Understanding Policy Types Parent topic

Control Manager provides three types of policies administrators can create. Each policy type differs in the target selection method, which affects how a policy works. The policy list arranges the policy types in the order as described in the following table.

Policy Types

Policy Type
Description
Specified
  • Uses the search or browse function to locate specific targets and manually assigns them to the policy
  • Useful when administrators plan to deploy specific settings only to a certain targets
  • Remains static on the top of the policy list and takes priority over any filtered policies
Filtered
  • Uses a filter to automatically assign current and future targets to the policy
  • Useful for deploying standard settings to a group of targets
  • Administrators can change the priority of filtered policies in the policy list
  • See Assigning Endpoints to Filtered Policies for more information on how Control Manager assign targets to filtered policies
Note
Note
  • When an administrator reorders the policy list, Control Manager re-assigns the targets to different filtered policies based on the target criteria and the user roles of each policy creator.
  • The filtered policy type is only available for managingOfficeScan settings.
Draft
Allows administrators to save policy settings as a draft without selecting any targets. Control Manager saves draft policies with the lowest priority at the bottom of the list.
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