Super Administration 

Purpose

The super administrator role is filled by that individual who, after installation of the portal, is responsible for initial administration and configuration.

This role encompasses the permissions assigned to all the other three administrator roles: user administrator, content administrator, and system administrator. For a full description of the pre-configured administration roles, see Pre-configured Roles. The super administrator has full privileges and therefore is able to access to the complete set of tools in the portal administration environment.

The Initial Configuration Tasks topic contains a summary of mandatory, optional, and recommended tasks that should be considered.

 

Integration

The super administrator is the first to enter the portal following installation. The standard administrator users available in the portal after installation are determined by the user store you are using (see Standard Users and Standard User Groups). These standard administrator users are by default assigned to the standard Administrators group, which in turn is assigned to the standard Super Administrator role.

After logging on to the portal (see Logging On to / Off the Portal) and qualifying its basic working functionality, the main tasks of the super administrator are as follows:

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       1.      The first task of administration is to connect to the base of users who are to work in the portal. So, the super administrator sets up at least the minimal user management configuration. For more detailed information about this process, see Configuration of User Management in the Enterprise Portal.

       2.      The administrative and end user roles necessary for the organization should be carefully planned out. The role structure may be phased in gradually, beginning with a test environment in mind and then gradually progressing toward a live production portal with end users as the primary target audience.

       3.      Now, the super administrator can assign users to the other administrator roles, distributing the administrative responsibilities. For more on this activity, see Delegated Administration. If the roles do not fit the needs of the company, the super administrator can modify the pre-configured administration roles, and extend them as required. See also Default Permissions.

Before you begin modifying the pre-configured roles, refer to Delta Link and SAP Content Objects.

       4.      The default permissions assigned to the Security Zone folder in the Portal Catalog (and passed on to its sub-folders and content; including all default safety levels) must be redefined in order to begin the process of attaining a secure portal environment. For more information, see Security Zones (the entire Portal Permissions section is also recommended reading).

       5.      Next, the super administrator can distribute the initial content shipped with the portal (see Standard Portal Content) to the appropriate administrators in the company by assigning permissions to these users. Initial content includes portal components, objects and templates which may be used as a basis to create portal content.

For information on the default permissions assigned to the initial content, see Default Permissions.

For information on initial content related to Knowledge Management, Collaboration and Guided Procedures capabilities, see KM Worksets, Assigning Portal Roles for Collaboration to Users, and Portal Roles (Guided Procedures).

       6.      Once the super administrator has delegated administrative tasks, assigned content managers may begin the process of importing content and roles from their own sources or Portal Content Portfolio (at www.sdn.sap.com), and in-house content developers may begin developing content that is specific to the needs of the organization.

       7.      Optional. In parallel to the steps above or thereafter, the process of setting up and configuring other capabilities in the portal, such as knowledge management and collaboration, can begin.