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 check 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.      In the Visual Administrator, choose the cluster Virus Scan Provider.

       2.      On the Profiles tab page, create a virus scan profile by choosing the New button.

       3.      You have the following options on the Settings tab page:

¡        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.

To create a link to an existing reference profile, proceed as follows:

                                                  i.       Set the Use reference indicator.

                                                ii.       Use the input help to select a reference profile.

¡        Define a new profile

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                                               iii.       To do this, specify the following data:

Data for a Self-Configured Profile

Field	Comment
Name	Name of the new profile
Description	Description of the new profile
Use Reference	This indicator must not be set, since the other input fields would otherwise be hidden
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.
Group	Use the input help to select a group
Profile	Use the input help to select a profile

 

                                               iv.       To transfer the selection for the Group and Profile fields, choose Add.

                                                 v.       Configure the list with the keys MOVE UP, MOVE DOWN, and DELETE.

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

       4.      To save the profile, choose Set.

The new profile appears in the tree display.

       5.      To activate the profile, select it 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.