Minimal Configuration for Knowledge
Management 
Purpose
After the completion of the installation for usage type EP, you need to perform a number of configuration tasks to enable the basic use of Knowledge Management (KM). These tasks are essential to enable minimal use of KM features. To enable full use of all features, you need to install the Search and Classification Engine (TREX) and configure the scenario Enterprise Knowledge Management.
Prerequisites
Make sure that you are logged on to the Portal as a super administrator or as the user specified for each task in the table below.
Process Flow
Perform the steps summarized in the following table. You can access a detailed explanation of each step with the available links.
When you have completed all the minimal configuration steps, restart the SAP Net Weaver Application server to activate the settings.
Task Description |
Reference |
Required User |
Specification of the Portal address to enable KM to generate URLs for services. |
System administrator |
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Configuration of communication channels to enable the use of subscriptions and notifications |
System administrator |
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Configuration of local editing to allow users to check out documents and edit them with applications of their own choice. |
System administrator |
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Assignment of the content manager role to a user who is responsible for organizing content creation, access and publication. |
User administrator |
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Assignment of tasks to instances of KM running in a SAP J2EE cluster. This step is only necessary for a cluster installation. |
System administrator |
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Removal of the cluster setting. This step is only necessary if one instance of KM is running on a single machine, for example, on a test or demo system. |
System administrator |
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Optional removal of the Search field and Advanced Search option in the Portal. If your installation does not include the Search and Classification engine (TREX), which enables the use of search within KM, you can hide the search feature. |
Content administrator |
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Assignment of permissions to folders. |
Content administrator |