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Rules for MDB Object Comparison

The following table includes the rules that the compare method uses to compare two MDB objects:

MDB object type

Title

Attributes being compared

BoAreaDef

Area Definitions

Security Area Name

BoSecurityProfile

Security Profiles

  • Security Profile Name
  • Security Profile Type

BoQueryDef

Queries

  • Query Name
  • Query Type

BoGroupDef

Asset Groups

  • Group Name
  • Members inherit permissions
  • Group Type

BoPolicyQuery Based

Query-based Policies

  • Policy Name
  • Policy Description
  • Policy Severity

BoPolicyEvent Based

Event-based Policies

  • Policy Name
  • Policy Area
  • Policy Severity

BoPolicySoftware

Software-based Policies

  • Software Policy Name
  • Priority
  • Type

BoSoftware Group

Software Groups

  • Software Group Name
  • Type
  • Security Group

BoProcedure Group

Procedure Groups

  • Procedure Group Name
  • Type
  • Security Group

BoSoftwareDef

Software Definitions

  • Name
  • Language
  • SW version label
  • SW version number
  • Software type id
  • Source type id
  • Lang code
  • Class id

BoPolicy Computer

Configuration Policies

Policy Name

Note: The parameters and parameter values of the policy are not subject to the comparison.