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Use

The System Landscape Overview appears upon navigation to Start of the navigation path System Administration  Next navigation step System Configuration End of the navigation path. It is a multipurpose system management tool encompassing all system-related activities.

  • Displaying all the systems in the portal system landscape, providing full sorting and filtering.

    You can filter the system landscape list by using the dropdown lists or free text for any column and for multiple columns. You can sort the columns as well by clicking the column headings.

  • Creating new systems using portal system templates

  • Modifying system properties

    1. Select a system and choose Configure to view the system properties.

    2. Choose Modify Properties to enable writing to the property fields.

    From the Properties editor you can access the System Alias editor.

  • Associating systems with system aliases to provide back-end connectivity

    Systems appear by their system aliases. Since a system can have multiple aliases, the same system can appear in multiple records.

    • You can assign unassigned system aliases to systems by choosing an alias from the relevant drop-down list.

    • You can assign unassigned systems to system aliases by choosing an alias from a system from the relevant drop-down list.

      You can also delete a system, a system alias, or even all system aliases associated with the selected system.

    • Finding the location of a selected system in the Portal Catalog

  • Create trust between the back-end system and the portal

    For more information, see Creating Trust Between Portal and Back-End Systems .

    The system landscape overview shows the user management type configured for the system, such use of a logon ticket or user ID and password; this indicates how the system is authorized to access data.

    Since systems typically access data from a back-end source, the connector to the back-end may require user mapping. For more information, see User Mapping Parameters. The user mapping type is defined in the system properties.

  • Testing connectivity between the portal and the back-end system

    Selecting a system, or multiple systems, and choosing Test Connection verifies the system connection to its back end. The overview provides information about the previous connection test, including details in the event of failure.

    For more information, see Viewing Roles from Packages and Checking Role Connectivity .

  • Creating new systems based on information retrieved from the System Landscape Directory

  • Synchronizing system properties between the portal and the system landscape directory (SLD).

  • Refreshing overview information at any time with the latest changes in the portal system landscape.

  • Full sorting and filtering

    You can filter the system landscape list by using the dropdown lists or free text for any column and for multiple columns. You can sort the columns as well by clicking the column headings.

    You can also delete a system, a system alias, or even all system aliases associated with the selected system.

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