Config Tool 

Use

The Config Tool provides offline configuration of the SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java (AS Java) instances. It allows you to modify the properties of all services, managers, and applications. In addition, it enables you to manage log configurations offline, add filters, and edit the JVM parameters.

All modifications made using the Config Tool can be exported to an XML file for further use.

When you work offline, you do not need to have the AS Java running as the Config Tool connects directly to the database and applies the changes.

Features

When the Config Tool is running, it displays the cluster data and the secure store.

Cluster data

It contains the configuration template that is chosen during installation time. This template consists of:

●      Log configurations, applications, managers and services

These nodes contain template default data and custom data that is valid for all instances within the system.

●      All instances available in the cluster

Each instance contains a list of managers, services, log configurations and applications. These nodes have:

○       Template property data – this data corresponds to template default data.

○       Custom property data – consists of both template and custom values, as the template values correspond to template custom ones. In case, there are no template custom values, the template values correspond to the template default ones.

The priority of the property values, in descending  order, is: Instance value → Template custom value → Template default value. That is, for a certain property, the template default value is not valid if there is a template custom value, which is not valid if there is an instance value.

This template is configured to apply the most suitable settings for a given configuration. Nevertheless, if you want to edit a property value, you can set a custom value to this property and it will have priority over the default value.

Secure Store

Use this tab to administer the secure store data of the AS Java system. You can also provide additional encryption of the secure store content.

More information: Managing Secure Store Data.

Activities

To start the Config Tool, double click the configtool script file from <SAP_install_dir>/<system_name>/<instance_name>/j2ee/configtool directory.

More information: Basic Features of the Config Tool

Example

If you set a custom value to a property in a manager in a particular instance, this value is valid only for this instance.

If you set a template custom value to a property in a manager in a particular instance, this value is visible as a template value in the custom property data of the same manager in any instance. This value is valid for those instances that do not have a custom value set for this property.