Adding Firewall Rules for Data Queues

To add rules for data queues showing which users may operate on them, press the F6 key on the Work with Native AS/400 Data Queue Security screen, as shown in Setting Firewall Rules for Data Queues (STRFW > 4 > 3).

The Add Native AS/400 Data Queue Security screen appears:

​                     ​  Add Native AS⁄400 Data Queue Security​                                                                                                         ​  Type information, press Enter.                                                ​                                                                                      ​  Data Queue  . .​  ​   ​     ​  Name, generic*, *ALL, F4 for list​                ​  Library . . . .​  ​   ​     ​  Name, *ALL, F4 for list  ​                      ​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ​  F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F12=Cancel​                                                 ​                                                                                                                                                                   ​

Enter information into the following fields:

Data Queue

The name of the data queue. This can also be a generic name ending in an asterisk ("*") or *ALL, which refer to all the relevant items in the library named in the next field for which more specific settings have not been created. Once you have entered a library name in the next field, you can see a list of data queues by placing the cursor in this field and pressing the F4 key.

Library

The name of the library containing the data queue. This can also be *ALL, which refers to all libraries for which more specific settings for that data queue have not been created. To see a list of libraries, place the cursor in this field and press the F4 key.

Press Enter to confirm these values. More fields appear on the screen:

​                     ​  Add Native AS⁄400 Data Queue Security​                                                                                                         ​  Type information, press Enter.                                                ​                                                                                      ​  Data Queue  . . . .​  ​  #PLONQ    ​                                                  ​  Library . . . . . .​  ​  TEST      ​                                                  ​  Location Group ID .​  ​   ​         ​  1-254​    ​  Access is restricted by location​                                                                                      ​  Define user authority, press Enter.​                                                ​  Y=Yes​                                                                           ​  User*, %Group​  ​  Location​  |----- DATA -----|-- DQ MANAGEMENT  --|​                  ​  Group profile​  ​  Group ID​  | Read     Write |  Create   Delete   |​                 ​   ​  *PUBLIC   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​                                                                          ​       More...​   ​  F3=Exit​   ​  F4=Prompt​    ​  F11=Enable locations ​     ​  F12=Cancel​                      ​                                                                                                                                                                   ​

In the Location Group ID field, you can specify a numbered location group from 1 through 254, as shown in . Only members of that group may operate on that data queue.

In each line of the rest of the screen, you can indicate how a specified user or group may operate on the data queue:

User*, %Group, Group profile

The name or generic name of a user or group for whom you are creating these settings. To see a list of possible users or groups, press the F4 key.

Location Group ID

If location groups are enabled, this rule may be restricted to a given numbered location group. To enable location groups, press the F11 key.

DATA Read

If set to Y, the user or group may read the data in the data queue.

DATA Write

If set to Y, the user or group may write data to the data queue.

DQ MANAGEMENT Create

If set to Y, the user or group may create the data queue.

DQ MANAGEMENT Delete

If set to Y, the user or group may delete the data queue.