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Create the Web Portal Roles

After the web portal resources have been specified, a role for the web portal's registered customers must be created. A role associates resources with groups of users.

Note: The following procedure assumes that you are creating an object. You can also copy the properties of an existing object to create an object. For more information, see Duplicate Policy Server Objects.

To create web portal roles

1. Click the Roles tab.
2. Click Create.
3. Ensure the Create a new object of type Role button is selected, and then click OK.

   The Create Role pane opens.

4. Enter values for the fields in the General group box. Choose distinctive values that help you remember its purpose or function, as shown in the following examples:

   Name

   Registered Customers

   Description

   Registered customers permitted to access software downloads.

   Expression

   TRUE

   You can use the Expression Editor to complete this field or type in an expression. To access the Expression Editor, click Edit.

   Note: Click Help for descriptions of settings and controls, including their respective requirements and limits.

5. Click OK.

   The registered customers role is created.

Create the Web Portal Policy

After the resources and roles have been created, you must associate the resources of the web portal you want to protect with the roles of the users who will access the resources in the web portal. This creates the policies that protect your applications.

To create the policy to protect the web portal

1. Click the Policies tab.
2. Select the Registered Customers role in the Software Downloads row.

   By selecting this role, you indicate that only registered customers have access to the software downloads area of the web portal.

3. Click Submit.

   A confirmation screen appears. The application security policy for the web portal is created.

Displaying the List of Resources

You can sort how list of resources is displayed by clicking one of the following radio buttons:

Name

Sorts resources according to the name you provided when you specified the resource.

Example: Software Downloads

Filter

Sorts resources according to the actual resource that is being protected.

Example: * (asterisk indicates all resources)