The WebFlow macros are very powerful with a number of different configuration tasks needed to support users properly.

 

How administration works depends on if Security has been activated for your FVTerm application.  At the time of this writing, Windows Security, OAuth2 Direct Connect, SAML 2.0 (Octa, SalesForce and others), Google Sign-In and Azure AD Federation Services are supported Security options.  Note that the default web.config installed with FVTerm has anonymous access and that you need use the Web Server tab in the Terminal Emulation Configurator activate Security (if Windows Security, it also needs to be configured-in for your IIS feature or will not work).

 

When Security is active, users will be identified by the Macro server-side functions naturally, using the security provider's ID.  This simplifies macro administration considerably while also enabling support for user access to macros by Security Groups that they may be assigned to.

 

Without active Security, a number of settings in the web.config file are needed to assist in identifying users by their mainframe logon ID.

 

Administration with Security Active

 

•Setting Macros Management to Administration Mode

•Setting Macro Administrator Rights

•Setting Macro Authoring Rights

 

Administration: NO Security Active

 

•Setting Macros Management to Administration Mode

•Changing the Macros Administration Password

•Configuring UserID Recognition using the Set Logon Detection tab

•Restricting Macro Authors with the Set Macro Authors tab

•Server Location and Organization of Macro Folders