The Policy Builder enables you to add, view, and delete the rules that make up a policy. You can also use it to import and save policies and rules, and manage XML namespaces. The Policy Builder contains the Action Builder and the Condition Builder.
The following tips describe how to perform some common Policy Builder tasks:
Table 3-1 Common Policy Builder Tasks
Tasks |
Description |
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Disable |
Disables a policy, rule, condition, or action. |
Enable |
Enables a policy, rule, condition, or action. |
Disable Trace |
Disables tracing on a rule, condition, or action. |
Enable Trace |
Enables tracing on a rule, condition, or action. |
in the tool bar |
Enables DirXML Script tracing on the policy. |
Edit |
Edits the name of a rule or edits the description of a rule. |
Delete |
Deletes a rule or a policy. |
Browse |
Browses a list of values to use when populating a field. |
Add a rule |
Adds a new rule or a predefined rule. |
Import |
Imports a policy from a file. |
Save to File |
Saves a policy to a file. |
Deploy |
Deploys a policy to the Identity Vault. |
Compare |
Compares the policy in the Policy Builder to an existing policy in the Identity Vault. |
Policy Simulator |
Launches the Policy Simulator and tests the policies in the Policy Builder. |
Edit Namespace |
Adds multiple XML namespaces to the rule or policy. |
XPath Builder |
Launches the XPath Builder to create XPath expressions. |
Expand |
Expands all of the rules in a policy. |
Collapse |
Collapses all of the rules in a policy. |
Move up |
Moves a rule up in the policy. |
Move down |
Moves a rule down in the policy. |
Save |
Click the save icon in the tool bar, click , or press Ctrl+S to save your work. |
Policy Description |
Adds a comment to a policy or rule. Comments are stored directly in the policy or rule, and can be as long as necessary. |