About the Director Administration Console

This chapter describes how to access the Director Administration Console (DAC) and provides links to information about using specific functions. It includes these sections:

About the DAC

To administer a running exteNd Director application, you use the browser-based Director Administration Console (DAC). The DAC is a predefined exteNd Director Web tier application that you can use immediately after deploying any exteNd Director project that includes the Portal subsystem.

The DAC provides a point-and-click user interface for administering the following subsystems:

Content Management
Directory
Framework
Portal
Portlet
User
Security
Workflow

Accessing the DAC

Procedure To access the DAC from the Portal Home page:

Open a Web browser.

Go to the Portal Home page by typing an URL that uses this format.

  http://server/context/portal/

For example.

  http://localhost/ExpressPortal/portal/

Click Portal Administration in the upper-right corner of the Portal Home page.
Click Director Administration Console.
If you have not yet logged in, the DAC login page asks for a user name and password:
Type an authorized user name and password and click OK.

You must log in as a user that has administrative privileges.

NOTE: User names and passwords may be case sensitive depending on how the realm is configured. For information about configuring realms, see the User Management Guide.

The DAC displays, with the Portlet Management tab selected:

Procedure To access the Director Administration Console directly:

Open a Web browser.

Type an URL that uses this format.

  http://server/context/PAC/

For example.

  http://localhost/ExpressPortal/PAC/

Using the DAC

When the DAC opens in your browser, examine the toolbar:

cdDAC3

Each tool administers a specific subsystem (use the links below for information):

Tool	Description	For information see
	Portlet Management	Using the Portlet section of the DAC in the Portal Guide
	Portal Management	Using the Portal section of the DAC in the Portal Guide
	User Profile Management	Using the Profiles section of the DAC in the User Management Guide
	General Configuration	Using the General Configuration Section of the DAC in this book
	Security Management	Using the Security section of the DAC in the User Management Guide
	Directory Management	Using the Directory section of the DAC in the User Management Guide
	Administration Tools	The help text presented in the Create Director Database Tables portlet
	Content Management	Content Management Guide
	Workflow Administration	Workflow Administration in the Workflow Guide
	Director Home page	About Novell exteNd Director in this book