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Enable User Tracking

The Policy Server Global Tools task lets you enable and disable user tracking. If you enable user tracking, SiteMinder Web Agents save Global Unique Identifiers (GUIDs) in cookies. When users access a resource protected by an Anonymous authentication scheme for the first time, the Web Agent creates a cookie that includes the user's GUID. Each GUID is a unique value, therefore, it may be used to track an anonymous user and customize Web content.

Affiliate Agents require user tracking. If you are using SiteMinder for a network that includes Affiliate Agents, you must enable user tracking as described in the following procedure.

To enable user tracking

1. Log into the Administrative UI.
2. Click Administration, Policy Server, Global Tools.

   The Global Tools pane opens.

3. Select Enable User Tracking in the Global Settings group box.
4. Click Submit.

   The Policy Server enables user tracking.