Requirements for Using SAPweb

If you are currently working in SAP, you are already set up with the required Kerberos userid, SAP userid, and authorizations. If you are already successfully using SAPweb for purchasing, then your computer is also correctly set up for journal voucher and credit card transactions.

Kerberos Userid
SAP Userid and Authorization
Web Browsers
MIT Web Certificates
Browser Preferences

Kerberos Userid

To use SAPweb, you need to have a Kerberos userid. This is (usually) the same as your email userid. However, some MIT departments, labs, and centers have email systems that do not use the Kerberos protocol. If you work in one of these areas, you may need to get a Kerberos userid to access SAP.

All MIT staff are eligible to receive Kerberos userids. You get a Kerberos userid by contacting Athena User Accounts:

Office: N42 1st Floor
Phone: x3-1325
Email: accounts@mit.edu

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SAP Userid and Authorizations

To begin using SAPweb, you must have authorization to perform SAP-based financial and/or administrative transactions. To get access to SAP, contact the primary authorizer for your department, usually your Administrative or Fiscal Officer. If you do not know who the primary authorizer is, you can look it up on the Primary Authorizer page listed in Other Resources below.

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MIT Web Certificates

You will need two different certificates in order to access SAPweb. One, the MIT Certification Authority (CA) "signer" certificate, identifies all legitimate MIT web sites. The other, your personal web certificate, identifies you to MIT secure web servers.

You need the MIT CA certificate before you can get a personal certificate. To see if you already have an MIT CA certificate, see "Check for the MIT CA Certificate" in Other Resources below.

To get the certificates, see Other Resources below.

If you share a computer with someone, be sure to create your own user profile. See "Sharing a Computer: Netscape User Profiles" in Other Resources below.

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Browser Preferences

Set your browser to turn Javascript on and Cookies on if it is not the default already. See Related Topics below if you need assistance in setting your browser requirements.

To prevent from repeatedly having to select a certificate in Netscape while you are working in SAPweb, see "Recommended MIT Certificate Security Preferences for Netscape" in Other Resources below.

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