The virus policy, spam policy, content filtering policy and Data Loss Prevention
(DLP) policy screens all show a list of the currently defined policy rules and their
status. From
each screen, you can add a new rule and query, reorder, edit, copy, or delete existing
rules.
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NoteIf a policy rule applies to multiple domains and your account only has
permission to manage a part of these domains, the rule is only visible. You cannot
reorder,
edit, copy, or delete the rule.
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The policy screens under Inbound Protection and
Outbound Protection are technically separate and can be managed
independently.
To go to the Inbound Protection screen, choose
.To go to the Outbound Protection screen, choose
.The rules are displayed in a table, sorted by the order in which the rules were
created by default.
Policy Terminology
Column
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Description
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Order
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Order in which the rules are executed.
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Status
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Rules
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Name of the rule.
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Migration Status
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Status of the rule migrated from external systems.
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Action
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Action taken if the rule's criteria are met.
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Organization Level
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Whether the rule applies to all email messages sent to or from your
organization.
For details about the policy rule levels, see Policy Rule Overview.
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Modified
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Timestamp when the rule was last modified.
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Last Used
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Timestamp of when the rule was last used. If the rule has not yet been
triggered, the value in this column will be
Never. |
Each column's heading can be clicked to sort the list. For example, to re-sort the
list alphabetically by Action, click the Action
column heading.