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Work with Memorized Transactions

How to Get There

On the Main Menu, select option 11.

What it Does

The Work with Memorized Transactions enables you to maintain memorized transactions.

Options

2=Change

Enter option 2 next to a memorized transaction and press Enter to display the Change a Memorized Transaction panel. You can use the Change a Memorized Transaction panel to change the authority, auditing, message, and switch profile properties of the transaction. You also can specify that you want Network Security to capture the transaction when it occurs.

You cannot change the server/function or user of the memorized transaction. You also cannot modify the actual transaction that has been memorized.

3=Copy

Enter option 3 next to a memorized transaction and press Enter to display the Copy a Memorized Transaction panel. Use the panel to copy an existing transaction and edit it to filter on a different user or location than the original transaction, and change the authority, auditing, message, and switch profile filter properties. You also can enter changes to the actual transaction string before saving it as a new transaction. You cannot change the server/function.

After you have edited the transactions, press Enter to save it. The Work with Memorized Transactions panel displays with the confirmation message Memorized Transactions(s) successfully copied.

NOTE: Transaction string entries are case sensitive. No transaction string editing or syntax checking is performed. We recommend that you terminate the memorized transaction string using the percent sign (%) wildcard character.

4=Delete

To delete a memorized transaction, enter option 4 next to a transaction on the Work with Memorized Transactions panel. When you press enter, the confirmation message Memorized Transaction(s) successfully deleted displays at the bottom of the panel. Note: Make sure you want to delete the transaction since it is deleted immediately.

5=Display

Enter option 5 next to a transaction to display the Display Memorized Transaction panel. The Display Memorized Transaction panel shows the filter properties of the memorized transaction.

Field Descriptions

Server

A Server in Network Security is a controlled entry point into your system. These entry points are determined and defined by IBM. Network Security has assigned easy-to-remember names to these controlled entry points.

Function

A Function, or Server Function, in Network Security represents a class of operations that a given Server may perform. For example, the *SIGNON Server classifies its operations as those pertaining to changing passwords, generating authentication tokens, and retrieving sign-on information. Network Security has assigned easy-to-remember names to these Functions, such as CHGPWD, GENAUTTKN and RETRIEVE.

Type

This field is used to indicate whether the associated User field refers to an O/S user profile or a Network Security User Group.

Valid values are:

U The associated User field refers to an O/S user profile.

G The associated User field refers to a Network Security user group.

User

User represents the identity of the person initiating a transaction as a user profile. The special value *PUBLIC, when used on a rule, means that the rule applies to any User lacking a specific rule. when used as a subset or selection parameter, *PUBLIC means to select all such rules for display or printing. This displays the User to which this Memorized Transaction applies. If blank, then this is for a specific Location. If the value is *PUBLIC, the transaction applies to all users.

Location

Location represents the source of a transaction. Location can hold an IP Address, an IP Address Group or the name of an SNA Communications Device. The special value *ALL, when used on a rule, means that the rule applies to any rule means that the rule applies to any Location lacking a specific rule. when used as a subset or selection parameter, *ALL generally means to select all such rules for display or printing. This displays the Location to which this Memorized Transaction applies. If blank, then this is for a specific User. If the value is *ALL, the transaction applies to all Users.

Authority

Authority represents the action to be taken when a rule is found that matches the data present on a transaction. This field may hold one of these values:

*USER Current user authority is used.

*OS40O Network Security will use normal operating system authority for the user.

*REJECT Network Security will reject requests.

*SWITCH Network Security will use the authority of the switch profile for the transaction. A switch profile entry is required.

*MEMUSR Memorized Transactions (MTR) are checked for authority first. If no MTR authority is encountered, Network Security will use the authority of the current user.

*MEMOS400 Memorized Transactions (MTR) are checked for authority first. If no MTR authority is encountered, Network Security will use normal operating system authority for the user.

*MEMREJECT Memorized Transactions (MTR) are checked for authority first. If no MTR authority is encountered, Network Security will reject requests for the specified user.

*MEMSWITCH Memorized Transactions (MTR) are checked for authority first. If no MTR authority is encountered, Network Security will use the authority of the switch profile for the specified user. A switch profile entry is required.

*MEMOBJ Memorized Transactions (MTR) are checked for authority first. If no MTR authority is encountered, Network Security will check any objects used in the transactions for authorities defined by Object Rules.

*SERVER Network Security will use the authority defined for the Server.

*SRVFCN Network Security will use the authority defined for the Server Function.

Status

This is the status of the Memorized Transaction. Possible values are:

*ACTIVE Network Security will attempt to match this transaction during rule enforcement. Memorized Transactions that are changed to *ACTIVE will have a matching User or Location rule changed to the corresponding action; *ALLOW to *MEMOS400, *REJECT to *MEMREJECT, or *SWITCH to *MEMSWITCH.

*INACTIVE Network Security will not attempt to match this transaction during rule enforcement. Memorized Transactions that are changed to *INACTIVE will have the matching User or Location rule changed (if there are no other Memorized Transactions for that rule) to the corresponding action; *MEMOS400 to *ALLOW, *MEMREJECT to *REJECT, or *MEMSWITCH to *SWITCH.

Command Keys

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

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

F7 (Select System):Use this command key to work with data from a different System.

F11 (View): Changes the data presented in the list.

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

F16 (Sort/Subset): Allows you to sort and subset information by user, server, status, and/or transaction.

F21 (User Groups): Allows user to go to the Work with User Groups panel.