WSS Admin Guide

Editing and Deleting Policies

The policy subtabs that appear depend on the administrator's permissions.

Note: To edit information, you must have Edit permission for one or more areas for Manage Policy.

To edit a policy:

• On the Policies tab's list, locate the policy to edit.
• In the Actions column, click the policy's Edit link.
  The Management Portal displays subtabs for which you have permission.

• Select the subtab where you want to make changes.

Copying policy information

To save extra steps, you can use settings of an existing policy definition to create a new policy. There are two ways to copy a policy:

• Use the Copy menu.
• Use the Save As feature while in Edit mode.

To use the Copy menu:

• Select the source policy and click Copy in the Policies tab.
  The Copy page opens.
• Type a name for the new policy.
• Select the policy to be copied from the Copy From Policy drop-down list.
• Click Save.

To save a displayed policy as a new policy:

• On the Policies tab, display a policy in Edit mode.
• Optionally make changes as required, or enter changes after confirming the save.
• Click Save As and confirm.
  If you changed settings before you clicked Save As, a message reminds you that changes are not to the original policy, but to this new one, and prompts you to enter a new policy name.
• Name the new policy, continue to make edits as required, and save.

Deleting a policy

The Web Security Service prevents you from deleting the following policies:

• Policies that are used by active or inactive groups
• The Basic Policy that comes with the Web Security Service

Note: For new accounts created in this release you can delete the Basic Policy, but you cannot delete the Best Practices policy. Best Practices is the default for new accounts.

To delete a policy:

• On the Policies list, locate the policy to delete.
• Select the policy's Delete link.


You are prompted to confirm the deletion.

• Click Yes to delete the policy from the list.

Note: You can also delete a policy in View mode if the Delete button is present.