Longview Server Manager Overview

Longview Server Manager is one of the major components of Longview. Longview Server Manager is used to administer the Data Server, and the servers that make up the Data Server.

Longview Server Manager allows you to create and modify the logical systems that serve Longview. Longview Server Manager is used by IT professionals to manage the Longview infrastructure, its various servers, and the implementation life cycle. Longview Server Manager should not be confused with Longview Application Administrator, which is used by Business System Administrators to manage hierarchies, business rules, attributes, etc. For a list of which operations are managed by which component, see Performing Server Tasks.

Architecture overview of Longview

Architecturally, Longview consists of a Microsoft .NET smart client & server, with the following characteristics:

• XML-based configuration and application rules
• .NET remoting

For more information on the various Longview servers, see Understanding Longview Servers.

Longview Application Administrator and Longview Server Manager

Longview Application Administrator is one of the administrative components of Longview. It is used to work with users and the group hierarchies to which they belong, and process data approvals. For more information, see the Longview Application Administrator Guide.

Longview Server Manager is another administrative component of Longview. It is used to administer the servers that make up the application, as well as the server Directory and server Events that control and monitor activity in the system.

In general, business administrators use Longview Application Administrator, and IT professionals use Longview Server Manager.

Administrative Server Tasks

Server tasks fall into two broad categories that are handled by different kinds of users. Tasks that involve managing the content of the database are handled by users with the appropriate permissions. Tasks that involve creating the database and configuring its servers are handled by the users with permissions to manage the database.

User maintenance tasks, including user access and permissions, cannot be performed using Longview Server Manager. These require the use of Longview Application Administrator. For information on user and group maintenance, see the Longview Application Administrator Guide.

Performing server tasks

Longview Application Administrator and Longview Server Manager administer different aspects of the system. Which of the components you should use depends on the nature of the task you want to accomplish. Below is a list of common administrative tasks and the corresponding component to use.