Set Optim Object Security Option

The Set Optim™ Object Security Option dialog allows the Security Administrator to configure Object Security for the Optim Directory. Object Security controls access to objects in the Optim Directory such as Column Maps and Access Definitions.

All security definitions are secured by an Access Control List (ACL). Other Optim objects that have an ACL are secured if Object Security is enabled. For more information about ACLs, see Access Control List.

Configure Security - Set Optim Object Security Option dialog

Optim Directory displays the directory name, and Security Feature indicates Optim Object Security is the option you can enable or disable. Security State indicates that security for the option is Enabled or Disabled. Security Administrator for this Optim Directory displays the Security Administrator.

Configuring Object Security

Use the Set Optim Object Security Option dialog to configure Object Security by doing the following:

To enable or disable Optim Object Security, select Enable or Disable.

After configuring Object Security, click Proceed. If the Security Administrator is not signed on to the workstation, the Specify Domain Connection Information dialog is displayed and the password for the Security Administrator must be entered.

Automatically Assigning an ACL

Use the Secure Selected Objects When Saved option to automatically assign an ACL to an object when it is saved. The ACL is modeled after the Optim Object Template ACL. For more information about using the Optim Object Template ACL, see Optim Object Template ACL.

Note: Secure Selected Objects When Saved is available only when Enable is selected.

To automatically assign an ACL to an object, select Secure Selected Objects When Saved. When Secure Selected Objects When Saved is selected, the browse button is available. Click the browse button to open the Select Optim Object Types dialog, which allows you to select the types of Optim objects that are automatically assigned an ACL when they are saved.

To secure objects with an ACL when saved:

  1. In Security Options for this Optim Directory, select Enabled.
  2. Select Secure Selected Objects When Saved.
  3. Click the browse button to open the Select Optim Object Types dialog.
  4. In the Optim Objects List, select the check box for each object type you want to automatically assign an ACL when saved.
  5. Click OK to return to the Set Optim Object Security Option dialog.
Note: If Secure Selected Objects When Saved is selected, objects are automatically assigned an ACL when Object Security is either enabled or disabled.

Select Optim Object Types

Use the Select Optim Object Types dialog to select object types that are assigned an ACL when saved. Use the check boxes in the Optim Objects list to select the object types. To exclude an object type, clear the corresponding check box.

Configure Security - Select Optim Object Types dialog

The following shortcut menu commands are available:

Select All
Select all objects in the list.
Deselect All
Clear all selections in the list.
Invert Selection
Reverse selected and unselected object types.

Optim Object Template ACL

ACLs for Optim objects are modeled after the Optim Object Template ACL. The Optim Object Template ACL does not secure any objects and can be edited by the Security Administrator only. The Security Administrator can open the Access Control List Editor and edit the Optim Object Template ACL from the Configuration program or the main window:

For information about editing ACLs, see Access Control List Editor.



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