X3 Servers and Endpoints

The system administrator for your organization may be responsible for establishing a connection with the Sage X3 solution as well as viewing, creating, or editing an endpoint (connection point). Use X3 solutions in the Administration > Administration > Endpoints block to establish a connection with a Sage X3 solution.

• The initial X3 Server settings are typically defined as part of the installation process.

• From the List page for X3 servers, you can view the existing servers defined or click Create x3server to create a new connection.

• The Main server host field provides the process server address. The address can be a server name known on the network or an IP address.

• Enter the port used by the Sage X3 connection service for the solutions entered.

• If you have an additional Application server (process server), you can enter that information at the Application server fields.

• If you have a separate Web server, enter the appropriate Web server name and port number at the appropriate fields.

• For security connections using such items as SSL or signed documents, certificates are necessary. If a certificate has been defined for the X3 server you are creating, select the appropriate certificate in the Certificate field.

• Certificates are created and maintained through the Certificates function under the Administration > Administration block.

• When creating a new server, you cannot define endpoints; they are established through the Endpoints function.

Endpoints

Endpoints are connection points associated with a service. From an SData perspective, endpoints created are dataset endpoints. The Endpoint settings are typically defined as part of the installation process.

• There are two types of endpoints:

• Platform administration (called Administration)

• Sage X3 folders (such as the PILOT folder, etc.)

• The access to endpoints is granted to users through their association with a group.

• Groups are sets of users created to simplify user administration. Groups have access to endpoints and can be associated with a unique role.

• Roles are groups and are discussed in a later topic.

• Use Endpoints in the Administration > Administration > Endpoints block to view, create, or edit an endpoint. Click Edit in the Right panel to make entries to fields.

• The List of applications window displays when you click the Selection button in the Application field. The option selected determines the type of endpoint you are creating and the remaining fields available.

• For each endpoint, enter a unique name and description. The name is displayed when the endpoint is referenced in another page, for example, groups or X3 servers.

• You can switch from one endpoint to another using the User Preferences Panel. 

Syracuse Collaboration

• If Syracuse Collaboration is selected at the Application field, you can define the database host and database port for mongoDB. This is currently the only database driver for which you can define information.

• At the Database host and Database port fields, enter the server where mongoDB is installed as well as the port number.

• In the Administration section, you can grant access to various groups. You should always grant access to the default System administrators group.

X3 ERP

• If X3 ERP is selected at the Application field, you can define the X3 server, solution name, and server folder for which you are creating an endpoint.

• At the X3 server field, select the X3 Application server.

• At the Solution name field, enter the exact solution name entered when configuring the Console.

• At the Server folder field, select the X3 folder.

• In the Administration section, you can grant access to various groups. You should always grant access to the default System administrators group.

• There may be times when you need to set up logs for troubleshooting. Use Server logs in the Administration > Usage> Automate block to set up logs for diagnosis purposes. Server logs should only be used when debugging, and is set up from the session configuration.

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