Navigating Definition Security (Browser Client)

This topic lists the pages of Definition Security in three-tier mode. Use the pages to:

View and add definition groups.
Manage definition groups.
Apply security to definition types.
Dynamically update definition groups.
View unsecured definitions.

These fields and controls appear frequently on pages used to create and manage definition groups in browser client definition security:

Field or Control	Definition
Definition Group	Displays the name of the definition group with which you are currently working.
Delete	Click the button to delete selected items a grid.
Object Name	Displays the name of the object type.
Notify	Click the button to access the Send Notification page to send an email notification to an individual or group when a relevant event or update has occurred.
Return to Search	Click the link to return to the Definition Group Search page.
Save	Click the button to save any changes on a page. The button is enabled only if changes have been made to a page.
Save As	Click the button to access the Definition Group Save As page to copy a definition group.
Select All	Click the button to select all items in a grid.
Un-select All	Click the button to de-select items in a grid.

These navigation links appear frequently at the bottom of pages used to create and manage definition groups:

Field or Control	Definition
Definition Inclusion Rules	Click the link to access the Definition Inclusion Rules page to view, update or inclusion rules for a definition group.
Group Content Detail	Click the link to access the Group Content Detail page to view, insert or delete definitions from a definition group.
Group Content Summary	Click the link to access the Group Content Summary page to view definition types in a group, the number of definitions of each type in a group, and the number of definitions that have be dynamically included in the group through inclusion rules.
Group Permissions	Click the link to access the Group Permissions page to view the permission lists associated with a definition group.
Group Users	Click the link to access the Group Users page to view the users with access to a definition group and the permission list to which they are assigned that is enabling access.

The following table lists and briefly describes the pages for viewing and adding definition groups in browser client definition security. These pages are located in the PTDEFSECSRCH component.

Page	Object ID	Description	Navigation
Definition Group Search	PTDEFSECSRCH	Search for and view a definition group. Access the Add New Definition Groups page to add a definition group. Access the Add New Definition Group from Project page to add a definition group from a project. Delete a definition group.	Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Definition Groups.
Add New Definition Groups	PTDEFSECSRCH_ADD	Add a new definition group.	Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Definition Groups. Click the Add New Definition Group link.
Add New Definition Group from Project	PTDEFSECSRCH_ADD_P	Add a new definition group from a PeopleSoft Application Designer projects.	Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Definition Groups. Click the Add New Definition Group from Project link.

The following table lists and briefly describes the pages for managing definition groups in browser client definition security. These pages are located in the PTDEFSEC component.

Page	Object ID	Description	Navigation
Group Content Summary	PTDEFSECCNT	For a selected definition group, view the following: Definition types in the group. Number of definitions of each type. Number of definitions that have been dynamically included in a group (through inclusion rules).	Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Definition Groups. In the Search Results grid, click the name of a definition group.
Group Content Detail	PTDEFSECGRP	View all definitions in a definition group that are of a specific type. Access the Insert Definitions page to insert definitions into a group. Delete definitions from a group.	Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Definition Groups. In the Search Results grid, click the name of a definition group. The Group Content Summary page appears. Do one of the following: Click the Group Content Detail tab. In the Definition Type Counts grid, click an object name.
Insert Definitions	PTDEFSECINSRT	Insert definitions into a definition group.	Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Definition Groups. In the Search Results grid, click the name of a definition group. The Group Content Summary page appears. Do one of the following: Click the Group Content Detail tab. In the Definition Type Counts grid, click an object name. The Group Content Detail page appears. From the Object drop-down list, select the definition type of the definition(s) to insert. Click the Insert Definitions button.
Definition Inclusion Rules	PTDEFSECINRL	View and manage rules to dynamically add definitions to a definition group.	Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Definition Groups. In the Search Results grid, click the name of a definition group. The Group Content Summary page appears. Click the Definition Inclusion Rules tab.
Group Permissions	PTDEFSECPERM	View permission lists defined for a group. Define permission list access for a definition group.	Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Definition Groups. In the Search Results grid, click the name of a definition group. The Group Content Summary page appears. Click the Group Permissions tab.
Group Users	PTDEFSECGRPUSERS	View the user IDs and their associated permission lists that can access the definitions in a definition group.	Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Definition Groups. In the Search Results grid, click the name of a definition group. The Group Content Summary page appears. Click the Group Users tab.

The following table lists and briefly describes the page for securing definition types within definition groups in browser client definition security. The page is located in the PTDEFTYP component.

Page	Object ID	Description	Navigation
Definition Types	PTDEFSECTYP	View definition types that you can secure. Apply “Secure by Default” security to definition types. Apply row-level security to definition types.	Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Definition Types.

The following table lists and briefly describes the page for dynamically updating definition groups in browser client definition security. The page is located in the PTDEFSECINRL_P component.

Page	Object ID	Description	Navigation
Inclusion Processing	PTDEFSECINRL_P	Run the delivered application engine program, `Inclusion_Processing,` to run inclusion rules defined for a group and dynamically update a group with definitions added to the database that meet at defined inclusion rules for a definition group.	Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Inclusion Processing.

The following table lists and briefly describes the pages for viewing unsecured definitions in browser client definition security. The pages are located in the PTDEFSEC_UNSECURED component.

Page	Object ID	Description	Navigation
Unsecured Definition Counts	PTDEFSECUSCNT	For a selected definition group, view the following: Unsecured definition types in a definition group. Number of definitions of each type.	Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Unsecured Definitions.
Unsecured Definitions	PTDEFSEC_UNSECURED	View unsecured definitions by object.	Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Unsecured Definitions. Click the Unsecured Definitions tab.

Page

Object ID

Description

Navigation

Unsecured Definition Counts

PTDEFSECUSCNT

For a selected definition group, view the following:

Unsecured definition types in a definition group.
Number of definitions of each type.

Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Unsecured Definitions.

Unsecured Definitions

PTDEFSEC_UNSECURED

View unsecured definitions by object.

Select PeopleTools > Security > Definition Security > Unsecured Definitions.
Click the Unsecured Definitions tab.

Navigating Definition Security (Browser Client)

Common Elements Used to Create and Manage Definition Groups (Browser Client)

Viewing and Adding Definition Groups

Managing Definition Groups

Applying Security to Definition Types

Dynamically Updating Definition Groups

Viewing Unsecured Definitions