Content Library Tab
The
(CONFIGURE) > Policies view contains two tabs: Configuration and Content.
The CONTENT tab has Content Library, Policies and Groups on the left panel.
Below is an example of the Content > Content Library tab:

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Toolbar
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Create Rule - Lets you create a rule.
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Clone Rue - Lets you clone an application rule or network rule. For more information, see Clone Application Rule or Clone Network Rule.
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Delete - Lets you delete an application rule or network rule. For more information, see Delete Application Rule or Delete Network Rule.
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Import - Lets you import an application rule or network rule. For more information, see Import Content to Content Library.
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Rule List Pane
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Rule Name - Name of the rule.
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Rule Value - The rule value.
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Medium - Medium through which the rule is created.
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Last Updated - Displays the time when the rule is updated.
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Policies - Policies to which the rule is applied.
You can also sort on any column. If you mouse over a column header, a sort icon is displayed: . Click the icon to sort by the selected column.
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Create New Rule dialog:
Below is an example of the Create New Rule dialog:

The table describes the information and options in the Create New Rule dialog:
Field |
Description |
Rule Name |
Name of the new rule. The name should be unique. |
Rule Value
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The rule value. While creating a new rule, the rule value is defaulted with the rule name. However, you can modify the same.
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Condition |
Condition for the new rule. You can apply two types of conditions for the rule.
Normal mode:
It gives suggestions for supported metas (ip, host and so on) and operators (“=”, “Not Equal To”, “Contains”, “Exists” and so on).
The entered condition will be enclosed in a ‘Pill’. When you enter multiple conditions, the conditions are automatically joined by an ‘AND’ operator. On clicking the ‘AND’ operator, you can toggle between ‘AND’ and ‘OR’ operators.
Advanced:
You can customize the conditions as a free form text.
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Medium |
Medium through which the rule is created. For a network rule, the value of medium is selected as Packet as default and you cannot edit it. |
Description |
The description of the new rule. |
Session Data |
Session data for the new rule. Indicates if the rule processing should stop, keep, filter or truncate when the session data is running. |
Session Options |
Session options for the new rule. Indicates if the session options should be alert, forward or transient. |
Alert On |
Conditions for which the alert should be turned on. |
Save |
Saves the settings and closes the Create New Rule dialog. |
Cancel |
Cancels the operations. |
Clone Rule dialog:
Below is an example of the Clone Rule dialog.

The table describes the information and options in the Clone Rule dialog:
Field |
Description |
Rule Name |
Name of the cloned rule. The name must be unique. |
Rule Value
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The rule value written to the alert meta.
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Condition |
Condition for the new rule. You can apply two types of conditions for the rule.
Normal mode:
It gives suggestions for supported metas (ip, host and so on) and operators (“=”, “Not Equal To”, “Contains”, “Exists” and so on).
The entered condition will be enclosed in a ‘Pill’. When you enter multiple conditions, the conditions are automatically joined by an ‘AND’ operator. On clicking the ‘AND’ operator, you can toggle between ‘AND’ and ‘OR’ operators.
Advanced:
You can customize the conditions as free form text.
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Medium
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Medium through which the rule is created. For a network rule, the value of medium is selected as Packet as default and you cannot edit it.
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Description |
The description of the new rule. |
Session Data
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Session data for the new rule. Indicates if the rule processing should stop, keep, filter or truncate when the session data is running.
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Session Options |
Session options for the new rule. Indicates if the session options should be alert, forward or transient. |
Alert On
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Conditions for which the alert should be turned on.
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Clone |
Clones the rule and closes the Cone Rule dialog.
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Cancel |
Cancels the operation. |
Edit Rule dialog:
Below is an example of the Edit Rule dialog:

The table describes the information and options in the Edit Rule dialog:
Field |
Description |
Rule Name |
Name of the new rule. The name should be unique. |
Rule Value
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The rule value.
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Condition |
Condition for the new rule. You can apply two types of conditions for the rule.
Normal mode:
It gives suggestions for supported metas (ip, host and so on) and operators (“=”, “Not Equal To”, “Contains”, “Exists” and so on).
The entered condition will be enclosed in a ‘Pill’. When you enter multiple conditions, the conditions are automatically joined by an ‘AND’ operator. On clicking the ‘AND’ operator, you can toggle between ‘AND’ and ‘OR’ operators.
Advanced:
You can customize the conditions as a free form text.
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Medium |
Medium through which the rule is created. For a network rule, the value of medium is selected as Packet as default and you cannot edit it. |
Description |
The description of the new rule. |
Session Data |
Session data for the new rule. Indicates if the rule processing should stop, keep, filter or truncate when the session data is running. |
Session Options |
Session options for the new rule. Indicates if the session options should be alert, forward or transient. |
Alert On |
Conditions for which the alert should be turned on. |
Save |
Saves the settings and closes the Edit Rule dialog. |
Reset
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Reset the fields.
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Cancel |
Cancels the operation. |