons.
2. Install the transports:
   • Import the AdminModule transport into a suitable SAP system or SAP systems, if you want to have multiple SAP Admin modules.
   • Import the Roles transport into all SAP systems that you want to optimize using FlexNet Manager for SAP Applications.
   For more information, see Import of Transports.
3. Create the users for the SAP Admin module and the dependent SAP systems and assign the required roles. For more information, see Creating Users.
4. Configure the web service on the inventory beacons. For more information, see Configuring IIS for Communication between the Inventory Beacon Server and the SAP Admin Module.
5. Configure the web service in the SAP Admin module in SOAMANAGER to facilitate communication between the inventory beacons and the SAP Admin module. For more information, see Configuring the Web Service on the SAP Admin Module System for Communication with an Inventory Beacon. Use the Connection Monitor to verify if all connections are working properly. For more information, see Testing Connections.
6. Import the system landscape from IT Asset Management into the SAP Admin module. For more information, see Importing a System Landscape from IT Asset Management.
7. Set up the RFC destinations inside the SAP Admin module for the communication with the dependent SAP systems. For more information, see Adding RFC Destinations.
8. Schedule the collection of data from the dependent SAP systems into the SAP Admin module. For more information, see Collecting Data from Dependent SAP Systems.