Using the Navigation Pane
The navigation pane represents the policy management system in a tree format. The top-level folder is the root; the tree branches down to subfolders and then to individual objects.
The tree structure provides instance navigation and manipulation of the policy objects. However, not all objects are available in the navigation pane. For example, ProtocolCondition in the ClassifyTrafficCondition object is considered part of the ClassifyTrafficCondition object. Thus ProtocolCondition is not shown as a branch of ClassifyTrafficCondition in the navigation pane. ProtocolCondition is manipulated as part of the content pane for ClassifyTrafficCondition. For more information about navigating through ClassifyTrafficCondition objects, see Using the Content Pane.
Figure 20 shows the policy object hierarchy that is supported. All the connections between the objects are a parent-child relationship.
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To manipulate objects in the navigation pane:
- Select an object—Click on the object. When you select an object, the object details appear in the content pane (see Table 19). From this pane you can add, change, or modify policy object parameters.
- Expand an object—Click on the expansion indicator icon to the left of the object (see Table 18). When the object is expanded, the icon points down. If there is no expansion indicator, then the object has been expanded to its lowest level.
- Collapse an object—Click on the expansion indicator icon to the left of the object. When the object is collapsed, the icon points toward the object.
After you have selected the object(s) you want, you can modify, add, cut, copy, paste, delete, or show messages for the object(s).
Navigation Pane Icons
Policy Editor uses different icons in the navigation pane to differentiate various object types under Policy Editor control. Table 18 shows and describes the icons used in the Policy Editor navigation pane.