Add a Security Role to a Web Application

Designer 10.7 | webMethods CAF and OpenUI Development | Security in CAF Applications | Security Roles in Web and Portlet Applications | Add a Security Role to a Web Application

You can create security roles for a web application projects in Composite Application Framework.

For more information about security roles, see Security Roles in Web and Portlet Applications.

For information about adding a security role to a portlet, see Add a Security Role to a Portlet Application.

To add a security role to a web application

1. Open a web application project in the Navigator view or the Package Explorer view, expand the WebContent node, and drag the View Declaration Language (VDL) file for a view to the editor.

2. In the Bindings view, expand the Implicit Variables node.

3. Click the Application Security Roles node, then right-click and select Add > Application Security Role.

4. In the Web Application Security Role dialog box, type a name in the Role Name field, and in Role Description, type a brief description of the role.

5. Click Finish.

Note:
You can also add and modify security roles directly in the web.xml file, using either the XML editor or the text editor.