Use the Integration Server Administrator to define user and group information to the server. The definition for a user contains the user name, password, and group membership. The definition for a group contains the group name and a list of users in the group. The server stores and maintains the information.

Alternatively, you can set up the webMethods Integration Server to access the information from an external directory if your site uses one of the following external directories for user and group information:

This chapter describes only how the Integration Server works when user and group information is defined internally. For information about using an external directory with the Integration Server, see Configuring a Central User Directory or LDAP.