Assigning Delegated Portal Server Administrators

Administrators use the Delegation tab on the Portal Server Console to set up delegated administrators for portal resources. The Delegation tab is not displayed in the Portal Server Console for a delegated administrator.

The Delegation page allows administrators to perform the following tasks:

• Assign resources to delegated administrators where they are specified using a Distinguished Name (DN)

• Changing/Removing the Resource that has been delegated to a user/realm/role

Delegated administrators can be removed, but it is not possible to change the resources allocated to a delegated administrator. You can remove delegated administrators and then create the same delegated administrator with a new allocation of resources as a work around for changing delegated administrators.

To Assign Delegated Administrators

1. Log onto the Portal Server administration console as administrator.

2. Click the Delegation tab; the Delegation page appears.

3. Select the resource to delegate, and click Assign Delegation. The Assign Delegation page appears.

4. Click the Browse for DN... button. The Search for DN page appears.

5. Select a DN of type User, Realm, Role, or Filtered Role. For example, select User and type the name of an existing user and click Search.

6. Select the DN and click Select DN.

7. Click OK.

8. Logout of the Portal Server Console and login as a delegated administrator to perform tasks as a delegated administrator.

To remove Delegated Administrations

1. Click on a delegation for a resource. For example, if the resource Portal Domain is assigned to the Delegated Administrator mary, then click on Portal Domain. The delegations page listing all delegations for the resource appears.

2. Select a delegation from Assign to and click Delete.

3. A dialog box with the message This will delete the selected delegation assignments. Are you sure? appears. Click OK.