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Defining the External Host and Symbolic URLs

Establishing an external host and symbolic URLs allow for the display of external data (from an external Web site) in the Siebel application. This procedure informs the Siebel application where to find the Active Portal JSP.

For Siebel reports, configuring Host Administration and symbolic URLs:

• Allows the display of the content for My Reports, My Jobs, and Personal Profile views under Reports Server screens.

  The external application used is the Reports View Adapter for Siebel.

• Allows for the running and scheduling of Reports using Active Portal JSP.
• Provides the single sign-on technology that eliminates the need to log in manually to the Reports Server.

Separate procedures are provided below for using HTTP or for using HTTPS and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

For more information about configuring SSL with Actuate products, see the Security Guide for Siebel Business Applications.

NOTE:  If you are configuring your symbolic URLs to use HTTPS, you do not also need to change the Application Object Manager parameter Actuate Server Network Protocol Name to specify HTTPS.

For more information about symbolic URLs, see the Siebel Portal Framework Guide.

To define the external host and symbolic URLs using HTTP

1. Open the Siebel application.
2. From the application-level menu, choose Navigate > Site Map > Administration - Integration > WI Symbolic URL List.
3. From the visibility filter, select Host Administration.
4. Query for records where Virtual Name is rshost.
5. In the Name field, enter the name of the Actuate Active Portal JSP machine and the Actuate Active Portal JSP port number to use (for example, server1:8700).

   NOTE:  Do not change the value in the Virtual Name field.

   8700 is the default port for the Actuate HTTP Server for HTTP.

6. Save the record.

To define the external host and symbolic URLs using HTTPS

1. Open the Siebel application.
2. From the application-level menu, choose Navigate > Site Map > Administration - Integration > WI Symbolic URL List.
3. From the visibility filter, select Host Administration.
4. Query for records where Virtual Name is rshost.
5. In the Name field, enter the name of the Actuate Active Portal JSP machine and the Actuate Active Portal JSP port number to use (for example, server1:8443).

   NOTE:  Do not change the value in the Virtual Name field.

   8443 is the default port for the Actuate HTTP Server for HTTPS—that is, the port that the Actuate HTTP Server will use to pass through the SSL.

6. Save the record.
7. From the visibility filter, select Symbolic URL Administration.
8. Query for records where URL contains rshost.

   The records retrieved have the same host name (such as server1:8443) as specified in Step 5.

9. Change http to https in each of the URLs retrieved.

   Save the changes and log out of the Siebel application.

10. Log in to the Siebel application and generate and view a report.