User Rule Derivation

How to Get There

On the Work with Security by User panel, enter option 5 next to a User Rule.

What it Does

The User Rule Detail Derivation panel displays the hierarchical inheritance of the current User rule.

Options

Server

The server to which the current rule applies.

Function

The name of the IBM server function to which the current rule applies.

Type

This field is used to indicate whether the associated User field refers to an O/S user profile or a Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i User Group.

The valid values are:

U The associated User field refers to an O/S user profile.
G The associated User field refers to a Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i user group.
Level

The Level column indicates from which inheritance level the specific values listed are derived. The last entry in the Rule Derivation section is the level from which the Location Rule Display was requested. For example, if this display were requested from "Work with Authorities by User", the last level would represent a user and as such might be a user profile name or *PUBLIC.

The valid values are:

System The system values level.
Server The server level.
Function The server function level.
*PUBLIC The user level for all users.
*ALL The location level for all locations.
Authority

The authority assigned to the user for this rule.

The possible values are:

Y Log all requests by the user/server/function.
N Only log authority failures for the user/server/function.
* Use the audit value from the prior level.
Audit

The audit property controls the type of requests Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i will log.

Message

The Message flag will determine if Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i sends a message to the specified message queue for the user/server/function.

The possible values are:

N No message is sent.
Y A message is sent to the specified queue.
* Use the audit value from the prior level.
Capture

Capture transactions for Memorized Transaction Request (MTR).

The possible values are:

N Do not capture transactions.
Y Capture transactions.
* Use the audit value from the prior level.
Switch Profile

The name of a Switch profile for this rule. If a profile name is supplied, processing is swapped to run under this profile's authority. This is only valid for authorities *SWITCH and *MEMSWITCH.

Command Keys

F3 (Exit): Exit the program without processing any pending changes.

F5 (Refresh): Refreshes the panel and resets all available text fields.

F12 (Cancel): Exit the panel without processing any pending changes.