User Management Configuration Tool 

Use

The user management configuration tool provides system administrators with a user interface for configuration tasks such as setting up connections to user data sources.

Integration

The user management configuration tool is integrated into the following:

·        The System Administration role shipped with SAP NetWeaver Portal

To start the tool, choose System Administration  ® System Configuration, and then choose UM Configuration in Detailed Navigation.

·        The stand-alone Identity Management Web application

To start the tool, navigate to http://<J2EE_Engine_hostname>:<J2EE_Engine_HTTP_port>/useradmin and choose User Management Configuration.

The configuration data is stored in the J2EE Engine. You can also use the Config Tool of the J2EE Engine to change the user management configuration. See Editing UME Properties and Files.

Features

The tool consists of the following tabs:

Data Sources

Here you can do the following:

·        Define the data source or set of data sources that the user management service is to use for storing and retrieving user management data. See Defining Which Combination of Data Sources to Use

·        Upload and download data source configuration files to and from the J2EE Engine. See Editing Configuration Files.

LDAP Server

Here you can provide the details required to connect to an LDAP directory. See Defining an LDAP Directory as a Data Source.

SAP System

Here you can provide the details required to connect to an ABAP-based SAP System using the Remote Function Call (RFC) protocol. See Defining an SAP System as a Data Source.

Security Settings

Here you can do the following:

·        Define the minimum and maximum length of user IDs

·        Define password rules

·        Define how many times users can enter an incorrect password before having their account locked

·        Set the validity of SAP logon tickets

·        Define an SAP reference system for SAP logon tickets

See Defining Security Settings for User ID and Passwords.

Notification E-Mails

Here you can do the following:

·        Specify an SMTP server

·        Define for which events notification e-mails are to be sent to users or administrators

See Defining When Notification E-Mails Are Sent.

User Mapping

Here you can define the level of encryption used in user mapping. See Using the SAP Java Cryptographic Toolkit for User Mapping.

Activities

After changing settings using the configuration tool, you must restart the Java application server for the changes to take effect.