User Administration

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 SAPNetWeaver Application Server (AS) Java.

For more information about the administration functions of the UME, see Administration of Users and Roles .

In this section you can find information about concepts that need additional clarification if your installation includes a SAPNetWeaver Portal. 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

• In a portal installation, the UME provides you with tools for performing user management tasks in a set of iViews and worksets integrated in the User Administration role in the portal

• For more information about how to configure user management in the portal, see User Management Configuration .
• Fore more information about the UME, see User Management Engine .
• For the most recent changes in user management, see SAP Note 720590 User Management Engine (UME) on WAS 6.30 and higher.