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Manage variables

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When you select the variable rule type on the Policy Editor, you can take several actions to manage both custom and predefined variables.

  1. Click the Policy Editor icon.

  2. On the Rule Types pane, select Variable.

  3. Do any of the following:

    • Add a category by selecting NewCategory.

    • Add custom variables by selecting the category, then click New, then select Variable, then define the requested settings.

    • Change variables by selecting the variable, then select Edit, then click Modify or Delete.

      Note

      When the variable type is set to something other than No Type Selected and committed, you can't change the value.

    • Import variables by selecting File, then click ImportVariables. Click Import, then browse and upload the file.

      Note

      The import file must be a .txt file with the following information in this format: VariableName;VariableValue; CategoryName (optional); Description (optional). If one field is missing, a semicolon must be in place to act as a place holder.

  4. In the rules display pane, select the category, then click New.

  5. Select Variable, then define the settings. In the Values field, use commas to delimit the list of values.