Chapter 2   Managing Data Sources and User Privileges


Data mining is the search for relationships and global patterns that exist in large databases. These relationships represent valuable knowledge about the database and objects in the database.

The iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for PeopleSoft does a specialized form of data mining: it looks at data and extracts functions and parameters from backend systems to enable you to utilize (call) these functions.

The tasks are to write functions to access data that defines methods.

This chapter contains the following information:

• Overview of the Management Console

• Mapping User Privileges

Overview of Management Console

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The management console has two groups of functions:

• Tasks that are used to process and browse data and functions: data mining, browse XML files, and add new data sources.

• User management that establishes relationships between the web and backend users.

The user mapping management tasks performed with the management console are explained in this chapter. See Chapter 2 in the iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for PeopleSoft Developer's Guide for a description of the other tasks of the management console.

To enter the Console

1. Click the Start button and select the PeopleSoft icon from the menu. The PeopleSoft Management Console is displayed.
   
   

Figure 2-1    The PeopleSoft Management Console window

There are two tabs: Tasks and User Mapping Management.

The Tasks tab contains icons for accessing screens that allow you to do Data Mining and to Create New Data sources. See the iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for PeopleSoft Developer's Guide for more details.

The User Mapping Management tab allows you to access icons for administrative tasks. These tasks are used by the administrator to view which users are using the system at any given period of time.

Mapping User Privileges

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From the PeopleSoft Management Console window, click the User Mapping Management tab. The User Mapping Management tree file appears on the left, and the Data Source Name backend information appears on the right.

Figure 2-2    User Mapping Management window

The User Mapping Management window displays the following selected data:

Web User Information	The web user information, such as the user's ID, the transaction name, and the entity name, is listed here.
Entity Information	The entity information such as the backend user name, and entity name, is listed here.

Web User Information

The Web User Information is used to map a web user identity to a backend user identity. The administrator assigns an entity name for the web users. This web ID is used by the server to enable users to move freely across multiple systems. You can add, change users, and delete users and entities from this window. The administrator assigns entity information before the web user information, as one is based upon the parameters defined in the entity information. Because certain web user's parameters are based upon entity information parameters, the administrator must first establish entity information. The Web User Information area lists the following:

Web ID	This is an ID assigned to users on the system.
Entity Name	This is the name of the assigned backend user. The naming process is dependent upon the database type used.

Editing a Web User

You can add a new web user, change a web user, and delete a web user by pressing the corresponding button.

Adding a Web User

1. To add a new web user click on the New User button. The Web User Information window appears:
   
   

Figure 2-3    The Web User Information window

2. Type in the web ID

3. Select an entity name from the available names

4. Click on OK when finished to return to the main window.

Changing a User,

1. Click on the Change User button

2. Edit the desired field

3. Click on OK when finished to return to this window.

Deleting a Web User

1. Select the desired web user

2. Click on the Delete button.

   The web user will be deleted and you will return to the main window.

Entity Information

The Entity Information area is used to list the following data about the backend entities assigned to the web users:

Backend User Name	The name of the backend user. This name also indicates which system the user is currently using.
Backend Password	The password of the backend user. This is user assigned.
Entity Name	The name of the backend entity. This is assigned by the system administrator. Certain responsibilities and restrictions can be associated with this parameter.

Editing an Entity

You can add a new entity, change an entity, and delete an entity by clicking on the corresponding button.

Adding an Entity

1. To add a new backend entity click on the New Entity button. The Entity Information window appears:
   
   

Figure 2-4    The Entity Information window

2. Type in the appropriate data

3. Click on the OK button.

   The new entity information will appear in the Entity Information area of the window.

Changing Entity Information

1. Click on the Change entity button

2. Edit the desired field(s)

3. Click on the OK button.

   The edited entity will appear in the Entity Information area of the window.

Deleting a Backend Entity

1. Select the desired entity

2. Click on the Delete button.

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Note	When you delete backend users, also delete web users. Web users pointing to deleted backend users will not function.

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When you have completed all actions in the Entity Information window, click on the Save button. All your additions and changes will be saved to the system.