# 7. Policy & Simulation: What's New

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## 1. Hex Editor for Policy Simulator

A new Hex Editor accessible from the policy simulator allows you to provide data for policies that operate on binary data. To access the hex editor simply add an attribute in the simulator with an Identity Vault syntax of Octet String or an application syntax of Octet. Documentation for the Hex Editor is available by selecting the help button in the lower left corner of the dialog.
Follow the steps below to launch the Hex Editor for the Login Script attribute of an Identity Vault User class:

Launch the Policy Simulator from a driver Select the Publisher Creation simulation point Double click the Class parameter which will launch the Identity Vault class browser Select the User class from the dialog and click OK Select the "Add Attribute" which will launch the Identity Vault attribute browser Select the Login Script attribute and click OK

## 2. Octet List Editor for Policy Simulator

Another new editor accessible from the policy simulator allows users to provide data for policies that operate on a list of binary data. This octet list editor can be accessed simply by adding an attribute in the simulator with an Identity Vault syntax of Octet List. Documentation for the Octet List editor is available by selecting the help button in the lower left corner of the dialog.
Follow the steps below to launch the Octet List Editor for a an attribute of an Identity Vault User class:

Launch the Policy Simulator from a driver Select the Publisher Creation simulation point Double click the Class parameter which will launch the Identity Vault class browser Select the User class from the dialog and click OK Select the "Add Attribute" which will launch the Identity Vault attribute browser Select the button in the tool bar to add a new attribute to the User class Enter a name for the new attribute then select Next Select Next again to accept the default attribute flags Select Finish and then Yes to add the attribute to the user class With the new attribute selected in the attribute browser click OK

| Key Bug Fixes & Other Enhancements
| Simulator - can paste XDS documents into the source view - Click here for details... Simulator - can simulate create rule with token-unique-name - Click here for details... Simulator - fixed bug when trying to simulate with operational data - Click here for details... Simulator - updated engine to fix a simulation bug - Click here for details... Simulator - compare in the Simulator accurately shows differences - Click here for details... Policy Flow View - fixed keystroke problem - Click here for details...

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