Administering the Portal

Administering the portal covers a vast number of tasks from managing users to managing content.

The administrative tools shipped with the portal are pre-assigned to the different pre-configured portal administration roles (see Administration Roles). The table below gives examples of tasks performed by each administration role and provides references where you can find detailed documentation.

Note Note

This topic relates only to the core portal roles. It not relate to other NetWeaver capabilities that can be installed within the portal environment, such as knowledge management and guided procedures.

End of the note.

Administration Role	Main Tasks	Documentation Reference
Super Admin	Setting up the initial user management configuration. Assigning users to administration roles and delegating administrative responsibilities. Distributing the initial content shipped with the portal and assigning portal permissions.	Super Administration
User Admin	Creating and maintaining user accounts for the portal. Viewing user information. Resetting passwords. Creating, modifying, and deleting user groups. Assigning roles to users and groups, or vice versa. Map portal user IDs to user IDs in systems connected to the portal for Single Sign-On (SSO) purposes. Viewing errors resulting from automated user replication Manually replicate user data from portal user management to external systems. Importing and exporting users, groups, and roles.	User Management
Content Admin	Creating portal objects and components that directly provide information to portal business users at runtime. Maintaining content in the portal	Content Administration (in the Portal Administration Guide)
System Admin	Exporting and importing content objects. Uploading content and actions using XML scripts. Monitoring the portal. Assign user permissions to portal content. Defining portal user access rights to portal objects in the Portal Content Directory (PCD). Configuring the lock mechanism for PDC objects. Creating and editing systems, and maintaining system aliases. Configuring portal services using the Service Configuration Editor. Creating and managing portal desktops to suit your business scenario. Administering and managing content consumers and producers in a global portal network. Configuring DQE performance properties, controlling DQE sessions, and preloading system metadata to improve runtime performance. Accessing various support tools that assist with troubleshooting in the portal.	System Administration
Delegated User Admin	Adding, modifying and deleting users belong to your company. Assigning roles to your company users. Viewing user information. Resetting passwords.	Delegated Administration Configuring Delegated User Administration Using Companies