Set up Lawson IOS (Logan) security

If you already have Lawson on the back end of your system and users and groups have already been set up, you can use Lawson IOS (Logan) security. The Logan authentication provider is used to validate user ID and password credentials and to obtain lists of users and roles.

To enable Logan authentication properties using the System Configuration Assistant

  1. Open the Tools dashboard and click System Settings. The System Configuration Assistant opens.
  2. Select Logan as the authentication provider. A set of Logan property fields opens. These properties are described in this table.
    Logan Base URL

    LoganBaseURL

    This required property supplies the base URL for accessing the Logan system. It is the base part of the DME query, after which "dme.exe" and a query is appended. Example: http://mymachine.company.com/cgi-lawson

    Power Designer Role

    PowerDesignerRole

    This optional property enables any user in the specified user group to create content.

    Logan Administer Role

    LoganSNAdministratorRole

    This required property is the name of the role which decides if a user is an LSN administrator.

    Logan Authentication Query

    LoganAuthQuery

    This property defines the DME query that is used for authentication. This is the default value: 

    dme.exe?PROD=LOGAN&FILE=SIRDIDHDR&FIELD=ID&INDEX=IDHSET7&OUT=CSV&NOHEADER=TRUE&KEY=
    Logan Directory Manager User

    LoganDirectoryMgrUserid

    This required property is used to support submission of DME queries for listing users and roles and performance of some administrator-only functions. The indicated user must have the ability to fully query the Logan product line.

    Logan Directory Manager Password

    LoganDirectoryMgrPassword

    This required property provides the password for LoganDirectoryMgrUserid.

    Logan All People Query

    LoganAllPeopleQuery

    This property specifies the DME query used to list all users that should be visible to the system. This is the default: 

    dme.exe?PROD=LOGAN&FILE=SIRDIDHDR&FIELD=ID;&OUT=CSV&NOHEADER=TRUE
    Logan All Groups Query

    LoganAllGroupsQuery

    This property specifies the DME query used to list all groups/roles that should be visible to the system. This is the default: 

    dme.exe?PROD=LOGAN&FILE=SIRDGRP&FIELD=GROUP;&OUT=CSV&NOHEADER=TRUE
    Logan People In Group Query

    LoganPeopleInGroupQuery

    This property specifies the DME query used to list all users that are a member of the specified groups/role in Logan. This is the default:

    dme.exe?PROD=LOGAN&FILE=SIRDIDGRP&FIELD=ID;&INDEX=WDGSET1&OUT=CSV&NOHEADER=TRUE&KEY=
    Logan Groups For Person Query

    LoganGroupsForPersonQuery

    This property specifies the DME query used to list all roles/groups that a user is a member of. This is the default: 

    dme.exe?PROD=LOGAN&FILE=SIRDIDGRP&FIELD=GROUP;&INDEX=WDGSET2&OUT=CSV&NOHEADER=TRUE&KEY=
  3. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the System Configuration Assistant.
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