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Administering HCL Compass Web
This section discusses how to administer HCL Compass Web.
About HCL Compass Web server
HCL Compass Web server provides server-side support for WAN interfaces to HCL Compass.
Monitoring HCL Compass Web server
There are several ways to determine whether HCL Compass Web server is working correctly and troubleshoot issues.
Configuring logging
Use logging to monitor and debug HCL Compass Web server and application issues.
Configuring WebSphere Application Server logging
You can configure logging for IBM® WebSphere® Application Server.

Administering
Learn how to administer the product.
- Administering HCL Compass
  Learn how to administer the HCL Compass.
- Administering HCL Compass Web
  This section discusses how to administer HCL Compass Web.
  - About HCL Compass Web server
    HCL Compass Web server provides server-side support for WAN interfaces to HCL Compass.
    - HCL Compass Web server architecture
      HCL Compass Web server is implemented as a J2EE application hosted on WebSphere® Application Server.
    - Configuring HCL Compass Web server
      Configure HCL Compass Web server by performing the tasks described in this section.
    - Monitoring HCL Compass Web server
      There are several ways to determine whether HCL Compass Web server is working correctly and troubleshoot issues.
      - Monitoring HCL Compass Web server with the Site Monitoring window
        Use the Site Monitoring window to monitor HCL Compass Web server activity.
      - Monitoring the HCL Compass RPC servers
        In addition to monitoring the HCL Compass RPC servers by using the Site Monitoring page of the Site Configuration window, you can validate the startup and functioning of the RPC servers by viewing the HCL Compass Web log files and by using a command-prompt window.
      - Configuring logging
        Use logging to monitor and debug HCL Compass Web server and application issues.
        Configuring WebSphere Application Server logging
        You can configure logging for IBM® WebSphere® Application Server.
        Configuring HCL Compass Web logging
        Set the logging level for the HCL Compass Web application by using the Application Options page of the Site Configuration window.
  - Configuring HCL Compass Web with the Site Configuration window
    You customize many HCL Compass Web server and application settings by using the Site Configuration window.
  - Customizing security
    HCL Compass Web provides security that affects only the behavior of the HCL Compass Web application.
  - HCL Compass and single sign-on
    You can configure HCL Compass for single sign-on with Lightweight Third-Party Authentication (LTPA), OpenID Connect, and Security Assertion Markup Language 2.0 (SAML2).
  - Configuring strong authentication with smart cards
    Smart card authentication is appropriate for deployments where security requirements dictate stronger authentication than using a HCL Compass user name and password.
  - HCL Compass Search for administrators
    Administrators can use Compass Search feature to improve the existing full-text search capability.
  - Configuring and maintaining full-text search
    Some administrative tasks are required to configure and maintain the HCL Compass full-text search feature.
  - Configuring and customizing the type-ahead feature
    The type-ahead feature enables users to use a choice-list drop-down as a search field to find and select items in the choice-list. This feature must be configured before it can be used. It can also be customized.
  - Configuring e-mail transports
    You can configure HCL Compass Web to use either the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) or MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface) mail transport protocol.
  - Using HCL Compass to prefill OSLC 2.0-linked records
    You can configure HCL Compass to prefill field values when opening the creation dialogs for associated OSLC 2.0 projects. When a creation dialog displays, values for designated fields in the new record are initialized using content from configured fields of the initiating HCL Compass record.
- Administering HCL Compass Multisite
  Administering HCL Compass Multisite

Configuring WebSphere® Application Server logging

You can configure logging for IBM® WebSphere® Application Server.

Use care when enabling WebSphere® Application Server logging. Performance degradation can occur when the WebSphere® Application Server logging level is enabled at a level higher than INFO (for example, FINE, FINER, or FINEST).