Creating and editing your own policies

Creating and editing the Symantec ESM policies requires Create New Policies and Modify Policy access rights. You can add a new policy or copy an existing policy. After creating a policy, edit it to add or delete the modules that the policy runs when it executes.

Note:

The manager does not keep multiple copies of policies with the same names. If users on different consoles add different policies with the same names, the latest version of the new policy overwrites all previous versions.

To add a new policy

In the enterprise tree, do one of the following:
- Right-click a manager, then click New > Policy.
- Right-click Policies, then click New Policy.
Type a new policy name of not more than 31 characters.
Press Enter.

To duplicate a policy

In the enterprise tree, right-click a policy, then click Duplicate.
Type a new policy name of not more than 31 characters.
Press Enter or click OK.

To edit a policy

In the enterprise tree, double-click the policy that you want to edit.
Edit the name lists as follows:
- In the Available Modules list, click a module that you want to add to the policy, then click the left arrow.
- In the Current Modules list, click a module that you want to remove from the policy, then click the right arrow.
Click OK.

To rename a policy

In the enterprise tree, right-click a policy, then click Rename.
Type a new policy name of no more than 31 characters.
Press Enter.

To delete a policy

In the enterprise tree, right-click a policy, then click Delete.

The manager must have the Modify Policy access right.

You cannot delete a policy when more than one Symantec ESM console is connected to the manager.

To delete the report files that are associated with the policy, delete the /reports/ <policy> subfolder in the manager's ESM folder.