Additional User Stores of the AS Java 

The SAP NetWeaver Application Server (AS) Java has an open service provider architecture for storing user data. In the standard system, SAP delivers the following user store providers:

●      User management engine (UME) user store provider

This service provider connects the AS Java to the UME. The UME is the default active user store and is required for most SAP application to function. A few select applications use other user stores. These applications only require the user store to be registered and not active.

The UME provides a number of options for storing user data.

For more information, see UME Data Sources.

●      Database management system (DBMS) user store provider

This provider uses the internal database of the AS Java as the store for the user data.

●      Universal description, discovery, and integration (UDDI) user store provider

Users that can publish Web services description language (WSDL) documents using the UDDI are stored in this user store and managed using the UDDI server management.

For more information, see Managing the UDDI Server.

At runtime, the active user store is transparent to the user. The user is not aware, which user store provider is actually used for user authentication and authorization.