Edit policy document

Use this page to modify a policy document, or to create a new policy document.

To modify a policy document, perform the following actions:

Open the policy document details page.
Select the Policy tab.
Click Edit Policy Document.

To create a new policy document, perform the following actions:

Display the policy documents collection. You can do this in either of the following ways:
- Click View > Service Documents > Policy Documents.
- Click Service Documents > Policy Documents in the navigation tree, if you have this displayed.
Click New. The collection of policy frameworks present in the registry is displayed.
Select the policy framework for the root policy of the new policy document. Check with your Administrator for the appropriate version. Click Next.

The edit policy document page displays the hierarchical element structure of the policy document XML content in the Policy Contents pane.

Viewing and changing the policy document details

If you click PolicyDocument, at the root of the hierarchy, the Name, Version, and Description properties of the policy document are displayed in the Details subtab. If you change the name, or version properties of an existing policy document, and save the changes, a new policy document is created.

Selecting the policy domain for a policy

To select the policy domain for a policy, perform the following actions:

Click Select Policy Domain alongside the policy node in the Policy Contents pane.
Select the required policy domain from the Policy Domains list and click Apply.

After you have selected the policy domain, it cannot be changed subsequently.

Selecting the policy type of a policy

To select the policy type for a policy initially, perform the following actions:

Click Select Policy Type alongside the policy node in the Policy Contents pane.
Select the required policy type from the Policy Types list and click Apply.

Changing the policy type of a policy

To change the policy type for a policy after you have selected it, perform the following actions:

Click Change Policy Type alongside the policy node in the Policy Contents pane.
Select the required policy type from the Policy Types list and click Select.

Viewing the details of an element

To view the details of an element, click the element name in the Policy Contents pane. The properties of the element are displayed in the Details subtab, where appropriate. If the element is a policy assertion, a summary explanation of the meaning of the assertion is given.

Adding a property to an element

To add a property to an element, perform the following actions:

Select the element in the Policy Contents pane.
Click Add Property in the Details subtab.
Select the required property from the Optional Properties list and click Add.
Enter a value for the property.

Removing a property from an element

To remove a property from an element, click the delete icon () alongside the property name in the Details subtab.

Adding a WS-Policy element to an element

To add a WS-Policy element to an element, perform the following actions:

Click Add WS-Policy Element alongside the element node in the Policy Contents pane.
Select the required WS-Policy Element from the Assertion Options list and click Add.

Removing a WS-Policy element from an element

To remove a WS-Policy element from an element, click Delete alongside the element node in the Policy Contents pane.

Adding an assertion to an element

To add an assertion to an element, perform the following actions:

Click Add Assertion alongside the element node in the Policy Contents pane.
Select the required assertion from the Assertion Options list and click Add.

Removing an assertion from an element

To remove an assertion from an element, click Delete alongside the element node in the Policy Contents pane.

The Delete link is not available for mandatory assertions.

Saving your changes

Click Publish to save your changes to WSRR.