SAP Netweaver Portal

BI Portal Browser Settings.
a. Firefox is not supported by SAP Portal. Use Internet Explorer ONLY !
b. Remove the add-ins on your browser which could prevent pop-up’s from blocking confirmation buttons. (Go to tools > manage add-ons > enable or disable ) Disable
1. Within Internet Explorer, you should make sure that you add your SAP NetWeaver Portal to the list of trusted sites within Internet Explorer. This is available through the Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Trusted Sites -> Sites area.















2. Within Internet Explorer, you should make sure that you add your SAP NetWeaver Portal to the list of sites that can always use cookies. This is available through the Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy -> Sites .














3. Within Internet Explorer; you should make sure that you add your SAP NetWeaver Portal to the list of sites that are NOT blocked by the popup blocker. This is available through the Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy -> Popup Blocker Settings





4. JAVA script settings:
Within Internet Explorer, you should check your advanced tab settings.
Also, a requirement is to ensure that JavaScript is enabled for your internet explorer browser. If you disable JavaScript, your page and portal won’t load. See this Microsoft guide on how to enable javascript on your client browser.
1. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options, and then click the Security tab.
2. Click the Internet zone.
3. If you do not have to customize your Internet security settings, click Default Level. Then do step 4
If you have to customize your Internet security settings, follow these steps:
a. Click Custom Level.
b. In the Security Settings – Internet Zone dialog box, click Enable for Active Scripting in the Scripting section.
4. Click the Back button to return to the previous page, and then click the Refresh button to run scripts. If it is not, see this Microsoft hotfix page http://support.microsoft.com/kb/871205
for a resolution to this issue.

5. HTTP Content
If you’re having issues with IE such that it won’t decompress HTTP Content on IE 6 SP2. Ensure that your wininet.dll file is at the following version for IE 6 SP2
Support for IE 7.0 is released by SAP for:
SAP's response is outlined in Note 981710.
Also check SAP Note 991449.




6. Browsing History:

Delete the temporary internet files, Cookies, History.
End user issue – user needs to be trained to delete the temp internet files.
Cookies can be handled as mentioned in step 2.
































7. Performance:


















8. Information Bar: (Excel Download, Print and PDF)
Information bar from blocking file and software downloads
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
3. Click the Security tab, and then click Custom level.
4. Do one or both of the following:
* to turn off the Information bar for file downloads, scroll to
the Downloads section of the list, and then, under Automatic prompting
for file downloads, click Enable.
* To turn off the Information bar for ActiveX controls, scroll to
the ActiveX controls and plug-ins section of the list, and then, under
automatic prompting for ActiveX controls, click Enable.
5. Click OK, click Yes to confirm that you want to make the change,
and then click OK again.









9. Trusted Sites:

List > the FQDN here



















10. Pop up blocker:



Grey out.


















11. Performance:













Add at least 250 mb and stored pages in “automatically” mode.










12. Compression:






















13. Add ons:
If your browser looks like a Christmas tree with many colorful buttons know that something is wrong.
Hence this needs to be greyed out.
How: Go to Tools -> Manage Add-ones and disable what you don't need.