Q: What is an external-facing portal?
A: An external-facing portal is an implementation of the SAP NetWeaver Portal as a public Web
site.
An external-facing portal is open to the internet, providing content to anonymous users, internal
employees and business partners and enabling users to self-register in order to access additional
content and to personalize the portal.
An external-facing portal uses features of the portal that provide Web-like behavior (for example,
use of the browser navigation buttons) and reduce the amount of resources required to view
portal pages.
Although not always appropriate for certain resource-rich applications, the external-facing portal
can boost ROI by using the same platform for the company's internet and intranet
implementations.
Q: What version of NetWeaver do I need to implement an external-facing portal?
A: SAP NetWeaver 2004 SPS 14 or higher, or SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SPS 06 or higher.
A: An external-facing portal is an implementation of the SAP NetWeaver Portal as a public Web
site.
An external-facing portal is open to the internet, providing content to anonymous users, internal
employees and business partners and enabling users to self-register in order to access additional
content and to personalize the portal.
An external-facing portal uses features of the portal that provide Web-like behavior (for example,
use of the browser navigation buttons) and reduce the amount of resources required to view
portal pages.
Although not always appropriate for certain resource-rich applications, the external-facing portal
can boost ROI by using the same platform for the company's internet and intranet
implementations.
Q: What version of NetWeaver do I need to implement an external-facing portal?
A: SAP NetWeaver 2004 SPS 14 or higher, or SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SPS 06 or higher.
