Configuration Management

Server Manager provides a complete configuration management system for all server types. Each configuration entry from the .INI and .properties files has been defined in metadata contained within the Management Console. It is no longer necessary to directly edit any of these configuration files, or even to know where they exist.

The configuration items are grouped into logical configuration topics. These topics are presented on the management page for each JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Managed Instance. Selecting a configuration topic displays all the individual configuration items contained within. These items are further grouped and displayed for viewing or editing. Each configuration item is displayed with a plain text description. Configuration items with a list of allowed values are displayed using drop down boxes.

A link to display context sensitive help is displayed next to each configuration item. Clicking this link displays the name of the .INI file that is being viewed, the section and entry name in the file to which the .INI pertains, the default value of the setting, and a full description of the configuration item. For items with an associated list of allowed values, each value is displayed in the help text.

The contents of the contextual help for each setting are also available in reference form in the Management Console documentation.

Through the Server Manager Management Console, a JD Edwards EnterpriseOne administrator can compare configurations for each remote Managed Instance, even if they reside on separate physical machines. This capability significantly reduces the effort required to ensure consistency among configurations, especially for those installations containing numerous JD Edwards EnterpriseOne servers.