Administration

If you are logged in to the User Console as a user with administration permissions, you can use the Administration perspective to manage security, specify system configurations, perform maintenance tasks, and install Pentaho software licenses.

If you see Administration in the drop-down menu on the Home perspective, click it to reveal menu items specific to administration of the Pentaho Server. If you do not have administration privileges, Administration does not appear on the console.

Item	Control Name	Function
1	Administration	Indicates the Administration perspective.
2	Users & Roles	Manages the Pentaho users or roles for the Pentaho Server.
3	Authentication	Configures the security provider for the Pentaho Server to either the default Pentaho Security or LDAP/Active Directory. See the Administer Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics document for details.
4	Mail Server	Configures the outgoing email server and the account used to send reports through email. See Set up the Mail Server page for details.
5	Licenses	Manages the Pentaho software licenses. See the Administer Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics document for details.
6	VFS Connections	Manages the connections to Virtual File Systems (VFS). See Set up a VFS location for schedule outputs for details.
7	Settings	Manages settings for deleting older generated files, either manually or by creating a schedule for deletion. See Schedule Deletion of Generated Files for details.
8	Email Groups	Configures groups of e-mail addresses to be alerted be scheduled report activities. See Create an email group for details.