When you secure an application all menu options, e.g., Enter financial transactions, within the application are secured. Note: Applications to secure can be found in the Application table. Only active applications can be secured.
You secure an application on company level via Work with authority groups.
- Select the Work with authority groups menu item.
- On the initial panel, highlight the *APCDMNU authority group and click Change.
- On the detail panel, complete the following fields:
- Active group
- Set to YES to activate the group for authority control.
- Default value
- The default value is the value the system returns. Refer to step 4 of the flowchart in About setting up and working with authority control. Valid entries are:
- You return to the initial panel. Highlight the *APCDMNU authority group and click Routines.
- You access Work with authority groups, Routines. Click Add.
- On the detail panel, complete the Routine field. The routine is an identifier between the Object control program and the function that will be secured. Click OK twice and then Back.
- You return to the initial panel. Highlight the *APCDMNU authority group and click Objects.
- You access Work with authority groups, Objects. Click Add.
- On the detail panel, complete the following fields:
- Object name
- Enter the name of the object, e.g., FIN.
- Description
- Default value
- Enter the default value that will apply to the object. Refer to the table in step 3 above for information on default values.
- You return to the initial Work with authority groups, Objects panel. Highlight the object and click Details.
- You access Work with authority groups, Object details. Click Add to create authority details.
- On the detail panel, complete the following fields:
- Object
- Enter the object, e.g., FIN.
- Routine
- Enter the routine, e.g., ASGR995.
- User
- Enter the user for which you want to assign or reject authority.
- Authority
- Indicate whether the user will have access to the object.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | No authority check will be done if a user accesses an object within the group. |
| 1 | An authority check will be done if any user accesses an object from the group. Default value 1 means that everybody has access to the object. |
| 2 | An authority check will be done if any user accesses an object from the group. Default value 2 means that nobody has access to the object. |
| 3 | This default value is used when you are using this table to perform an authority check on AS/400 – iSeries objects. The authority group must be equal to the AS/400 – iSeries object type and as authority routine you must have AS400. |
Click OK to update.
Click OK and then Back.
Click OK to update.