Grouping Managed Products Using Directory Management
Use the Directory Management screen to customize the Product Directory organization to suit your administration model’s needs. For example, you can group products by location or product type (messaging security, web security, file storage protection).
Group managed products according to geographical, administrative, or product specific reasons. In combination with different access rights used to access managed products or folders in the directory, the following table presents the recommended grouping types as well as their advantages and disadvantages:
Grouping Type |
Advantage |
Disadvantage |
|---|---|---|
Geographical or Administrative |
Clear structure |
No group configuration for identical products |
Product type |
Group configuration and status is available |
Access rights may not match |
Combination of both |
Group configuration and access right management |
Complex structure, may not be easy to manage |
