UME DataSource configuration on Portal 7.0

[Former Member]

Hello Gurus,

I have a question about User's datasource configuration for the UME. I want to implement a scenario where Portal, retrieves the User Management Data from an ABAP System (in this case my ECC). Now my Java Portal (My basis has installed only the stack JAVA), has as an User's datasource, the UME's DataBase, so my installation's users like J2ee_admin and others admin users, has been already created in the UME's DataBase. Now I'm a bit confused about the configuration/implementation of what i want to do, because i know that when i do this config, I can get the users of my ECC, without repeat the account creation on my portal of those users who will be using some service on my portal and also, i can set an user data partition, for example: user's accounts data will be retrieved from my ECC (SU01 DATA) and, portal's groups, roles, etc., will be retrieved from my UME DB. But I really want to know if with this type of configuration and user's data partition, my existing users accounts in UME's DB (like j2ee_admin and others) will be disabled or locked or not??. On other hand, i want to know if i can retrieve user accounts data from both data source: ECC and UME's DB in parallel and, the portal's groups, roles, etc., only will be retrieve from the UME's DB, and how can I achieve this configuration? or where is a howto guide, that helps me with it?

I have hesitated with this, because i know that when i installed the Portal, with both stacks (ABAP + JAVA), the installation set the default configuration of the UME's Data Source is the Portal's stack ABAP, with User Data Partition like: user's accounts data from stack ABAP and application based data from UME's DB, and the system only gives me the chance of create an user on my stack ABAP and no directly on the UME's DB. Even the administrators users created with the installation are stored on the stack ABAP and no on the UME's DB, and i'm a little worried because, i dont know if this configuration will that i want to implement, can put in jeopardy my entire installation of NW Portal.

Please help me understand!!!!! ... :'-(.. i have been reading and asking a lot...but i still dont get it...

I will wait for your answer...

Regards

Mariana

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Mariana,

I believe your existing UME users will be fine. Please refer to the following statement in the [help documentation|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/EN/45/af3ac012d32e78e10000000a155369/frameset.htm]:

Contrasting Users in the AS ABAP and the Local Database of the AS Java

The file dataSourceConfiguration_abap.xml enables you to create users only in the ABAP system. Once the UME is configured to use the AS ABAP as a data source, you cannot create users in the database of the AS Java; though you can still delete and edit existing users. ABAP roles determine your write access to the ABAP user management. If you have read-only access, you cannot create any users. The UME does not default to creating users in the local database of the AS Java. Nor can you edit or delete users in the AS ABAP without read-write access.

BRgds,

Simon