Creating Policies

To create a policy, do the following:

1. Click Add in the upper left corner. The Add Policy dialog appears.

2. Enter a Policy Name, Short Name, Author, and Description.

3. Click Save.

To add one or more rules to a policy, do the following:

1. In the Policies panel, select the policy.

2. Click the Edit button in the lower right corner. The Select Rules dialog appears.

3. In the Select Rules dialog:

   1. Check the rules you want to include in the policy. Hover over a rule's name to see its full name, description, and device filter.

4. Click Save.

To specify a filter for a policy, do the following:

1. In the Policies panel, select the policy.

2. Click the Add a filter hyperlink. The Edit Filters dialog appears.

3. To add a configuration file match filter:

4. Click the Add Config File Match button. The Edit File Match dialog appears.

5. (Optional) Enter a Note describing the filter element.

6. Select an operator (e.g., Must Contain ALL of These Lines in Any Order).

7. Enter the configuration file line(s).

8. Click OK.

9. To add a device attribute filter:

10. Click the Add Device Attribute button. The Edit Device Attribute dialog appears.

11. (Optional) Enter a Note describing the filter element.

12. Select an attribute (left dropdown list).

13. Select an operator (center dropdown list).

14. Enter a value (right field).

15. Click OK.

16. If you create two or more filter elements, you can modify the logic used to apply them in the Enforce This Rule field. Click the icon to the right of the field for details.

17. Click Save.