Associating a Policy

Enforce security on your ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ application, by associating a policy with an existing activity or binding.

Associating a Policy with an Activity

  1. In the Process Editor, select the activity to associate the policy with. Activities that support policies display the Policy tab under the Properties tab.
  2. From the Properties tab, select the Policy tab.
  3. Click the Add Policy to Activity icon.
  4. From the Select Policy window, perform one of the following actions:
    • Click Create a New Policy to set up a new policy with resources. Policies you can add to the activity are listed under Select the type of policy.

      For more information about setting up policies and resources from the policy wizard, see appropriate sections under HTTP Security and SOAP Security.

      Click Finish to create the new policy.

    • Select an existing policy under Matching Items and click OK.

The policy is associated with the activity.

Associating a Policy with a Binding

  1. In the Process Editor, select the binding to associate the policy with.
  2. From the Properties tab, select the Bindings tab.
  3. Click the name of the binding under the Binding section.
  4. Click the Bindings tab, and select the Policy field from the tree.
  5. Click the Add Policy icon.
  6. From the Select Policy window, perform one of the following actions:
    • Click Create a New Policy to set up a new policy with resources. Policies you can add to the activity are listed under Select the type of policy.

      For more information about setting up policies and resources from the policy wizard, see the appropriate sections under HTTP Security and SOAP Security.

      Click Finish to create the new policy.

    • Select an existing policy under Matching Items and click OK.

The policy is associated with the binding.