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Update the SiteMinder Agent Types for your SharePoint Resources (r12.0 SP2)

In addition to the default HTTP methods monitored by the SiteMinder Web Agents, the SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint also requires the following HTTP methods to protect your SharePoint resources:

• Head
• Options

Update the SiteMinder Agent type settings for your SharePoint resources

1. Click Infrastructure, Agents, Agent Type, Modify Agent Type.

   The Create Agent Type: search pane appears.

2. Highlight the text in the search field, and then type the following:

   Web Agent

3. Click Search.

   The SiteMinder Web Agent Agent type appears in the list.

4. Click Select.

   The Modify Agent Type: Web Agent pane appears.

5. Scroll to the bottom of the Actions group box, and then click Create.

   A new action field appears at the end of the list.

6. Highlight the text in the New Action field, and then enter the following:

   Options
   

7. Scroll to the bottom of the Actions group box, and then click Create.

   A new action field appears at the end of the list.

8. Highlight the text in the New Action field, and then enter the following:

   Head
   

   Note: Add PROPFIND to your list of methods if any of your Microsoft Office applications use the PROPFIND method to make requests to the web server.

9. Click Submit.

   The Modify Agent type task is submitted for processing. A confirmation screen appears.

10. Click OK.

    The Agent type settings for your SharePoint resources are updated.

    Note: If you plan to reuse any application resources or domain rules from your existing SiteMinder r12.0 SP2 environment with the Agent for SharePoint, add the HEAD and OPTIONS actions to each application resource or domain rule you want to reuse.

More information:

Add HEAD and OPTIONS Actions to your Resources in an Existing SiteMinder Application (r12.0 SP2)

Add HEAD and OPTIONS Actions to Existing SiteMinder Rules (r12.0 SP2)