Inheritance and Defaulting

Figure 1 shows how inheritance from application classes relates to defaulting from the defaults policy items.

Figure 1. Inheritance from Classes and Defaulting

The data that is defined in Defaults policies and for application classes is handled differently. If class data is modified and built, a configuration refresh updates the applications that are linked to the modified classes. However, if defaults are modified and built, a configuration refresh updates only the global variables for the modified entries but not for the affected objects, for example, applications.