How to Configure SAP ANST (Automated Note Search Tool)

Environment

SAP EHP8 FOR SAP ERP 6.0
SAP NETWEAVER 7.5

Prerequisite

Request the SAP technical communication user. Please refer to the following guidances,

SAP Note 2174416 – Creation and activation of Technical Communication Users – SAP ONE Support Launchpad
https://support.sap.com/launchpad/en/misc/techuser-help.html
2532813 – Information about the Technical Communication User

2. Maintain the following parameters in your SAP system. A restart is required to activate the changes.

ssl/ciphersuites = 135:PFS:HIGH::EC_P256:EC_HIGH
ssl/client_ciphersuites = 150:PFS:HIGH::EC_P256:EC_HIGH

3. Download the certificates as in SAP Note 2631190 – Download location of SSL certificates required for Support Hub Connectivity configuration. The certificates have to be added to both PSE for SSL client SSL Client (Standard) and SSL client SSL Client (Anonymous) in the transaction STRUST.

The SSL client SSL Client (Standard) PSE will be used for the SAP’s support backbone destination.
The SSL client SSL Client (Anonymous) PSE will be used for the SAP support hub connectivity which uses Web proxies and logical ports (SOAMANAGER). This is specific to SAP Solution Manager product.

4, Ensure the following items are correct (ANST_TRACES_GLOBAL & ANST_TRACES). Most of the time, the values are already maintained, means, you do not need to do anything.

Steps

Execute transaction code SOAMANAGER and this will open SOA Management web browser. Under Service Administration and select Web Service Configuration.

2. Under Object Type, select Consumer Proxy and under Object Name, enter the field name as CO_CLS_SCWN__SVT__SNO_ANST_SEA. Click on search.

From the result, click on the consumer proxy.

3. Click on Create and select Manual Configuration.

4. Enter the logical port name and description. Click on check box as default. Click on Next.

5. Enter the username and password of SAP technical communication user. Click Next.

6. Enter the URL as below and other values as default. Click Next.

https://apps.support.sap.com/sap/bc/srt/rfc/svt/sno_anst_search_api/001/sno_anst_search_api_1/binding

7. Leave as default. Click Next.

8. As per above, leave it to the default values and click Next.

9. Under Transport Binding, check the box of Use non-default value for SOAP Action. Enter the SOAP Action as below,

&lt;soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"  xmlns:urn="urn:sap-com:document:sap:soap:functions:mc-style">

10. Click on Finish. Click on Ping Web Service to check the connection.

11. To test the ANST functionality, go to transaction code ST22 and look for any of the ABAP dump. Click on SAP Correction Notes and you shall be able to see the SAP suggested / recommended notes with regards to the ABAP dump.