SAPgui 7.00
for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger

Remove old versions of SAPgui

Before installing SAPgui 7.00, you should remove any existing version of the frontend software. There are no uninstall routines; simply drag the SAPGUI folder to the Trash, then empty the Trash.

SAPgui 7.00 Installation for Mac OS X

1. Download the SAPgui 7.00 Revision 1 installer archive for Mac OS X from the OIT Site License website.
2. Double-click the downloaded file, sapgui700r1.zip. It will expand into a folder named SAPgui-7.00r1-MacOSX-install.
3. Open the folder and launch PlatinGUI-MacOSX-700r1.jar.
4. The Welcome! dialog box will be displayed. Click Next.
5. You will be prompted to choose an installation folder. The default should be appropriate (/Applications/SAP Clients), but you may change this to the user's home directory if desired. Once you have chosen a location, click OK.
6. The SAPgui client will be installed. A dialog box will appear, notifying you of successful installation. Click OK.

SAPgui configuration

SAP uses kerberos authentication for access to all production systems. To use SAP, you must have a NetID that is authorized for SAP. Users should contact their local SAP user administrator to request access to SAP.

1. You must have SAPgui 7.00 installed before you run the configuration installer.
2. Be sure the SAP user is logged in. This person does not need to be an administrator of the machine.
3. Launch SAPgui-Duke-config-MacOSX, located in the SAPgui-7.00r1-MacOSX-install folder.
4. Click Install. Unless you have special installation needs, you should be able to take the defaults for any other prompts displayed during installation.
5. Note that you must log out of Mac OS X and log back in before using SAP.

If you encounter problems during installation:

Duke University employees should call the OIT Service Desk at 684-2200.< /p>

Duke University Health System employees should call the DHTS HelpDesk at 684-2243.

Tell them you are having problems with the installation of SAPgui for Mac OS X.