Web Services Security Guides › CA SiteMinder® Web Services Security Policy Configuration Guide › (Optional) Configure Variables To Use in Message-based Authorization Policies › Variables Overview › Create a Transport Variable

Create a Transport Variable

Transport variables let you obtain HTTP header values from the web service request.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Policies, Domain.
2. Click Variables.
3. Click Create Variable.

   Verify that the Create a new object of type Variable option is selected.

4. Click OK.
5. Select a domain from the list and click Next.
6. Type the variable name in the Name field.
7. Select Transport from the Variable Type list.

   Transport variable settings open.

8. Enter information in the following fields:

   Description

   (Optional) Specifies a brief description of the variable.

   Limits: No more than 1KB.

   Return Type

   Specifies the data type in which the value of the transport header data should be returned:

   • Boolean
   • Date
   • Number
   • String (the default)

   Transport Data Name

   Specifies the name of the HTTP header (for example, SOAPAction) that will provide the value of the variable.

9. Click Finish.

   The variable appears in the Variables tab of the domain. The variable can now be used in policy expressions or responses.