Access control policies do not get propagated from a staging server to a production
server using the stagingProp utility. It is still useful, however, to test the policies on staging
to ensure it is working as expected. You can propagate data from staging to production.
Procedure
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Add or modify access control policies using an XML file.
This is the recommended approach to customizing access control policies. This approach is
more flexible and can add or make more complex changes to policies. The only limitation is policies
cannot be removed using this method.
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Prepare your custom XML policies file.
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Load your XML file to the staging server
database.
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Test your policies on the staging server and make any changes, if necessary.
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Once satisfied with your policies, copy the XML policies file to the production server.
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Load the same XML file to the production server
database.
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Refresh the access control registries.
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Change access control policies from the Organization Administration Console.
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Make your changes through the Organization Administration Console of the staging server. Note
the steps that have been made, as you will make the same changes in the production server.
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Test your policies on the staging server and make any changes, if necessary.
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Once satisfied with your policies, make the same changes to the production server.