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Advanced Rule Options

The Advanced group box on the Rule pane is where you define additional rule settings. This group box lets you set time restrictions and active rules. Time restrictions and active rules are discussed in the following sections.

Add Time Restrictions to Rules

You configure time restrictions to specify when SiteMinder should fire the rule.

Configuring a time restriction from 9am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday, for example, specifies that SiteMinder should only fire the rule during the specified time. Users have access to the resource when the rule is set to fire. The resource is not available outside of the specified time.

Note: More information about how CA SiteMinder® handles time across multiple time zones exists in How the Web Agent and Policy Server Calculate Time.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Set in the Time Restrictions group box.

   Note: Click Help for descriptions of settings and controls, including their respective requirements and limits.

2. Specify starting and expiration dates.
3. Specify time restrictions in the Hourly Restrictions table.

   Note: Each check box represents one hour. When a check box is selected, the rule fires during that hour, and the rule applies to the specified resources. When a check box is cleared, the rule does not fire during that hour, and the rule will not apply to the specified resources.

4. Click OK.

   The time restrictions are saved, and the rule settings appear.

Configure an Active Rule

You configure an active rule for dynamic authorization that is based on external business logic. The Policy Server invokes a function in a customer-supplied shared library. This shared library must conform to the interface specified by the Authorization API, which is available in the Software Development Kit.

Follow these steps:

1. Specify the library name, function name, and function parameters in the fields on the Active Rule group box.

   The active rule string is displayed in the Active Rule field.

2. Click Submit.

   The active rule is saved.