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Assign User Directories

Select users that should have access to resources at the consumer, Service Provider, or Resource Partner.

In the User Directories tab of the Domain Properties dialog box, specify the user directories that contain the users who should be authenticated and authorized for access to the affiliate resources.

Note: To use an ODBC database in your federated configuration, set up the SQL query scheme and valid SQL queries before selecting an ODBC database as a user directory for the federation.

To assign user directories to an affiliate domain:

1. Select the User Directories tab.
2. From the drop-down list box at the bottom of the tab, select a user directory you want to include in the affiliate domain.
3. Click the Add button.

   The FSS Administrative UI adds the directory to the list displayed in the User Directories tab.

   For user directories that serve as the authentication directory in a directory mapping, the list displays the authorization directory and the method of directory mapping.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all user directories you want to associate with the domain.

   Note: The order in which you add directories to the domain is the order in which SiteMinder searches to find user records, starting from the top of the list. You can use the arrow buttons to the right of the list of directories to change the order of directories.

5. Optionally, you can create a user directory from this dialog box by clicking Create toward the bottom of the tab.

   The User Directory dialog box opens. Create the user directory. When you save the new User Directory and close the User Directory dialog box, the directory you created appears in the User Directories tab in the Domain Properties dialog box.

6. Click OK to save your changes.