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Create a Skin Response

Perform the following procedure to create a skin response.

To create a skin response

1. Log into one of the following interfaces as an administrator with Domain privileges:
   • For CA SiteMinder Web Access Manager r12 or higher, log into the Administrative UI
   • For CA eTrust SiteMinder 6.0 SP5, log into the Policy Server User Interface

   Note: For information on using these interfaces, see the documentation for the version of SiteMinder that you are using.

2. Locate the policy domain that protects the Identity Manager Environment. The domain name has the following format:

   environment_nameDomain
   

   environment_name

   Defines the name of the Identity Manager Environment.

   For example, when the Identity Manager environment name is employees, the domain name is employeesDomain.

   Note: The policy domain must be associated with the user directory that contains the Identity Manager users who will use the skin.

3. View the realms for the domain.

   You see the following realms depending on the features you configured for the environment:

   • environment_name_ims_realm—Protects the Identity Manager Environment.
   • environment_name_pub_realm—Enables support for public tasks, such as self-registration and forgotten password tasks.

     This realm appears only when you have configured a public alias.

4. Create a rule in each of the realms. Specify the following:
   • Resource: /*
   • Actions: GET, POST

   To simplify administration, include the skin in the rule name. For example, when the skin name is yourskin, create a rule named yourskin skin.

5. Create a response for the domain with the following response attributes:
   • Attribute: WebAgent-HTTP-Header-Variable

     This adds a new HTTP header to the response.

   • Attribute Kind: Static
   • Variable Name: Enter one of the following variable names:
     • skin—Use this variable when all Identity Manager users see the same skin.
     • skinx—Use this variable if you have multiple skins. The x represents a priority value where 1 is the highest priority and 999 is the lowest priority.
   • Variable Value: Specify the name of the skin.
6. Create a policy in the policy domain with the following values:
   • Users: Specify users who should see the skin. For example, if members of the sales organization should see the skin, be sure to include ou=sales in the policy.
   • Rules: Add the rules you created in Step 4. Associate each rule with the response you created in Step 5.