Permission Editor Dialog Box
Enables you to configure an adapter you have written, so that users can view permissions for the job.
| To access | Select Data Flow Management > Adapter Management > an adapter > Adapter Definition tab > Required Permissions pane, and click the Add button. |
| Important Information | The information you define here is not dynamic, that is, if an adapter is changed, the information in this dialog box is not updated. |
| See also |
User interface elements are described below:
| UI Element (A–Z) | Description |
|---|---|
| Operation | The action that is being run. |
| Permission | Enter a name for the permission, to appear in the Required Permissions pane. |
| Usage Description | Free text that you enter to describe the permission object and its parameters. This text is usually a general comment on the type of permission object, whereas the description is a more specific comment. For example, you could enter Permissions for host machines here, and Permissions for host machines running on Windows for a particular row. |
Permission Objects and Parameters Pane
| UI Element (A–Z) | Description |
|---|---|
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Click to open the Permission Object and Parameter pane. You can enter more than one object or parameter for each permission. The information you enter in this dialog box appears in the Required Permissions pane, in the Objects and Parameters column. |
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Click to delete a permission object. |
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Click to edit an existing permission object. |
| Context | Specific information about the permission object's environment, for example, Windows or UNIX. |
| Parameter | The parameters that are needed during the job run. For example, the UNIX permission object cat needs the /etc/passwd parameter. |
| Permission Object | The name of the command, table, or other content of the Jython script. |