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Deploy XPI Inspector in SAP PO using NWDS 7.5
Hi All,
This blog will give a quick overview of how to deploy an XPI inspector in sap PO using NWDS 7.5.
I have used sap PO 7.5 single stack to deploy xpi_inspector
We can deploy xpi_inspector in sap PO using different methods.
- Using Telnet
Reference to SAP note 1934940 – “PI: How to Deploy the XPI Inspector Tool using TELNET”.
- Using NWDS 7.5
Follow this blog for step by step explanation.
Step 1
Download .ear file into your local system. Using below link
https://sap-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/p/ivan_milushev/EXyCNBBzg3JBsMo10Pmp0rIBEUHayPsCCwswkcR3_7uqTQ
Note: Get the latest file. I have downloaded the File with the name “xpi_inspector_v7_1.ear”
Step 2
Install NWDS and open.
You can follow below link to install NWDS:
https://blogs.sap.com/2015/09/17/installation-configuration-of-po-74-on-sap-netweaver/
Navigate: Window —>Preferences —>SAP AS Java—> Add
Host = SAP PO hostname without port and https.
Instance No: 00
Domain = default
Note: If you have https in URL select use https. After adding it will add one entry in nwds like in my example PO1.
Step3
Navigate: Window —>Preferences —>SAP AS Java —> Add
- Window —> Prospective —> Open Prospective —> Other —> Double click in Deployment
- Window —> show view —> Other —> Deployment Job
Click Import.
It will redirect you to your local desktop navigate the file location you have downloaded in the previous step. and upload the .rar file.
Step 4
Now click on start and it will start deploying:
You can see this at the bottom right
Once it will finish you can access the xpi_Inspector using below URL:
http://<host>:<port>/xpi_inspector
You will get below screen:
Hope this will helpful !
Conclusion:
By following this blog you will be able to deploy xpi_inspector into SAP PO using NWDS 7.5. After Deployment; You can use xpi_inspector in SAP PO to debug trace in detail.
Great Blog and very helpful. I was looking for this for long. Thanks a lot, Shashi
Thanks Vikas!
Very useful blog. XPI Inspector explained step by step and descriptive way. Keep contributing shashi.
Thank you Rajeev!
Hi, could you send me the file .ear please ? I can't download from your url.
Thanks in advance