The CMP system lets you create policy templates to simplify the creation of multiple policies with similar conditions and actions. A policy template is similar to a policy, except that some (or all) of the parameters in the conditions and actions are not completely defined. Those parameters are defined later, when you use the policy template to create policy rules.
The policy template wizard is used to create or modify a policy template. This wizard is similar to the policy wizard; however, the policy template wizard allows parameters to be only partially defined. For example, a template may be configured for only policy requests requiring bandwidth above a certain value, but not define the exact bandwidth value. You can then specify a specific bandwidth value when you use the template to create the new policy rule.
This chapter describes how to create, modify, and delete policy templates.