Defining Virus Scan Profiles 

Use

Application programs use virus scan profiles to check data for viruses. A virus scan profile contains a list of scanner groups that check a document. You can also use a virus scan profile to assign configuration parameters for the virus scanner. If you scan for viruses with this virus scan profile, the virus scanner receives the parameters.

A virus scan profile specifies steps that are to be run during a scan. A step is either a virus scanner, which is found using the scanner group, or a step specifies, in turn, a virus scan profile, which is then performed as part of the enclosing virus scan profile.

A virus scan is performed under the name of a virus scan profile. The system administrator can use the profile to activate or deactivate the virus scan for each component.

By default, a virus scan profile is provided for each SAP application that integrates a virus scan.

Prerequisites

You have created scanner groups.

Procedure

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       1.      On the Profiles tab page, create a virus scan profile in change mode by choosing the Add button.

In the Profile Name field, enter the rest of the name after the predefined prefix, and choose Continue. This adds a new row in the Virus Scan Profiles group box.

       2.      In the Virus Scan Profile Details group box, you have the following options on the Settings tab page:

○       Select the profile to be edited as a reference profile by setting the Default Scan Profile indicator.

○       Use the default profile.

                                                  i.       In the Reference Profile field, use the input help to select the <Default Profile>.

○       Use a reference profile

Since a virus scan profile can use another virus scan profile as a reference profile, it is possible to operate multiple applications using the same virus scan profile.

This creates a link to an existing reference profile. To do this, use the input help for the Reference Profile field to select a reference profile.

○       Define a new profile

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                                                  i.       Choose Add and enter the following data:

Data for a Self-Configured Profile

Field	Notes
Profile Name	The name of the new profile is displayed.
Profile Description	Description of the new profile
Reference Profile	This indicator must not be set, since the other input fields would otherwise be hidden.
Step Linkage	Linkage of the steps of this profile: All steps successful: AND linkage, with which every step must be successful for the overall result to be successful. At least one Step successful: OR linkage, with which only one step needs to be successful for the overall result to be successful.
Profile Steps	Use the input help to select profile steps.

 

                                                ii.       Specify the profile steps in the Profile Steps group box.

●        Choose Add.

●        Use the input help to specify in the Type field whether a group or another profile is to be used.

●        Use input help to specify the value of the group or profile.

●        Configure the list with the buttons Move up, Move down, and Remove.

When checking for viruses, the list is processed from top to bottom with the linkage from the Linkage Strategy field.

       3.      To activate the profile, save your entries. Then select the profile in the Virus Scan Profiles group box and choose Activate.

Result

You have defined a virus scan profile and therefore performed the last configuration step for the virus scan provider. You can, finally, check the configuration.