You can change an existing Policy Type object by changing the general properties, script, category, or icon. The general properties include the name, display name, and description. The Policy Type objects are located under Configuration/Server Configuration/Policy Types in the Active Roles Console.
The following table summarizes the changes you can make to an existing Policy Type object, assuming that you have found the object in the Active Roles Console.
To change |
Do this |
Commentary |
Name of the object |
Right-click the object and click Rename. |
The name is used to identify the object, and must be unique among the objects held in the same Policy Type container. |
Display name or description |
Right-click the object, click Properties and make the necessary changes on the General tab. |
Changing the display name or description also changes the policy name or description on the page for selecting a policy in the Policy Object management wizards. |
Script Module |
Right-click the object, click Properties, click the Script tab, click Browse, and then select the Script Module you want. |
You can change the script in the Script Module that is currently associated with the Policy Type object instead of selecting a different Script Module. To view or change the script, find and select the Script Module in the Active Roles Console tree, under Configuration/Script Modules. Changing the script affects all the existing policies of this policy type. If you add a policy to a Policy Object and then change the script for the Policy Type object based on which the policy was created, the policy will run the changed script. |
Policy Type category |
Right-click the object, click Properties, click the Script tab, and then click either Provisioning or Deprovisioning. |
Changing this option changes the appearance of the respective policy type in the Policy Object management wizards. For example, once the option has been changed from Provisioning to Deprovisioning, the policy type is no longer displayed in the wizard for configuring a provisioning Policy Object; instead, it appears in the wizard for configuring a deprovisioning Policy Object. However, changing the Policy Type category does not affect the existing policies of this policy type. For example, once a policy is added to a provisioning Policy Object, the policy is retained in that Policy Object after changing the Policy Type category from Provisioning to Deprovisioning in the respective Policy Type object. |
Function to declare parameters |
Right-click the object, click Properties, click the Script tab, and then choose the appropriate function from the Function to declare parameters list. |
Changing this setting changes the list of the policy parameters specific to this policy type. The changes do not affect the parameters of the existing policies of this type. When you add a new policy based on this policy type, the list of the policy parameters is built using the new function to declare parameters. |
Policy Type icon |
Right-click the object, click Properties, click the Script tab, click Policy Type Icon, and then do one of the following:
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Changing this setting changes the image that appears next to the display name of the policy type in the Policy Object management wizards, on the page that prompts you to select a policy to configure. |