A global policy can become quite complex, especially if it includes many policies.
Instead of creating a new policy from scratch, it is easier to copy an existing policy that is
similar to the one you require and edit the copy.
Before you begin
You must have the Manage global policies functional privilege to perform this
task.
About this task
When you create a copy of a global policy, be aware of the following points.
- When webMethods API Gateway creates a copy of a policy, the new copy of the policy is identical to the
original one.
- Like all new policies, the copied policy is marked as inactive.
- There is no expressed relationship between the copy and the original policy (that is, API
Gateway does not establish any type of association between the two policies).
Procedure
- Open the menu options and select Manage > Policies.
- Click the Global Policies tab.
A list of all available
global policies appears. Use the Show list to set the maximum number of
policies you want to display in a page.
- Click Copy for the required policy.
If you do not see
the Copy button, it is probably because you do not have the webMethods API Gateway
administrator role to create the copy of a global policy in webMethods API Gateway.
- In the Copy of Global Policy dialog box, provide the required
information for each of the displayed data fields:
- Name. Name of the global policy. webMethods API Gateway automatically adds the name
of the existing global policy to the Name field. You can change the name of
the policy to suit your needs. But you cannot leave this field empty.
- Description. The description for the global policy.
- Click Copy to save the new policy.
- Modify the new policy as necessary and then save it.
Activate the new policy
when you are ready to put it into effect.