Novell IDENTITY MANAGER 3.6.1 - UNDERSTANDING POLICIES 05-06-2009 Manual

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40 Understanding Policies for Identity Manager 3.6novdocx (en) 13 May 20093.5 Defining PoliciesAll policies are defined in one of two ways: Using the Policy Builder interface to generate DirXML Script. Existing, non-XSLT rules areconverted to DirXML Script automatically upon import. Using XSLT style sheets.Schema Mapping policies can also be defined (and usually are) using a schema mapping table.3.5.1 Policy Builder and DirXML ScriptThe Policy Builder interface is used to define the majority of policies you might implement. ThePolicy Builder interface uses a graphical environment to enable you to easily define and managepolicies.The underlying functionality of rule creation within Policy Builder is provided by DirXML Script,however, you do not need to work directly with DirXML Script.Instead, you have access to a wide variety of conditions you can test, actions to perform, anddynamic values to add to your policies. Each option is presented using intelligent drop-down lists,providing only valid selections at each point, and quick links to common values.See Policies in Designer 3.0, for more information on Policy Builder. See Section 4.1, “DirXMLScript,” on page 41 for more information on DirXML Script.TIP: Although it is not necessary for using Policy Builder, the “DirXML Script DTD” is availablein the Identity Manager 3.6 DTD Reference.