If Global Configuration Value

Performs a test on a global configuration value. The test performed depends on the specified operator.

Remark

For more information on using variables with policies, see Understanding Policies Components.

Fields

Name

Specify the name of the global value to test for the selected condition.

Operator

Select the condition test type.

Operator

Returns True when...

Available

There is a global configuration value with the specified name.

Not Available

Available would return False.

Equal

There is a global configuration value with the specified name, and its value equals the specified value when compared using the specified comparison mode.

Not Equal

Equal would return False.

Value

Contains the value defined for the select operator. The value is used by the condition. The operators that contain the value field are:

  • Equal

  • Not Equal

Comparison Mode

The condition has a comparison mode parameter that indicates how a comparison is done.

Mode

Description

Case Sensitive

Character-by-character case sensitive comparison.

Case Insensitive

Character-by-character case insensitive comparison.

Regular Expression

The regular expression matches the entire string. It defaults to case insensitive, but can be changed by an escape in the expression.

See Sun’s Web site.

The pattern options CASE_INSENSITIVE, DOTALL, and UNICODE_CASE are used but can be reversed using the appropriate embedded escapes.

Source DN

Compares using semantics appropriate to the DN format for the source data store.

Destination DN

Compares using semantics appropriate to the DN format for the destination data store.

Numeric

Compares numerically.

Binary

Compares the binary information.

The operators that contain the comparison mode parameter are:

  • Equal

  • Not Equal