All users, including administrators and policy approvers, can create and change policies and policy assignment; but they might need to submit the policy and policy assignment for review by the administrator, or users with approval permissions, or a policy administrator.
Submit policy changes for review
Server Settings and user permission sets must be configured to allow users to submit policies for approval.
Create and maintain policies.
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Policy users only have access to policies and settings configured by the administrator in their assigned permission set.
To save the policy and send it to the administrator, click Submit for Review.
Check the policy approval status using one of these methods:
Select Menu → Policy → Policy History
Select Pending Approvals → Policy Details → History
Use the Product, Category, and Name filters to select Policy History entries to check.
The Status column displays one of these entries:
Review in progress — Has not been reviewed
Rejected — Has been rejected and not saved
Approved — Has been approved and saved
Submit policy assignment changes for review
Server Settings and user permission sets must be configured to allow users to submit policy assignments for approval.
Select Menu → System → System Tree → Assigned Policies → Select Product → Category → Edit Assignment.
In the Edit Assignment page, do the following:
If the policy is inherited, next to Inherited from, select Break inheritance and assign the policy and settings below.
Select the policy from the Assigned policy drop-down list.
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From this location, you can also edit the selected policy's settings, or create a policy.
Choose whether to lock policy inheritance.
Locking policy inheritance prevents any systems that inherit this policy from having another one assigned in its place.
Click Save.
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Policy assignment users will have access to System tree and policy assignments configured by the administrator in their assigned permission set.
To save the policy assignment and send it to the administrator, click Submit for Review.
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You must enter comments (mandatory) in the Comments text box.
Check the policy assignment approval status using the following method:
Select Menu → Policy → Policy Catalog → Pending Approvals → Pending Policy Assignment Approvals.
Select the Policy Assignment entry to check the status.
The Policy assignment details column displays one of these entries:
Cancel Review — To cancel the review
Approve — To approve and save
Reject — To reject and save
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The notification icon notifies if an action has been taken on the policy or policy assignment submitted for review.