Mandatory Configuration
For showing tasks, alerts and notifications from back end systems in the UWL you have to complete the following mandatory configuration steps:
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1. Mapping the Portal User to the System User
2. Register systems to the UWL.
3. Retrieve Configuration From the System.

Prerequisite: systems are registered and present in the Portal System Landscape (see prerequisites for the overall UWL configuration).
All other configurations are optional.