Cisco Acs 57 User Guide

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Using the Web Interface
Related Topic
ACS 5.x Policy Model, page 1
Ta b l e 2 2 R u l e  Ta b l e  P a g e  O p t i o n s  
Option Description
# Ordered column of rules within the rule table. You can renumber the rules by reordering, adding, or 
deleting rules and then clicking Save Changes to complete the renumbering. 
New rules are added to the end of the ordered column, so you must reorder them if you want to move 
a new rule to a different position within the ordered...

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Importing and Exporting ACS Objects Through the Web Interface
Importing and Exporting ACS Objects Through the Web Interface
You can use the import functionality in ACS to add, update, or delete multiple ACS objects at the same time. ACS uses 
a comma-separated values (CSV) file to perform these bulk operations. This .csv file is called an import file. ACS provides 
a separate .csv template for add, update, and delete operations for each ACS object. 
The first record in the...

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Table 23 ACS Objects – Property Names and Data Types
Property Name Property Data Type
Object Type: User
Username (Required in create, edit, and delete) String. Maximum length is 64 characters.
Description (Optional) String. Maximum length is 1024 characters.
Enabled (Required in create) Boolean.
Change Password (Required in create) Boolean.
Password (Required in create) String. Maximum length is 32 characters....

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Fields that are optional can be left empty and ACS substitutes the default values for those fields. 
For example, when fields that are related to a hierarchy are left blank, ACS assigns the value of the root node in the 
hierarchy. For network devices, if Security Group Access is enabled, all the related configuration fields are set to default 
values.
Creating Import Files
This section describes how to create...

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Downloading the Template from the Web Interface
Before you can create the import file, you must download the import file templates from the ACS web interface.
To download the import file templates for adding internal users:
1.Log into the ACS 5.7 web interface.
2.Choose Users and Identity Stores > Internal Identity Stores > Users.
The Users page appears.
3.Click File Operations.
The File Operations wizard...

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For example, the internal user Add template contains the fields described in Table 24 on page 22:
Each row of the .csv file corresponds to one internal user record. You must enter the values into the .csv file and save it 
before you can import the users into ACS. See Creating the Import File, page 22 for more information on how to create 
the import file.
This example is based on the internal user Add template....

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Figure 14 Add Users – Import File
4.Save the add users import file to your local disk.
Updating the Records in the ACS Internal Store
When you update the records in the ACS store, the import process overwrites the existing records in the internal store 
with the records from the .csv file. This operation replaces the records that exist in ACS with the records from the .csv 
files.
The update operation is...

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Common Errors
Figure 16 Delete Users – Import File
Common Errors
You might encounter these common errors:
Concurrency Conflict Errors, page 24
Deletion Errors, page 25
System Failure Errors, page 25
Accessibility, page 26
Concurrency Conflict Errors
Concurrency conflict errors occur when more than one user tries to update the same object. When you click Submit and 
the web interface detects an error, a dialog box appears, with an error message and an OK button. Read...

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Common Errors
Error Message   The item you are trying to Submit is referencing items that do not exist anymore.
Explanation   You attempted to edit or duplicate an item that is referencing an item that another user deleted while you 
tried to submit your change.
Recommended Action   Click OK to close the error message and display the previous page, the Create page or the Edit 
page. Your attempted changes are not saved, nor do they appear in the page.
Error Message...

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Accessibility
Accessibility
The ACS 5.7 web interface contains accessibility features for users with vision impairment and mobility limitations. 
This section contains the following topics:
Display and Readability Features, page 26
Keyboard and Mouse Features, page 26
Obtaining Additional Accessibility Information, page 26
Display and Readability Features
The ACS 5.7 web interface includes features that:
Increase the visibility of items on the computer screen.
Allow...