ActionWorks® System Administration

Overview

This course covers the administrative functions for an ActionWorks® site. Through exercises and lectures, participants learn how to install and administer applications; create and maintain the organization to support use of applications; and maintain and tune an ActionWorks site.

Objectives

Participants gain hands-on experience with the administration of an ActionWorks site. Specific topics covered include:

• Overview of the components of ActionWorks, including ActionWorks Application Server, ActionWorks Process Manager, ActionWorks Process Administrator, and ActionWorks Basic Language.
• Overview of the development and components of a ActionWorks application.
• Overview of ActionWorks and the MS Windows NT/2000 environment in which it runs.
• How to install, maintain, and upgrade an application using the ActionWorks Process Administrator.
• Overview of the integration of external data sources into an application.
• How to create and maintain the Identities, Offices, and Organizational Roles using the ActionWorks Process Administrator.
• How to import ActionWorks Identities from external sources, such as NT, MS SQL Server, and an LDAP server.
• How to create entries and control access to entries in ActionWorks user's navigator bars.
• What functions and interactions the administrator of an ActionWorks site requires from other applications, including MS SQL Server, Windows NT, web servers, and mail servers.
• How to install and configure ActionWorks in OS or application security models.
• How to install and configure ActionWorks 's mail component.
• Overview of troubleshooting techniques in an ActionWorks run-time environment.

Who Should Attend?

System administrators involved in the maintenance of ActionWorks solutions. Experienced system developers who wish to pursue administration concerns for their ActionWorks ActionWorks processes may also find the course useful.