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Chapter 5 Managing Policies
Managing Shared Policies in Policy View
You can expand and collapse the selector as required to view all the available policy types and subtypes.
To create a new policy, right click the policy type and select New [policy type] Policy or click the Create
a Policy button in the shared policy selector.
Selecting a policy type from the Policy Type selector displays all the shared policies of that type in the
Shared Policy selector. Local policies configured in Device view are not displayed.
For example, when you select a configuration policy type, such as NAT translation rules, the Shared
Policy selector displays a flat list of each shared policy of that type. If you select a rule-based policy
type, such as firewall access rules, the Shared Policy selector displays a hierarchical tree of shared
policies. This enables you to view the inheritance relationships among the various policies. The Shared
Policy selector includes a shortcut menu with options for actions that can be performed on that policy,
such as renaming it.
Tip You can create and apply a filter to shorten the list of policies displayed in the Shared Policy selector.
For more information about filters, see Filtering Items in Selectors, page 1-42.
Policy View—Shared Policy Selector Options
Right-click a policy in the Shared Policy selector of Policy view to display a shortcut menu for
performing functions on the selected policy.
Related Topics
•Policy View Selectors, page 5-49
•Managing Shared Policies in Policy View, page 5-47
Field Reference
Table5-7 Shared Policy Selector Options
Menu Command Description
Clone Policy Creates a new shared policy with the same definition as the policy from
which it was cloned. See Cloning (Copying) a Shared Policy,
page 5-44.
Rename Policy Renames the selected policy. See Renaming a Shared Policy, page 5-45.
Add to Policy Bundle Allows you to add the selected shared policy to a policy bundle. See
Managing Policy Bundles, page 5-53.
Inherit Rules Applies only to rule-based policies such as access rules.
Causes a rule-based policy to inherit the rules of a different shared
policy of the same type. See Inheriting or Uninheriting Rules,
page 5-43.
New [policy type] Policy Creates a new shared policy of the selected type. See Creating a New
Shared Policy, page 5-51.
Delete Policy Deletes the selected shared policy. See Deleting a Shared Policy,
page 5-53