Query Based

A query-based policy is created based on a DSM query.

Policy Evaluation

Query Based policies get evaluated in the following situations:

Manually—Right-click a policy and select Evaluate Now.
Automatically—Specify the evaluation option in Evaluation item of the Policy Designer dialog.

Policy Violation

You can see the policy violators in two locations:

All the assets that have violated policy appear under the respective policy, Violators folder.
Select a Computer in the DSM domain and see the Violated Policies section in the Home Page of the computer. If a computer has violated a policy, the icon to the left of the computer changes based on the severity of the policy.

Context Menu Options

The following options are available when you right-click the Query Based folder:

New: Opens the Policy Designer dialog, where you can create a new policy.
New Folder: Opens the Create new folder dialog where you can create a new folder.

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