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Chapter 2 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 SAP R/3 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 Management Console
The management console has two groups of functions:
Tasks that are used to process and browse data and functions: data mining, browse archived XML files, and add new data sources.
The user mapping management tasks performed with the management console are explained in this chapter. See the iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for R/3 Developer's Guide for a description of the other tasks of the management console.User management that establishes relationships between the web and backend users.
Entering the Management Console
Entering from Windows NT
Select Start>Programs>iPlanet Application Server 6.0>R3 Connector 6.0- Management Console.
Entering from Solaris
Run: sapconsole.sh
- from <iPlanet>/ias/APPS/bin
To display the Management Concole, click the Start button and select the SAP icon from the menu. .
Figure 2-1    The SAP Management Console window
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 R/3 Developer's Guide for more details.
The User Mapping Management tab allows you to access icons for administrative tasks.
Mapping User Privileges
From the SAP 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    R/3User Mapping Management window
Click on the SAP User Mapping icon. The following window displays:
The Data Source Name window displays the following selected data:
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:
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
Figure 2-3    Web User Information window
Changing a Web User
Deleting a Web User
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:
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
Figure 2-4    Entity Information window
The new entity information will appear in the Entity Information area of the window.
Changing Entity Information
The edited entity will appear in the Entity Information area of the window.
Deleting a Backend Entity
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.
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