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Background documentation Data Source Configuration Files Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

For new installations, the configuration file dataSourceConfiguration_abap.xml is the only available configuration option. You cannot change from this configuration file to any other. When upgrading an existing system, you may encounter previous configuration files. The table below lists the other configuration files for the AS for ABAP and how the UME interprets users and groups.

Data Source Configuration Files

File Name

Users

Groups

dataSourceConfiguration_r3_roles_db.xml

Create, read, and modify users in the AS for ABAP system.

You view ABAP roles as groups, but cannot modify them. You can create groups in the local Java database only.

dataSourceConfiguration_r3.xml

The UME reads users from the AS for ABAP system. You can only create and modify new users in the local Java database.

You can create, read, and modify groups in the local Java database only.

dataSourceConfiguration_r3_rw.xml

Create, read, and modify users in the AS for ABAP system.

You can create, read, and modify groups in the local Java database only.

For information about when to change your configuration file, see SAP Note 718383.

For more information about dataSourceConfiguration_abap.xml, see SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP User Management as Data Source.

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