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Create New Condition or Open Condition Dialog Box, General Page

Use this dialog box to create or change a Policy-Based Management condition. A condition is a Boolean expression that specifies a set of allowed states of a Policy-Based Management managed target with regard to facets. The properties that can be selected in the Expression/Field box depend upon the facet that is used. For more information about how conditions relate to facets and policies, see Administering Servers by Using Policy-Based Management.

You can open this dialog box in several ways.

To open this dialog box

  • In Object Explorer, expand Management, expand Policy Management, right-click Conditions, and then click New Condition.

  • In Object Explorer, expand Management, expand Policy Management, expand Conditions, right-click a condition, and then click Properties.

  • In Object Explorer, expand Management, expand Policy Management, expand the facet that contains the condition, right-click a facet, and then click New Condition.

  • On the Open Policy, General Page in the condition area, click New or Edit.

Options

  • Name
    For a new condition, type the new condition name. For an existing condition, the name is displayed.

  • Facet
    The facet used by this condition.

  • AndOr
    When you add multiple expressions, indicates whether the expressions should be joined by using And or Or. Remains blank when there is only one expression.

  • Field
    Each facet exposes one or more properties that can be set. In the field box, select a property from the list of available properties to create an expression for this condition.

  • Operator
    Select a comparison operator for this expression. Operators are as follows: =, !=, >, >=, <, <=, [NOT]LIKE, [NOT]IN. Not all operators are available for some properties.

  • Value
    The value setting for this expression. The allowed values depend on the facet. Values can be TRUE/FALSE, string, or numeric. String values must be enclosed in single quotation marks, for example: 'AdventureWorks'. Not all operators are available for some properties.

Group Clauses

Clauses can be grouped to operate as a single unit separate from the rest of the query, just like putting parentheses around an expression in a mathematical equation or logic statement. Grouping clauses is useful when you are building complex queries.

To group clauses

  • Press the SHIFT or CTRL keys, and then click two or more clauses to select a range. Right-click the selected area, and then click Group Clauses.