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Chapter 7 Managing FlexConfigs
FlexConfig Policy Page
Related Topics
•Understanding FlexConfig Policies and Policy Objects, page7-2
•Creating FlexConfig Policy Objects, page 7-27
•Chapter 5, “Managing Policies”
•Chapter 8, “Managing Deployment”
FlexConfig Policy Page
Use the FlexConfig Policy page to create FlexConfig policies. FlexConfig policies contain ordered lists
of FlexConfig policy objects, which are subroutines that allow you to extend the ability of Security
Manager to configure your devices. For more information on FlexConfig policy objects, see
Understanding FlexConfig Policies and Policy Objects, page7-2.
Navigation Path
•(Device view) Select FlexConfigs from the Policy selector.
•(Policy view) Select FlexConfigs from the Policy Type selector and select an existing policy or click
the Create a Policy button to create a new one.
Related Topics
•Creating FlexConfig Policy Objects, page 7-27
•Chapter 7, “Managing FlexConfigs”
Field Reference
Table7-15 FlexConfigs Policy Page
Element Description
Prepended FlexConfigs The FlexConfig policy objects that are added to the beginning of the
configuration. The objects are processed in the order shown.
Appended FlexConfigs The FlexConfig policy objects that are added to the end of the
configuration. The objects are processed in the order shown.
Values button Click this button to view, modify, or validate the values assigned to the
variables used in the selected FlexConfig policy object using the Valu es
Assignment Dialog Box, page 7-36.
Preview button
(Device v iew only.)
Click this button to view the CLI commands that will be generated for
the selected FlexConfig policy object.
In Policy view, you can preview CLI by first clicking Valu es , selecting
a device in the Values Assignment dialog box, and clicking Preview.
Up/Down arrow buttons Click these buttons to move the selected object up or down in the list.
The objects are processed in the displayed order, so it is important that
an object whose processing depends on the processing of another object
comes after the object it depends on.
Add button Click this button to add a FlexConfig policy object to the policy. The
object itself defines whether it will be added to the prepended or
appended list. You can create new FlexConfig objects or select existing
ones.