Topics:

• How Logon Templates Work
• Creating a Template File

If you are protecting WebFOCUS with custom security, you may be able to access it from Developer Studio by using a custom logon template. Logon templates are developed by an administrator and describe certain behavior specific to the custom security solution.

The template uses XML tags to describe:

• How to locate the logon resource (which can be, a servlet, JSP, ASP, or CGI that will log the user onto the security system).
• The logon results. After a successful logon, the security system must return a cookie. Developer Studio will then continuously forward this cookie to the site protecting WebFOCUS for the duration of its session.

An administrator with technical knowledge about the security system creates these templates, which are distributed to each developer or referenced from a shared location on the network. Developers may then select a custom logon template from the environment properties dialog and use it to access the protected WebFOCUS environment.