Preliminary Concepts

This document explains the administrative functions the CA Ideal site administrator performs. These functions include creating and maintaining CA Ideal systems and users, maintaining the CA Ideal environment, and creating and maintaining a production environment.

This chapter contains basic information that is necessary for an understanding of what CA Ideal is and how to use it. You need to read this chapter before you begin using this guide. You should also be familiar with the basic concepts for using CA Ideal, explained in the Working in the Environment Guide.