Importing policy set bindings using the administrative console

You can import predefined client or provider policy set bindings using the administrative console.

Before you begin

This task only applies to general client or provider bindings. Before you begin this task, review the defining and managing service client or provider bindings.

About this task

The general bindings panel has an Import button to allow the import of client or provider policy set bindings. You can import a policy set binding by specifying the full path and filename of the binding to import.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the General client policy set bindings or the General provider policy set bindings panel using one of the following ways:
    • Services > Policy sets > General client policy set bindings
    • Services > Policy sets > General provider policy set bindings
  2. Click Import.
  3. Specify the full path and file name of the policy set binding to import.
  4. Select either Use current binding name or Specify a different name to use for this binding.
    If you are importing a binding and that binding name already exists in the repository, you must specify a different name to use for the binding import.
  5. Click OK.

Results

When you finish this task, you have been able to import a policy set binding using the administrative console.

Example

If you have a policy set binding, XYZ_psbind and you want to import it, perform the following steps:
  1. From the General client or provider policy set bindings panel, click Import.
  2. Specify the full path and file name of the policy set binding to import or use Browse to locate the binding in your file system.
  3. Select either Use current binding name or Specify a different name to use for this binding.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Click Save, to save your changes to the configuration.

What to do next

You can export a policy set binding to reuse it.