SAP uses the communications protocol, Remote Function Call (RFC), to communicate with other systems. SAP stores RFC-specific parameters and connection information in a file named
sapnwrfc.ini
.
To use RFC, configure
sapnwrfc.ini
on the machines hosting the PowerCenter Client and PowerCenter Integration Service with parameters that enable communication with SAP. This file enables PowerCenter to connect to the SAP system as an RFC client.
If SAP GUI is not installed on the machine that uses the
sapnwrfc.ini
file, you must make entries in the Services file to run stream mode sessions.
When you install PowerCenter, the installer copies a sample