Cisco ISE 1.1.1 External RADIUS Proxy

Hello,
I am looking to port legacy ACS 4.2 "proxy distribution tables" to ISE 1.1.1 and I am currently a little at a loss where to start. I know I have to add the External RADIUS Server, Configure a RADIUS Server Sequence that will skip local authentications then send to the External RADIUS server. How do I match this authentication and how do I match it to an authorization rule? Is this the Network Access:Use Case equals proxy? There is no documentation on this, so any insights are greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
I duplicated the Dot1x Authentication Rule, and changed allowed protocols to "RADIUS Server Sequence : MySequence"
In the RADIUS Server Sequence under the advanced tab I have it set to "Continue to Authorization Policy'.
Which Authorization rule would match?
Network Access:RADIUS Server Sequence EQUAL MySequence
OR
Network Access:UseCase EQUALS Proxy
OR
None of the above?
Thanks

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