The job description for an SAP portals consultant
Expert Sam Gassem defines the role of an SAP portals consultant and lists the skills required.
What is the main job of a portal consultant?
Specific technical skills required:
Portal versions
- EP5 SP5 (min), EP6 SP6 (even better)
- Installation
- Database (Oracle / MS SQL Server),
- Operating Systems (Windows 2000 / 2003, Unix, Linux)
- Java Environment Setup,
- Portal Install, ODBC/JDBC
- SAP Basis Installation (DESIREABLE)
- Development
- ABAP (DESIREABLE)
- Java
- Knowledge of Portal Developer Kit
- iViews, eventing, Single Sign On, system connections)
- SAP GUIs (ITS, Java, Win),
- Web Development skills
- (Java preferably but Microsoft is a good start), XML, SAP WebDynpro
- Add-ons
- Knowledge Management
- Content
Management and (TREX) Searching
- Collaboration
- Portal Business Packages
Security
- Web (https)
- SAP (SNC)
- LDAP and/or Active Directory
- SAP user management
- SAP Role based security
- Access Control Lists