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Add a Role to your SiteMinder Application (r12.0 SP2)

To protect your SharePoint resources with SiteMinder, the SiteMinder application you create requires a role associated with the groups of users who are allowed to access those protected SharePoint resources.

To add a role to your SiteMinder application

  1. Open the Application you created to protect your SharePoint resources by doing the following:
    1. Click Policies, Applications, Application, Modify Application.

      The Modify Application pane appears.

    2. Click the button next to your SharePoint application, and then click Select.

      The Modify Application: Name pane appears.

  2. Add a Role to your Application by doing the following:
    1. Click the Roles Tab, and then click Create.

      The Create Role tab appears.

    2. Make sure the Create a new object of type Role radio button is selected, and then click OK.

      The Create Role: pane appears.

    3. Enter a distinctive name, and (optional) description.
    4. Click the Expression field, and then type the following:
      (TRUE)
      
    5. Click OK.

      The Modify Application: Name pane appears.

  3. Click Submit.

    The Modify Application task is submitted for processing, and then a confirmation window appears.

  4. Click OK.

    The role is added to your SiteMinder application.