Deploy the SAP Adapters for the First Time

The following table outlines the steps that you must complete to deploy and configure this module for the first time. These instructions assume that you have completed the steps for deploying the basic GE Digital APM system architecture.

These tasks may be completed by multiple people in your organization. We recommend, however, that the tasks be completed in the order in which they are listed.

Important: If you are using SSL, make sure you have configured SSL correctly.

Step	Task	Notes
1	Deploy the APM Connect Base.	This step is required.
2	On the APM Connect Server, configure the context file directory.	This step is required.
3	On the APM Connect Server, configure the directory for multiple SAP systems.	This step is required only if you are using multiple SAP systems.
4	On the APM Connect Server, install the SAP Java connector.	This step is required.
5	On the APM Connect Server, configure the context file.	This step is required.
6	On the APM Connect Server, encrypt passwords.	This step is required.
7	In the APM Connect Administration Center, configure the context parameters.	This step is required.
8	Configure site filtering.	This step is required only if you do not want to use the baseline configuration for site references.
9	On the APM Connect Server and the SAP server, mount a file share.	This step is required.
10	On the SAP Server and in SAP, establish SFTP Transfer in SAP.	This step is required only if you are using SFTP to transfer files between SAP and GE Digital APM. IMPORTANT: Do not perform this step if you are using SAP PI.
11	On your SAP server, create file share folder structure.	This step is required.
12	In SAP, install the SAP Adapters ABAP base service pack add-on.	This step is required.
13	In SAP, verify the SAP ABAP add-on.	This step is required.
IMPORTANT: Each of the following tasks may be required depending on the license that you have purchased and the APM Connect component that you are deploying.
14	In SAP, identify the Operation values that will be used to trigger the management of Inspection Task and Calibration Task records.	This step is required only if you are using the Work Management Adapter.
15	In GE Digital APM, assign the desired Security Users to the SAP Adapters Security Groups.	This step is required.
16	In GE Digital APM, configure the GE Digital APM system to create Notifications from Recommendation records belonging to customer-defined Recommendation families.	This step is required only if you are using the Notification Management Adapter.
17	Deploy the SAP Connector file.	The step required.
18	In GE Digital APM, configure the Priority values.	This step is required only if you are using the Notification Management Adapter.
19	In GE Digital APM, create EAM System records to identify your SAP system(s).	This step is required only if you are using one or more of the following: Work Management Adapter Technical Characteristic Adapters Notification Management Adapter
20	In GE Digital APM, test the SAP connection information that you specified in your EAM System records.	This step is required only if you are using the on-premises: Work Management Adapter Technical Characteristic Adapters Notification Management Adapter Note: This step is not required if you are using the SAP Cloud Adapters.
21	In the APM Connect Administration Center, create the intermediate repository.	This step is required.
22	In the APM Connect Administration Center, run the Static Data job.	This step is required.
23	In GE Digital APM, configure SAP task and confirmation creation.	This step is required only if you are using the Work Management Adapter.
24	In GE Digital APM, configure the Get Tasks for Work Order Generation query.	This step is required only if you are using the Work Management Adapter.
25	In GE Digital APM, create a scheduled item to create Work Orders in SAP.	This step is required only if you are using the Work Management Adapter.
26	In GE Digital APM, identify Classifications whose Characteristics you want to extract.	This step is required only if you are using the Technical Characteristic Adapters.
27	In GE Digital APM, identify Characteristics that you want to extract.	This step is required only if you are using the Technical Characteristic Adapters.
28	Deploy the SAP PI Adapters for the first time.	This step is required only if you are deploying SAP PI on-premises.

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