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Setting Custom View Scopes (CVS) for groups enables you to filter the objects that are to be displayed in the WebNMS Clients and on which a user is permitted to do the respective authorized operations. By specifying the custom view scope criteria, you can ensure that users can view only the data for which they have authorization to perform these operations.
This section provides step-by-step instructions for the following tasks:
Adding Authorized Custom View Scopes
You can add an authorized Custom View Scope to a group to ensure the members of a group can view only the authorized data.
To add a custom view scope
In the Application Client, perform any of the following procedure.
From Tools menu, choose Security Administration.
Press Alt+S.
The Security Administration window is displayed.
From the Security tree, click the desired group.
Click Custom View Scope for Group tab on the right side.
From Custom View Scope Name drop down box, choose the module.
Click Add AuthorizedScope. The Scope Settings dialog box is displayed.
Enter the Authorized Scope Name in the Name field.
From the Name drop-down box, select the Property name. This drop-down box lists the property names (which can be used for creating the authorized scopes) specific to each of the Custom View Scope. For instance, selecting the Events Custom View Scope and clicking Scope Settings, provides you with the property names of Event Objects.
Enter the value for the property in Value field. To identify more than one property value, separate each value according to the appropriate operator in the following Value Operators table:
Click Add. This adds the Authorized Scope for the selected Custom View Scope of the group. You can add more than one property criteria based on your requirement.
On adding the properties, click Ok for making a permanent store.
Assigning Authorized Custom View Scopes
After you have created an authorized Custom View Scope for a group, you can assign it to other groups as necessary.
To assign an authorized custom view scope
In the Application Client, perform any of the following procedure.
From Tools menu, choose Security Administration.
Press Alt+S.
The Security Administration window is displayed.
From the Security tree, click the desired group.
Click Custom View Scope for Group tab on the right side.
Click Assign AuthorizedScope. The Select AuthorizedScopes window is displayed.
Click the desired Authorized Scope from All AuthorizedScopes and click >.
Click Ok. The selected scopes are displayed in both the All AuthorizedScopes list and in the Selected AuthorizedScopes list.
Removing Authorized Custom View Scopes from Groups
You can remove an authorized Custom View Scope from a group when it is no longer valid for that group. By removing the Custom View Scope, the properties themselves are not changed nor is the Custom View Scope deleted from the database.
To remove an authorized custom view scope
In the Application Client, perform any of the following procedure.
From Tools menu, choose Security Administration.
Press Alt+S.
The Security Administration window is displayed.
From the Security tree, click the desired group.
Click Custom View Scope for Group tab on the right side.
Click Assign AuthorizedScope. The Select AuthorizedScopes window is displayed.
Click the desired Authorized Scope from Selected AuthorizedScopes and click <.
Click Ok.
Changing Authorized Scope Properties
After you have added properties to an authorized Custom View Scope, you can make changes as appropriate.
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If you have assigned the authorized Custom View Scope to other groups, any changes to the Custom View Scope will affect those groups as well. |
To change an authorized scope properties
In the Application Client, perform any of the following procedure.
From Tools menu, choose Security Administration.
Press Alt+S.
The Security Administration window is displayed.
From the Security tree, click the desired group.
Click Custom View Scope for Group tab on the right side.
Click the Authorized Scope to be modified from AuthorizedScopes for CV list.
Click Set Scope Properties. The Scope Settings dialog box is displayed. For information on adding, modifying, or removing the scope, refer to Configuring Authorized Scope.
Click Ok.
Deleting Authorized Custom View Scopes
When an authorized custom view scope is no longer valid, you can delete it from the database. After this action, you must recreate it if you ever need it again.
To delete an authorized custom view scope
In the Application Client, perform any of the following procedure.
From Tools menu, choose Security Administration.
Press Alt+S.
The Security Administration window is displayed.
From the Security tree, click the desired group.
Click Custom View Scope for Group tab on the right side.
Right-click the Authorized Scope to be deleted from AuthorizedScopes for CV list and click Delete AuthorizedView.
After confirming that you want to delete the Custom View Scope, it is deleted from the database and from any group to which it was associated.
Refer to the following topics for information on Authorized Scopes in each of the modules.
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