About the Import Settings view

You can refine the entitlements import process from the network with the help of rules that are called import settings.

The Import Settings view lets you configure the analysis options for the following entitlement types:

You use the analysis options to narrow down the scope of the job when you import the entitlements.

Note:

The import settings are applicable to all the entitlement import jobs for the selected control point type. For example, if you specify the import settings for Windows File and Directory, the settings are considered every time when the entitlements for the Windows File or Directory are imported.

You can set the following analysis options for the Windows File / Directory:

Analysis types

You can select one of the following analysis types:

  • Local and network analysis

    Performs the full analysis of effective permissions whether they are obtained by logging on locally or by accessing the file system object through a share. This option executes a local analysis and a network analysis and combines the results.

  • Security descriptor only

    Calculates the effective permissions to the file system object by analyzing only the security descriptor.

Analysis options

You can select any one or all the following analysis options:

  • Report groups

    Includes the Groups in the entitlement import

  • Report users

    Includes only the users in the entitlement import

  • Skip logon workstations

Group analysis

You can select one of the following group analysis options:

  • Report members of all groups

    Reports the members of all the groups that are contained in the scope of the entitlement import

  • Do not report members of these groups

    Lets you type the names of the groups separated by semicolon. The members of the specified groups are not reported on in the entitlement import job.

You can set the following analysis options for ESM File, Folder entitlements and User Group entitlements:

Policy name

Lets you enter the ESM policy name.

The policy name that you specify is case sensitive.

More Information

Configuring the import settings