Hi Sasha,
User with ROLE : -- >
FRONT END NWBC or SAP PORTAL
ROLE REPOSITORY-- > PFCG or PCD
MAINTENANCE TCODE --> PFCG or PORTAL ADMN
User with ESS -->
FRONT END NWBC or SAP PORTAL
ROLE REPOSITORY-- > PFCG or PCD (ie LAUNCHPAD)
MAINTENANCE TCODE --> PFCG or LPD_CUST
For NWBC - SWITCH ON Role specific SWITCHES
For PORTAL - SWTICH ON Role specific BUSINESS FUNCTIONS ie BF's
For Eg : MANAGER ROLE
NWBC specific : Composite Role : SAP_MANAGER_MSS_NWBC
Single Role : SAP_MANAGER_MSS_SR_NWBC
PORTAL specific : Business Package : BP ERP05 MSS 1.51
Role ID starts with PCD: ie
pcd:portal_content/com.sap.pct/line_manager.........like so
So for NWBC we have ROLES, & for PORTAL we have BUSINESS PACKAGES.
NWBC needs CLIENT to be installed (ie around 600- 700MB Software) in all systems to use full blown SAP WDA Services i mean NWBC DESKTOP, & for NWBC HTML, I feel is an offshoot , not fully blown to have complete transactions possible.
PORTAL is full blown ESS/MSS INTRANET, INTERNET kinda Service which can leverage all standards SAP services, Third Party Tools,
HR RENEWAL is the UI which SAP is moving, PORTAL still can be CLASSIC as we all living with with HORIZONTAL ICONS , whereas NWBC uses more of SHELL & CANVAS approach with some shiny round edges.
I know you are already over whelmed with so much pdf's , ppt, help docs,
Hope I dint evenly confused alongside those docs.
Regards,
Rohit.S