Attribute connectors list

This is the initial screen that displays upon entering the Attribute connectors area. It serves as the primary control panel for creating, managing, and configuring your attribute connectors.

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For detailed instructions on creating a new attribute connector, jump to the Basic information section.

Interface

Τhe Attribute connectors section offers several tools to assist you in managing your attribute connectors. Among these features are a sortable table and a search mechanism. Read below for details.

• Filter: Use the filter field to refine the list and narrow down the displayed attribute connectors.

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  This is a dynamic field and returns relevant results as you type.

• Sorting: Sort the contents of the list by column values by clicking the header of the column whose contents you want to sort by.

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  You can see the applied direction on the header's arrow indicator.

• Column selection: Use the column selector above the list to choose which columns are displayed. The Name and actions columns cannot be hidden. Your selection is remembered for this list in your browser, but it is not shared with other browsers, devices, or users. Use the reset option to return to the default columns.

• Provided attributes: The provided attributes icon in the Attributes column lists the provided attributes to be fetched from the attribute source when evaluating an access request.

• Draft indicator: Attribute connectors with unsaved changes in My workspace are marked with a vertical orange line. Attribute connectors staged for deletion are hidden from this list until you save to project or discard the change.

• Export and import: Use the Actions menu to export all attribute connectors to a JSON file, or to import attribute connectors from a file into the project. Imported attribute connectors are saved to My workspace as pending changes. The export does not include attributes referenced by the connectors, so import those into the target project first. Read Import and export for details.

Manage attribute connectors

You can perform several actions to your existing attribute connectors by clicking the three dots on the far right of each entry and selecting from:

• Edit

  1. Perform all necessary changes in the displayed pop-up window.

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     You can edit the attribute connector's configuration as needed, but you cannot change its type.

  2. Click Update.

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  The initial configurations of attribute connectors are kept intact after editing them so that authorization engines relying on the original instances are not impacted.

• Duplicate

  A clone of the attribute connector is created with the prefix Copy_of_ added to its name.

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  To avoid confusion between the various clones of any one attribute connector, the system adds automatically numeric suffixes to the name of each cloned item. The indexing system identifies the clone according to its sequential relation to its original attribute connector and to its subsequent iterations. For example, the suffix _1_2 indicates the item is the second clone made from the first clone generated.

• Delete

  Confirm your action in the displayed pop-up by clicking Yes, delete.

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  The initial configurations of attribute connectors are kept intact after deleting them so that authorization engines relying on the original instances are not impacted.