Essential LiveCompare Configuration
The final stage of the installation involves several essential application configuration steps including:
Licensing LiveCompare
LiveCompare requires a software license in order to allow Apps, workflows and workflow actions to be run. Note that if LiveCompare is installed on a machine that does not already have a LiveCompare license, a license key that runs for 30 days will be installed automatically. Please see the LiveCompare Licensing help topic for details on how to check your license status, request a license and install a license key.
Integrating LiveCompare with your Email System
LiveCompare must be integrated into your email system for several features to work including:
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Support for password reset by users.
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Notifications.
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The Send Email action.
To configure LiveCompare with the settings for your mail server, log in as a user with Administrator privileges and carry out the following steps:
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Select the Administration > Configuration > Email folder in the LiveCompare hierarchy. The following screen is displayed.
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Complete the screen fields as follows. Check with your Email Administrator to determine the correct values to use.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| SMTPServer | The hostname or IP address of the SMTP server that LiveCompare will use to send emails. |
| SMTPPort | The port on the SMTP server that LiveCompare will use to send emails. Leave this field blank to use the default value of 25. |
| SMTPUsername | The username LiveCompare will use to authenticate with the SMTP server when sending emails. The email server must be configured to allow this account to send emails using an external program. Please check with your network administrator to determine the appropriate settings |
| SMTPPassword | The password LiveCompare will use to authenticate with the SMTP server when sending emails. Leave this field blank if no user-based authentication is required. |
| EmailFromAddress |
The email address to be used by LiveCompare when sending emails from the Apps user interface. This setting is used by the Test Email feature described below, however it is not used by the Send Email action, for which the ‘From’ address must be specified separately. The email server must be configured to allow the EmailFromAddress to send emails using an external program. Please check with your network administrator to determine the appropriate settings. |
| DisableAppNotifications | Set this field to ‘X’ to prevent LiveCompare from sending an email when an App run completes (with either success or failure). If this field is blank, a notification email will be sent to each user who runs an App. |
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Click ‘Save’, and use the Test Email panel to send a test email from LiveCompare.
Creating LiveCompare User Accounts
For details on how to create LiveCompare user accounts, please refer to the following help topics.
Creating RFC Destinations
RFC Destinations allow LiveCompare to connect to your SAP systems. To create RFC Destinations, carry out the following steps:
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Select the Administration > RFC Destinations folder in the LiveCompare hierarchy and choose ‘New RFC Destination…’ from the context menu. The following screen is displayed.
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Complete the ‘Add RFC Destination’ dialog as follows:
| Field | Description |
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| Name: | A unique name to identify the connection. |
| Description: | Enter a description for the connection. |
| Connection Type: | Select ‘Custom Application Server’. |
| Application Server: | The DNS name, domain name, or IP address of the SAP Application Server. If the connection requires an SAP router string, include the SAP router string in this field. |
| Instance Number: | The application instance number of the SAP system to be used for the connection. |
| Client: | The SAP client number to be used for the connection. |
| Language: | The SAP code for the logon language (for example, EN for English). |
| UserID: | The SAP User ID to be used for the connection. |
| Password: | The SAP password for the User ID specified above. |
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Click ‘Add RFC Destination’ to create the RFC Destination. Continue from Step 1 to create additional RFC Destinations.
If you need to specify a group of Application Servers or a Secure Network Communication (SNC) Server connection, see the Creating RFC Destinations help topic for details.
Updating ALM Test Repositories
If you have upgraded to this release and use connections to ALM, select the Test Repositories folder in the LiveCompare hierarchy and choose ‘Discover ALM Clients’ from the context menu to update the installed ALM components.