Creating and Modifying Local Parameters in Policy Editor
When you create a policy group, Policy Editor automatically creates a Local Parameters folder inside the policy group. (See Figure 29.) All local parameters that you create within the policy group are added as objects in the Local Parameters folder. The ParameterFolder pane also displays a summary table of all local parameters in the policy group.
When you perform a SaveAs operation to a directory server, the SRC software does not check the names of local parameters in the policy group with names of existing global parameters in the directory server. After the SaveAs operation is complete, the directory server may contain global parameters and local parameters with the same names. You will not receive any messages about duplicate names. If local and global parameters have duplicate names, the policy engine uses the local parameter definitions.
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To modify parameters from the summary table:
- Double-click on a parameter name entry to display the Parameter content pane. Fill in the fields as described in Parameter Definition Fields.
- Type a new value in a Default Value field.
- Click on an entry in the Type column to display a drop-down list of types.
Creating a Local Parameter
There are two ways to create a local parameter.
From the Local Parameters folder:
- Right-click the Local Parameters folder, and select New > Parameter.
- In the Parameter Name Dialog box, assign a name to the parameter. This is the name that appears in Policy Editor drop-down menus.
- Fill in the fields as described in Parameter Definition Fields.
Policy fields for which you can use parameters have a
icon next to them. To create a local parameter from within a policy:
The Parameter Operation dialog box appears.
Existing local and global parameters are listed. You can add, delete, or modify local parameters from this dialog box. You can also add global parameters.
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The Parameter Definition dialog box appears.
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- Fill in the fields as described in Parameter Definition Fields.