1. beas WEB App Installation

2. Learning Targets
After working through the lesson, you will be able to:
Install be.as WEB-Apps with SAP B1 Integration Service
Install and un-install Apache Server
Basic setup of WEB Apps

3. WEB Apps Service description
WEB Apps run on any device with an Internet connection and a current Internet
browser. This could be mobile devices for stocktaking as well as PC's and devices
for data collection (attendance or job times)
There is no theoretical limit how many mobile devices can be run per server: It depends on the type of application.

4. Agenda WEB Apps installation 1: Tomcat 2: XAMPP 3: External PHP Server
4: Setup WEB Apps

5. WEB Apps Configuration with SAP B1 Integration Service
SAP Business One
SAP B1 Integration Service
(tomcat-Server)
Client
(Mobile,
Internet-Explorer etc. )
beas-AddOn
as Service
Beas-web-Connector
be.as WEB-App needs only the SAP B1 Integration

6. Install Tomcat Open Administration - be.as Manage Server
Click „New“ to create a new service
Enter a friendly name for the service

7. Install Tomcat Select HTML-Server Select B1 Server Tomcat JSP
Select the location of webapps
Select a directory for communication
Click „Start Server Local“
If the checkbox HTML-Server is not activated in opened server window, activate it
Start your browser and enter the local address

8. Install Tomcat
Now the Starting screen is displayed Login: with your card number (personnel master) In the training data base: „1“ For Authorization groups, see WEB Terminal Video
Switch between PC- and mobile
view for screens with small resolution.

9. Configuration B1-Integration
If the Tomcat-Server is not running, open the B1-Integration Service in be.as Manage Server – Configuration – click on yellow arrow In the opening properties screen select the start type, start/stop the service. Click on the cog wheel icon (on the right) to open the configuration file. Attention: Changes in configuration file can cause severe problems!

10. Install be.as as Service
Close the local Server-Window (if open) Open be.as Manager Server – Window – Configuration – Service Click on Current Data base and check the DI-API-User Activate „HTML-Server“ and Click on „Install Service“ Select the Administration tab and click on Start. (If not working, please restart the PC)

11. Install be.as as Service
If the beas-server is located on the same PC as the SQL-Server, the service should be started delayed. (In Windows 7) Windows – Services Properties of „beasService“ Start type: delayed

12. Agenda WEB Apps installation 1: Tomcat 2: XAMPP 3: External PHP Server
4: Setup WEB Apps

13. beas-web with XAMPP
XAMPP is an installation package for diverse WEB-services. beas needs only the Apache-service. XAMPP is recommended because of its easy setup.
Use:
- Work with B-NET-Terminals (Kaba Benzing)
- If you do not want to use SAP B1 Integration Service

14. Install XAMPP Select the type XAMPP Apache PHP
If XAMPP is not installed in „c:\xampp“ the trigger „XAMPP-Homepage“ is shown.
A click brings you to the XAMPP-Website.
Install XAMPP to the default directory.
„c:\xampp“ (don‘t change!)

15. Install XAMPP
Open the Control-Center by clicking on If the Service is not running, check if Port 80 is blocked. Change Port  on next slide.

16. Install XAMPP Apache: Change Port
To change the port, edit the configuration file.
be.as-Manager-Server – Configuration
Click the cog wheel.
be.as open the configuration File httpd.conf
Search for the line #Listen and set the new
IP-Address and Port
Example: for Port and ip :
Listen: :20000
Available IP address is displayed in
beas Manager Server – Administration
Save and re-start Apache.

17. Install XAMPP Test
When finished, start the beas-service or click on „Start Server local“, open the WEB-Browser and insert the address: For example :20000

18. Other Server types
beas-WEB-Server works with all PHP and Java-Servers. Using a PHP-Server, choose Apache or Tomcat and set the correct path to the folder for communication. Unzip c:\program files\beas software\beas\program\beasweb\beasweb.zip and copy files into the HTML-folder of your WEB-Server and create an additional folder BEASWEB. Access to all sub-folders of BEASWEB is required. In case of using a PHP-server, delete all JSP-files, If using Java-Server, delete all PHP-files.

19. Agenda WEB Apps installation 1: Tomcat 2: XAMPP 3: External PHP Server
4: Setup WEB Apps

20. WEB Apps Configuration with external PHP-Server
SAP Business One
External PHP-Server
Client
(Mobile,
Internet-Explorer etc. )
beas-AddOn
as service
Request
Beas-web-Connector
Answer
Request
Beas-web-Connector
Answer
On an external PHP-Server diverse beas-WEB-Connectors are installed. There is no direct connection between the client and the local SAP B1 / be.as – Installation. No need to open a firewall.

21. WEB Apps Configuration with external PHP-Server
Unzip c:\program files\beas software\beas\program\beasweb\beasweb.zip and copy all files using a ftp-client to the HTML-folder of your WEB-server. Create a new folder BEASWEB. Access on all subdirectories of BEASWEB is required.
https (Connector) |_ beasweb (directory for communication, full access)
|_ Static
|_ gfx |_ design
Delete alle JSP-files, because these are only needed running a Java-Server.
Logon to the server using a Console-Program (eg. Putty), change to the directory above and release it:
chmod 777 beasweb

22. WEB Apps Configuration with external PHP-Server
The following files are needed:
index.php called up by the client
connectorread.php sends all client´s requests (index.php) to beas service connectorwrite.php receives answers from beas service and sends via index.php to the client
common.php contains access password
admin.php there the password can be changed (write access needed)
m3090.php instead of index.php m3090.php can be used. Then, WEBAPPs are displayed in a Motorola 3090-Frame (for presentation purpose)

23. WEB Apps Konfiguration mit externem PHP-Server
Setup
Select HTML-Server
Type external Server PHP
URL-Connector index.php
Connector-Password: Passwort for Connector
Set same Password in common.php and upload to the external PHP server.
Example:

24. Agenda WEB Apps installation 1: Tomcat 2: XAMPP 3: External PHP Server
4: Setup WEB Apps

25. Setup beas-WEBAPPS Personnel settings
Only personnel can log on – the card number is required
Open HR - Personnel master data
Select employee or create a new one
Enter a unique card number
For Authorization groups, please refer to WEB Terminal Video

26. WEB-Apps Setup for access via smartphone
Windows : Start -> System Administration - Network and Internet – Network Control
Select „Create new connection or new network“
Scroll down in the new window, select „wireless ad-hoc-network“
Assign network name and WPA2 key
Maybe you need to deactivate all other network adapters and reactivate the wireless netework adapter

27. WEB-Apps Setup for access via smartphone
Start – Execute – cmd – „ipconfig“
The IP-address is displayed.
Connect the iPhone/iPad with the new created network, enter the WLAN Key
Enter the IP-adress into the browser of your iPhone

28. WEB Apps Fehlerbeseitigung
If postings are blocked (Authorization for connection with DI-API is requested)
Enter user and password which are given here :
Administration – Configuration Wizard – System – DI-API

29. Thanks for your attention!