3.3 Create Host Identifier

Use the Create Host Identifier page to create a host identifier definition manually, this is needed if an application and resources are manually added to a host and has no mapped host identifier. If you choose Auto Create Policies while registering an Agent, this is done automatically.

The following table describes the elements on the Create Host Identifier page:

Element Description

Name

Type a unique name for this definition. Use only upper and lower case alpha characters. No punctuation or special characters are allowed.

Description

Type a description that explains the use of this configuration, you can type up to 200 characters.

Apply

Click to submit this Host Identifier.

Host Name Variations

Add (or remove) host name and port variations in the Operations list. The following table describes the elements in the Host Name Variations section of the Create Host Identifier page:

Element Description

Host Name

A list of various host names or permutations added that users might use when accessing the application.

Port

The Web server port used by each host or permutation.

Add

Click to add a new row to the table. Enter a new host name and port combination to identify variables that map to the Host Identifier Name.

Delete

Select any row, then click Delete button to remove the row.

Search Host Identifiers

Use the Search Host Identifiers page to perform an advanced search for a specific Host Identifier. The following table describes the elements in the Search section of the Host Identifiers page:

Element Description

Name

Enter a name of the Host Identifier (or a partial name with wild card (*)), or leave the Name field blank to show all Host Identifiers.

Search

Click Searchto initiate the search and populate results in the Search Results table.

Reset

Click Reset to reset the search criteria.

Create Host Identifier

Click to create a new Host Identifier using the Create Host Identifier page.

Search Results

Search results are the Host Identifiers that met the conditions specified in the search fields. The following table describes the elements in the Search Results section of the Host Identifiers page:

Element Description

Actions

Choose options from the menu to perform the following operations:

  • Create - Select Create to create a new Host Identifier using the Create Host Identifier page.

  • Duplicate - Select a row in the table and choose Duplicate to open the existing record in edit mode, user can make changes and save the record.

  • Edit - Select a row in the table and choose Edit to open the record in edit mode. After edit, click OK to save the changes, or Cancel to cancel the changes.

  • Delete - Select a row in the table and choose Delete, in the confirm pop-up click Yes to remove the row, or click No to retain the row.

View

Choose commands from the View menu to control how the columns are displayed:

  • Columns - Click a column header name to quickly show or hide a single column.

  • Detach - Click to open the table in a larger window.

  • Reorder Columns - Click to open a dialog that lets you change the order of the table columns.

Create

Click to create a new Host Identifier using theCreate Host Identifier page.

Duplicate

Click to create a copy of the existing record.

Select a row and click Duplicate to open the existing record in edit mode, user can make changes and save the record.

Edit

Select a row in the table and click Edit to open the record in edit mode. After edit, click OK to save the changes, or Cancel to cancel the changes.

Delete

Select a row in the table and click Delete, in the confirm pop-up click Yes to remove the row, or click No to retain the row.

Detach

Click to expand the Search Results table to a full page.

Row

Displays the row number.

Name

Displays the searched Host Identifier names.

Description

Displays the descriptions for the Host Identifiers searched.

Sort Ascending

Click to sort the items in the column in ascending order.

Sort Descending

Click to sort the items in the column in descending order.

Related Topics

Managing Authentication and Shared Policy Components in Administrator's Guide for Oracle Access Management