Adding a new controller command using a new policy

To add a new controller command to be accessed by a new role, that does not have an existing role-based policy, create an XML file, similar to the one shown. The specific steps are listed afterwards.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="no" ?> 
<!DOCTYPE Policies SYSTEM "../dtd/accesscontrolpolicies.dtd">

<Policies>

<ResourceCategory  Name="com.xyz.commands.MyNewControllerCmdResourceCategory"
  ResourceBeanClass="com.xyz.commands.MyNewControllerCmd">

 <ResourceAction Name="ExecuteCommand"/>
</ResourceCategory>  

<ResourceGroup Name="XYZCmdResourceGroup" OwnerID="RootOrganization">
 <ResourceGroupResource Name="com.xyz.commands.MyNewControllerCmdResourceCategory"/>
</ResourceGroup>
    
<Policy Name="XYZExecuteXYZsCmdResourceGroup"
       OwnerID="RootOrganization"
        UserGroup="XYZ"
        ActionGroupName="ExecuteCommandActionGroup"
        ResourceGroupName="XYZCmdResourceGroup"
        PolicyType="groupableStandard">
 </Policy>
  
<PolicyGroup Name="ManagementAndAdministrationPolicyGroup" OwnerID="RootOrganization">
 <PolicyGroupPolicy Name="XYZExecuteXYZsCmdResourceGroup" PolicyOwnerId="RootOrganization"/>
</PolicyGroup> 

</Policies>
  1. Create a new resource definition in the XML file that corresponds with the interface name of the controller command. See Adding a new controller command using existing policies step one, for an example.
  2. Create a new resource group to be associated with the new role:
    <ResourceGroup Name="XYZCmdResourceGroup" OwnerID="RootOrganization">
    </ResourceGroup>
    
  3. Associate the new resource with the new resource group:
    <ResourceGroup Name="XYZCmdResourceGroup" OwnerID="RootOrganization">
     <ResourceGroupResource Name="com.xyz.commands.MyNewControllerResourceCategory"/>
    </ResourceGroup>
    
  4. Create a policy that references your new resource group:
    <Policy Name="XYZExecuteXYZsCmdResourceGroup"
     OwnerID="RootOrganization"
     UserGroup="XYZ"
     ActionGroupName="ExecuteCommandActionGroup"
     ResourceGroupName="XYZCmdResourceGroup"
     PolicyType="groupableStandard">
    </Policy>
    
  5. Load your XML changes into the database. For more information on loading the XML changes, see Loading your changes into the database.
  6. Update the Access Control Policies Registry in the Administration Console by doing the following:
    1. Logon to the Administration Console as a Site Administrator.
    2. Click Configuration > Registry.
    3. From the list of registries, select Access Control Policies.
    4. Click Update.

You can now use your controller command if it is not doing any resource-level checking. For information on resource-level checking and commands, see Modifying the resource-level access control of an existing policy.

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