Mandated and suggested values

 

In Application Administration, a padlock icon next to an advanced setting represents a mandated or suggested state.

An administrator can mandate or suggest the advanced settings.

 

Mandated state

A locked padlock represents a state of mandated. If a function has a state of mandated, the system administrator has made the value of this function mandatory and unalterable; the system administrator defined the value of this function, and the client user cannot alter or override that value.

 

Suggested state

An unlocked padlock represents a state of suggested. If a function has a state of suggested, the system administrator has made a suggestion as to what the value of a function should be; the system administrator defined the value of this function, but the client user can alter or override that value.

 

Example

The administrator indicates that a client user must use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) when connecting to the system. If the administrator suggests that the client user connect with SSL, the client user can override the suggested value, and connect without using SSL. But, if the administrator mandates that the client user connect with SSL, all existing connections already defined on the client are changed to use SSL. New connections also use SSL, and the client user cannot override this value.

 

Parent topic:

Advanced settings in Central Settings