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Affiliate Attribute Editor Dialog--Attribute Setup Tab

The Attribute Setup tab of the Attribute Editor dialog contains the following fields:

Attribute Kind Group Box

The Attribute Kind group box contains radio buttons that specify the attribute type. The fields on this dialog are as follows:

Static radio button

If selected, the attribute returns the static value defined in the Variable Value (header variable) or Cookie Value (cookie variable) field.

User Attribute radio button

If selected, the attribute returns the information stored in the user attribute specified in the Attribute Name field from a user’s entry in a user directory.

DN Attribute radio button

If selected, the attribute returns profile information from a directory object associated with a DN in an LDAP or ODBC user directory.

Note: If you select the DN Attribute radio button, you may also select the Allow Nested Groups check box. Selecting this check box allows SiteMinder to return an attribute from a group that is nested in another group specified by a policy. Nested groups often occur in complex LDAP deployments.

Allow Nested Groups check box

If set, nested groups are allowed when selecting the DN Attribute type. Enabled if the DN Attribute radio button is selected.

Attribute Fields Group Box

The Attribute Fields group box contains fields that specify information about the selected attribute type. The fields in this group box are context-sensitive and are determined according to the selection made in the Attribute Kind group box.

The fields are as follows:

Variable Name

Defines the name of the attribute SiteMinder returns to the consumer in a header variable.

Cookie Name

Defines the name of the attribute SiteMinder returns to the consumer in a cookie.

Variable Value

Defines static text for the value of the attribute name/value pair SiteMinder returns to the consumer in a header variable.

Cookie Value

Defines static text for the value of the attribute name/value pair SiteMinder returns to the consumer in a cookie.

Attribute Name

Defines the attribute in a user directory that provides the attribute value.

DN Spec

Defines the distinguished name of the user group from which SiteMinder should retrieve the user attribute. The DN must be related to the users for whom you want to return values to the consumer.

Lookup button

Opens the SiteMinder User Lookup dialog to locate the user group and select a DN to populate the DN Spec field.

More Information

Configure Attributes to Include in SAML 1.x Assertions (Optional)