Dictionary/3000 Reference Manual (32244-90001)

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Using the DICTDBM Commands
Using Commands to Define HP Inform/3000 Security
To associate an element with an IMAGE class, use the ADD CLASS command string. To
associate a file to an IMAGE class, use the ADD CLASS-FILE command string.
You can also use the SECURE command to assign all the elements associated with a file to
an IMAGE class. By using the SECURE FILE command string, you can avoid adding each
individual element, one at a time, to an IMAGE class. The SECURE FILE string can also
be used to secure a database, data set, or a file and any child files it may have, to that same
IMAGE class.
The association between an element or file and the IMAGE class can be deleted by using
the DELETE command. You can display the association entries by using the REPORT or
SHOW commands.
Adding Inform Groups to Inform Classes
For Inform security by groups to be implemented, an Inform group is directly associated to
an Inform class. However, any elements belonging to the Inform group are not added to
that Inform class. They are associated to an IMAGE class. That IMAGE class is then
related to the same Inform class as the Inform group which the element belongs to. (See
Figure 3-7 for a diagram of this relationship.)
The association between the Inform group and the Inform class is established using either
the ADD command or the SECURE command. To associate an individual Inform group to
an Inform class, use the ADD CLASS-GROUP command string. Enter the identifying
number of an existing Inform class in response to the prompt for CLASS. Enter the name
of an existing Inform group in response to the prompt for GROUP. To add an Inform group
plus all of its child groups (if any) to an Inform class, use the SECURE GROUP command
string. Enter the name of the Inform group in response to the prompt for GROUP. Enter
the identifying number of an existing Inform class in response to the prompt for CLASS.
Note that no elements belonging to the Inform group or to its child groups will be added to
the Inform class. Again, these elements must first be associated to an IMAGE class. That
IMAGE class must then be related to the same Inform class as the Inform group which the
element belongs to or Inform will not allow access to those elements. To add a file to a
class use the ADD CLASS-FILE command string.
You can display the attribute information and any associated Inform classes for an Inform
group by using the DISPLAY GROUP command string. You can change the description of
an Inform group to Inform class association by using the UPDATE CLASS-GROUP
command string. The association itself can be deleted by using the DELETE
CLASS-GROUP command string.