Creating the Handheld Service Package

A policy package is an eDirectory object containing one or more individual policies. A policy package groups policies according to function, making it easier to administer them. It also provides the means for the administrator to change policy settings and to determine how they affect other eDirectory objects.

In ZfH, the Handheld Service Package contains one policy: Handheld Import.

You should create an Organizational Unit (OU) to hold the policy packages. Consider the following when determining where to place this OU:

• If you have partitions in your tree
• The 256-character limit in eDirectory for the full distinguished name
• The Search policy that is used to locate the policy package

To minimize tree walking, it is best to create this policy package OU at the root of the partition that contains the objects with which the policy package will be associated. In doing so, the following benefits are realized:

• Tree walking is minimized with the root of the partition and the Search policy being used
• Placing the OU at the partition's root maximizes the number of characters that will be available for naming plural policies

To create the Handheld Service Package:

1. In ConsoleOne^®, right-click the container where you want the container for the policy packages placed, click New, then click Organizational Unit.

   
   

2. Give the container a short name, then click OK.

3. Right-click the new container that will hold your policy packages, click New, then click Policy Package.

   
   

4. Select Handheld Service Package, then click Next.

5. Give the policy package a short name, click Next, click Create, then click Finish.