[user-attribute-definitions] stanza

Use the [user-attribute-definitions] stanza to modify the data type, the category, or both of a custom attribute.

attr_ID.datatype = data_type
attr_ID.category = category_name

Use the appropriate stanza entry syntax depending on if we want to set the data type or category of a custom attribute from the default values.

Options

attr_ID

Attribute identifier for which we want to set the data type or category. The attribute ID must match the name in the [azn-decision-info] stanza entry.

datatype data_type

Set the data type of an attribute from the default of string to a specified data_type. Your choices are:

• string
• boolean
• integer
• double
• time
• date
• x500name

category category_name

Set the category of an attribute from the default of Environment to a specified category_name. Your choices are:

• Environment
• Subject
• Action
• Resource

Usage

This stanza entry is not required.

Default value

The default value for data type is string.

The default value for category is Environment.

Example: Updating the data type for JSON data

If we defined a custom attribute in the [azn-decision-info] stanza as:

urn:example:company:txn:value = post-data:/"accountBalances"/"savings"

Then, we can set the data type of urn:example:company:txn:value to double using the following stanza and entry:

[user-attribute-definitions] 
urn:example:company:txn:value.datatype = double

Example: Updating the category for form data

If we defined a custom attribute in the [azn-decision-info] stanza as:

urn:example:company:txn:userid = post-data:userid

Then, we can set the category of urn:example:company:txn:userid to Subject using the following stanza and entry:

[user-attribute-definitions] 
urn:example:company:txn:userid.category = Subject

Parent topic: Custom attributes for the authorization service