Policy Editor overview
The Policy Editor is a tool intended to simplify the creation and maintenance of authorization policies.
The Policy Editor is accessed via the menu bar at the top of the Axiomatics Services Manager under Policy Management. This menu option provides access to the Policy Package Library as well as the Policy Editor.
- Click on Policy Editor in the menu bar to open the Policy Editor user interface.
The Policy Editor is divided into two sections: the Workspace and the Policy Design Board.
The Workspace occupies the left side of the frame. It is possible to close and open the Workspace by clicking on the arrow at the top of the frame.
The Workspace is your private work area for your policy packages. Use the Workspace to open, close, create, import, export, duplicate, or delete Policy Packages.
The Policy Design Board to the right of the Workspace is the large open space where policy trees can be designed and arranged. On the Design Board you place nodes representing Policy Sets, Policies, References and Rules to take full advantage of XACML in an easy to use graphical interface.
With the Workspace to the left where current Policy Packages are kept, and the Design Board to the right, you have everything necessary to model and manage policies at whatever level of complexity and detail is required.
These are the essential parts of the Policy Editor:
- Workspace
- Policy Design Board in which you also have the