Configuring a Configuration Management policy

To configure a Configuration Management Policy:

1. Access the Configuriation Management Policy Library by selecting > Configuration Management > Policy Library from the SETTINGS menu.
2. Click the Add icon to begin creating a new policy or select any library entry, then click the Edit icon to modify the existing policy.
3. Enter a Name for and brief Description for the policy.
4. In the following sections of the dialog, you have the opportunity to specify strings that you either expect or do not expect to see within the configuration files the policy audits. You can choose to enter only include patterns, only exclude patterns, or both. Please note, the more restrictive the audit criteria, the less audit results you may obtain as a result.
5. Under the Include Patterns section of the dialog, click the Add icon to enter a string Pattern that you expect to see in the archived configuration files.
   • RegEx. Select if you want the string to be interpreted as a Regular Expression.
   • Ignore Case. Match upper and lowercase characters.
   • Description. Optional notes to describe the include pattern.
6. Under the Exclude Patterns section of the dialog, click the Add icon to enter a string Pattern that you do not expect to see in the archived configuration files.
   • RegEx. Select if you want the string to be interpreted a Regular Expression.
   • Ignore Case. Match upper and lowercase characters.
   • Description. Optional notes to describe the include pattern.
7. Click OK to save changes.