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Offset Values

The updates.dat file stores each command that the DMS deploys. When you create a new subscriber, the Policy Model sends the commands in the updates.dat file to the subscriber. Each command is indexed by an increasing number, called the offset value.

When you add a subscriber to the DMS, you can specify an offset of:

• 0—The Policy Model sends all commands to the subscriber.
• The last offset—The Policy Model sends no commands to the subscriber.
• An integer X between 0 and the last offset—The Policy Model sends all commands between X and the last offset to the subscriber.