Types Of Reference Data Collections

Reference set

A collection of unique values.

Use a reference set to compare a property value against a list, such as IP addresses or user names.

To verify whether a login ID that was used to log in to JSA is assigned to a user, create a reference set with the LoginID parameter.

Reference map

A collection of data that maps a unique key to a value.

Use a reference map to verify a unique combination of two property values.

To correlate user activity on your network, create a reference map that uses the LoginID parameter as a key, and the Username as a value.

Reference map of sets

A collection of data that maps a key to multiple values. Every key is unique and maps to one reference set.

Use a reference map of sets to verify a combination of two property values against a list.

To test for authorized access to a patent, create a map of sets that uses a custom event property for Patent ID as the key, and the Username parameter as the value. Use the map of sets to populate a list of authorized users.

Reference map of maps

A collection of data that maps one key to another key, which is then mapped to a single value. Every key is unique and maps to one reference map.

Use a reference map of maps to verify a combination of three property values.

To test for network bandwidth violations, create a map of maps that uses the Source IP parameter as the first key, the Application parameter as the second key, and the Total Bytes parameter as the value.

Reference table

A collection of data that maps one key to another key, which is then mapped to a single value. The second key is assigned a data type.

Use a reference table to verify a combination of three property values when one of the properties is a specific data type.

Create a reference table that stores Username as the first key, Source IP as the second key with an assigned cidr data type, and Source Port as the value.