User Administration 

Purpose

The user administrator performs all tasks that are relevant to user management and role assignments. In the portal, all user management functions related to users and groups are provided by the User Management Engine (UME). The UME is integrated in the Web Application Server Java and full documentation on the administration functions of the UME is available in the Web AS Java documentation under UME User Administration.

In this section you can find information about concepts that need additional clarification in a portal context. These are:

·        UME Actions in the Portal – a brief description of how UME actions are integrated in the portal.

·        UME Roles and Portal Roles – an explanation of the difference between these two types of roles and how they are both used in the portal.

In addition, you can find information about administration functions that are specific to the portal. These are:

·        Assigning roles to users and groups

·        Mapping users – for Single Sign-On purposes.

Features

In a portal installation, the UME provides you with two tools for performing user management tasks:

·        The standalone UME Web tool at http://<J2EE_Engine_Server>:<J2EE_Engine_HTTP_port>/useradmin

·        A set of iViews and worksets integrated in the User Administration role in the portal

These tools provide the same functions apart from Role Assignment and User Mapping which are only available in the portal. For a full description of the functions provided by both tools, see User Management Administration Console.

Related Information

·        For information on how to configure user management in the enterprise portal, see User Management Configuration.

·        For the most recent changes in user management, see SAP Note 720590 User Management Engine (UME) on WAS 6.30 and higher.