Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide
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Getting Started
Securing the Transporter
Clicking the Mapping button is the same as selecting the Mapping option in the Transport menu.
Configure
– Displays the Configuration Options dialog to customize the Transporter to work according to
for more information.
Clicking the Configure button is the same as selecting the Configure option in the File menu.
Find
– Highlights the first source data object that matches the criteria entered in the search text field.
Next
– Highlights the next source match for the criteria entered in the search text field.
Note:
To Search on data against the destination list, right-click on the Destination pane and select Find First or Find
Next from the available menu options available.
Find First
Find First
– Finds the first destination match for the criteria specified in the Search text field.
Find Next
– Finds the next destination match for the criteria specified in the Search text field.
Status Panel
– Located at the bottom of the Transporter screen, this panel displays the number of objects selected
for transport as well as other status messages.
Tabs
The main Transporter selection screen contains a tabbed view of the following Transport Data types:
Jobs/Groups
– Displays job and job group definitions that can be transported from the source to the destination.
Calendars
– Displays calendar definitions that can be transported from the source to the destination.
Business Views
– Displays business views that can be transported from the source to the destination.
Variables
– Displays variable definitions that can be transported from the source to the destination.
Events
– Displays the event definitions that can be transported from the source to the destination.
Resources
– Displays resource definitions that can be transported from the source to the destination.
Actions
– Displays action definitions that can be transported from the source to the destination.
Job Classes
– Displays job class definitions that can be transported from the source to the destination.
Securing the Transporter
A valid CWA user is an LDAP user with a user record in the Master Database.
When a user logs in to the Client Manager, it sends the username and password to the LDAP server to be authenticated.
If the user is disabled in LDAP, that user is not authenticated. Once the user is validated, the TESPlugin determines what
security policies are in effect for the user.
If the user is disabled in LDAP, that user is not authenticated. Once the user is validated, the TESPlugin determines what
security policies are in effect for the user.
Given this, there are two levels of security for a Transporter user. First, the Transporter user must be a valid LDAP user
in order to access Client Manager for data access via the Transporter application. Once the user is authenticated against
LDAP, the user's access rights are determined given their CWA security configuration and/or rights to access the data
object.
in order to access Client Manager for data access via the Transporter application. Once the user is authenticated against
LDAP, the user's access rights are determined given their CWA security configuration and/or rights to access the data
object.
These are the same general requirements required by CWA 6.3 BETA; refer to CWA 6.3 BETA documentation for further
information. Additionally, there are two general security functions specific to the Transporter:
information. Additionally, there are two general security functions specific to the Transporter:
Move Jobs to Production allows a Transporter user to transport objects independent of ownership.
Move Own Jobs to Production allows a Transporter user to transport only owned objects.
The Transporter user's ability to access data objects for transport is configured given ownership and security policies
from the CWA Web Client.
from the CWA Web Client.