Modify the properties of a global policy to suit the requirements when you enforce a
global policy.
About this task
You must have the Manage global policies functional privilege to perform this
task.
Use the Global Policy details page to examine and modify the properties of a
policy.
When modifying the details of a global policy, keep the following points in mind:
- You cannot save the policy unless all of its properties have been set.
- On successful modification of the policy details for an active global policy, the policy changes
apply with immediate effect in all the active APIs that are applicable for this global policy.
- You cannot remove an individual policy (for example, Identify and Authorize Application) from
the active global policy, if the global policy is already applied to an active API, and if the
Identify and Authorize Application is a dependent policy for another policy (for example, Traffic
Optimization) that is applied for the API.
- If modification of the policy details for an active global policy fails, webMethods API Gateway displays an
error message with details of the incompatible or conflicting 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.
- Select the required policy. The Global Policy details page appears. The policy details
are displayed in the following tabs:
- Policy Details. This tab contains a summary of basic information such as
name, description, scope of the policy as to when the policy applies, applicable APIs, and other
information. This tab contains the policy stages, applied policies, as well as the configuration
details of individual policies.
- Click Edit.
If you do not see the
Edit button, it is probably because you do not have the webMethods API Gateway
Administrator role to modify the properties of a global policy in webMethods API Gateway.
- On the Policy Details tab, modify the basic properties, selection
criteria, and the applicable APIs as necessary.
- On the Policy Configuration tab, modify the policy list and the
policy's configuration properties as necessary.
- When you have completed the required modifications in the Global Policy details page,
click Save to save the updated policy.
- Click Overview to view the complete list of policies in the
updated policy. To exit the overview, click the Close.