Configuring the Portal for Initial Use

Use

This section describes the initial configuration of the portal, which includes the tasks you typically need to perform for the portal, immediately following the installation, and up to, but not including, the creation of content for your portal. These initial configuration tasks are necessary only in a production environment.

The information in this section focuses on basic portal-specific tasks.

Note

This section does not cover broader configuration tasks for the SAP NetWeaver platform such as user management, security mechanisms (authentication, Single Sign-On), configuration of the System Landscape Directory (SLD), or JVM settings.

For more information, see Additional Tasks for Initial Configuration of the Portal .

This section also does not cover the configuration of additional SAP NetWeaver capabilities and add-ons that run in the portal, and may be available or applicable to your SAP NetWeaver installation. For example, Universal Worklist (UWL), TREX, SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search, Knowledge Management, or Collaboration.

Prerequisites

You have completed the portal installation.
You have an understanding of the preconfigured roles supplied with the portal.

For more information, see Understanding Preconfigured Portal Roles .

Activities

Following an installation of the portal, there are initial configuration tasks that you need or may want to perform. These tasks can be divided into the following main categories:

Functional Unit Configuration - Enable the Portal functional unit.

For more information, see Java Functional Unit Configuration .
Primary tasks - These tasks are required or recommended.

For more information, see Primary Tasks for Initial Configuration of the Portal .
Secondary tasks - These tasks are optional.

For more information, see Secondary Tasks for Initial Configuration of the Portal .