Activating a policy

In general, starting the iCap master PAS activates the specified policy. Use the following procedure to activate a policy by starting (or restarting) the PAS; alternatively, you can issue a MODIFY command or use the Policy Administration UI (POLICIES view) if the PAS is already running.

Before you begin

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Getting-started-with-policies

On the POLICIES view, ensure that the value in the Validated column is Yes.

To activate a policy by starting or restarting the master PAS

  1. Issue the following command: 

    START <masterPAS>,POLICY=<policyName>

To activate a policy if the master PAS is running and you want to activate an alternate policy

  1. Use one of the following methods:

    • Issue the following MODIFY command:

      MODIFY <masterPAS>,POLICY=<policyName>
    • In windows mode, on the POLICIES view, type ACT in the CMD column next to the policy that you want to activate.
    • In MainView Explorer, on the POLICIES view, right-click the policy that you want to activate and select Line action > Activate a Policy.


 

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