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Modifying Policies

You can modify policies by using either the navigation or content pane.

To modify the information in the fields of a content pane, select the object (policy group, policy list, or policy rule), and then enter the data in the fields to be changed. The changes are saved after you click Save from the File menu.

Selecting Multiple Objects

You can perform operations (such as print, cut, or paste) on multiple objects that you select in the navigation pane. Highlight and select multiple objects by pressing Ctrl and clicking each object you want to select. The objects do not need to be in consecutive order. To select a group of objects in consecutive order, press Shift and click the consecutive objects you want to select.

To deselect an object, click on it again. It will no longer be highlighted.

Although you can select objects of different types, it is not useful to do so. Some, but not all, operations can be performed concurrently on multiple objects that are of different types.

Using Drag and Drop to Cut and Paste Objects

You can cut and paste selected objects by holding down the left mouse key and dragging the object or objects to a new place in the navigation pane. If an object you have re-placed has the same name as an object already in the folder, you are prompted to rename it.

Cutting Objects

Policy Editor places information that you cut into a clipboard for future use. To cut a policy object:

  1. Highlight the policy group, policy list, or policy rule, and right-click.
  2. Click Cut.

If you cut a policy group, policy list, or policy rule, the system deletes any child objects and references that exist.

Copying Objects

When you copy an object, the system leaves the information in the original location and copies it to the clipboard for future use. To copy a policy object:

  1. Highlight the policy group, policy list, or policy rule you want to copy, and right-click.
  2. Click Copy.

Be sure to change the policy group, policy list, or policy rule child objects and references.

Pasting Objects

Pasting a policy group, policy list, or policy rule object means copying the object from the clipboard to a new folder.

To paste a policy object:

  1. Highlight the object that you want to paste the information into, and right-click.
  2. Click Paste.

Be sure to give the pasted policy group, policy list, or policy rule a unique name. If the object itself has child objects, the child object names are present. Policy Editor assists you with the name for the pasted object; the system either preserves the name of the original object or suggests a different one to avoid name conflict.

Deleting Policy Objects

To delete a policy object:

  1. Highlight the policy object, and right-click.
  2. Click Delete. The Deleting dialog box appears.
  3. Click OK to delete the policy object. Click Cancel to close the dialog box without deleting the policy object.

    NOTE: If you change or delete an item, make sure that you change or delete all of its dependencies.


Reloading a Policy Object

Reload gets the last saved copy of the information. All the information that you entered since the last save and before you execute the reload command is lost.

If you delete a policy object and then decide that you want to keep it:

  1. Select File, and click Reload. The Reloading from Data Source dialog box appears.
  2. Click No, and the element or object is not deleted.

    NOTE: If you save the policy, the deleted information is lost.



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