DESCRIPTION Policy Item

Figure 1 shows an example of a Description policy item panel (in this case for the SYSTEM entry type)

Figure 1. Sample Description Policy Item Panel

   COMMANDS  HELP                                                               
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 AOFGXDSC                           Description                                 
 Command ===>                                                                   
                                                                                
 Entry Type : System                PolicyDB Name   : USER_PDB                  
 Entry Name : SYS1                  Enterprise Name : USER_ENTERPRISE           
                                                                                
 Enter or update the entry description:                                         
                                                                                
   Short Description. . . . Focal Point system                                  
   Long Description 1 . . .                                                     
   Long Description 2 . . .                                                     
   Long Description 3 . . .                                                     
   Long Description 4 . . .                                                     
   Long Description 5 . . .

Both types of description (short and long) can be displayed in the customization dialog, depending on the VIEW option that you choose.

Short Description: This is optional and can be up to forty characters in length. The short description is shown at several places, for example in DISPSTAT and INGLIST.
Long Description: This is optional and can consist of up to five lines of up to fifty characters in length. The extended description is part of the DISPINFO display for applications.