Managing Administrative Objects and Portal Utilities
The Administrative Objects Directory allows you to create
and manage administrative objects and access portal utilities. It
displays all objects to which you have at least Read access.
To display the Administrative Objects Directory click
Administration.
Note: To access the Administrative Objects
Directory you must have the Access Administration activity right.
- To view an administrative object, click its name. For details
on viewing objects, see Viewing Objects.
- To search for objects, use one of the following methods:
- To create an object, open the folder in which you want
to store the object, then, in the Create Object drop-down list, select the type of object you want to create.
The list displays only those objects you have permission to
create in the folder you are viewing.
- To access portal utilities, in the Select Utility drop-down list, select the utility you want to use.
The list displays only those utilities to which you have access.
- To perform actions on the folder you are viewing, use the
buttons in the folder toolbar (to the right of the folder title).
For a description of these buttons, see Folder Toolbar.
- To perform actions on the objects in the folder, use the
buttons in the action toolbar (to the right of the Create
Object and Select Utility drop-down
lists).
For a description of these buttons, see Action Toolbar.
- Creating or Editing an Administrative FolderAdministrative folders provide a hierarchical structure that make it easy to organize portal objects and manage security.
- Editing an Administrative FolderAdministrative folders provide a hierarchical structure that make it easy to organize portal objects and manage security.
- Viewing ObjectsYou can view objects through the Administrative Objects Directory and through some of the portal utilities.
- Searching for Objects in the Administrative Objects DirectoryYou can search for objects in the Administrative Objects Directory.
- Searching for Objects or Documents Using Advanced SearchYou can perform an advanced search, using metadata properties and location, to find objects or documents.
- Opening an Object EditorMany administrative tasks start with opening an object editor. You open an editor by creating a new object or editing an existing object.
- Naming and Describing an ObjectYou can add or edit a name and description for an object.
- Managing Object PropertiesYou can add or edit properties for an object.
- Associating an Object with a JobOn the Set Job page, you can associate an object with a new or existing job. You run jobs to import users with authentication sources, import content with content crawlers, run external operations, and import user information with profile sources.
- Setting Security on an ObjectBy default, a new object inherits the security of the parent folder, but you can override the inherited security.
- Viewing Import History for an ObjectYou can see if an object was imported from another portal.
- Creating Remote ServersRemote servers group together web services that are installed on the same computer and require the same type of authentication. With a remote server, you enter the base URL and authentication settings just once for multiple web services, and, if you need to move the web services, you just need to change the remote server settings.
