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Console Admin Documentation
MI Web Console
The MI
Web Console is the central tool for managing application deployment. It
offers system administrators the following features:
- Upload of mobile applications
Web archives (.war) of mobile applications can be uploaded to the MI Web Console,
thus tying them to an already existing Mobile
Component Descriptor. After successful upload, the application is ready
for deployment and can then be assigned to users in the Deployment Console.
- Upload of MI Client files
The MI Client files are uploaded similarly to applications: the above key
characteristics are specified as well as the operating system and the language
(not relevant for Win32). All non-application files like Java Virtual Machine
(for PocketPC), Add-Ons, optional security libraries etc. are also uploaded.
After upload by the administrator, the files can be downloaded by end-users
via a specific download Business Server Page (BSP).
- Deployment Console
The Web Console allows assignment of applications to users. Assigned applications
will automatically be deployed to the user on next synchronization (as explained
in the Application Deployment chapter). Application
assignments can also be taken away - this will automatically de install the
application from the device on next synchronization. As applications can have
versions, this mechanism allows for automatic upgrade of applications on the
user's device.
- Role comparison
If mobile applications are assigned to roles in the role maintenance (transaction
PFCG), they will automatically be deployed to all users that are assigned
to this role. It is necessary to transfer the role assignment information into
the deployment tables of MI by starting a role comparison. This can be done
manually from within the MI Web Console or by starting the report WAF_DEPLOYMENT_FROM_ROLES,
typically as a scheduled job (transaction SM36).
- Trace files
The MI Web Console offers administrators to examine trace files that were
created on mobile devices through the Logging
API.
- Disk sync
It is possible to synchronize the outbound container queue via diskette instead
of via http. Such a diskette would be uploaded to the Web AS via the MI Web
Console. Pleas see the SyncManager
for details on disk sync.

For more details on using the Web Console, please refer to the online
documentation of Web Console.