6.1 Create a New Policy

This section provides a summary of the steps required to create a new policy. You can create a new policy using one or more assertion templates, or by cloning an existing policy and editing it as desired.

Before You Begin

  1. Decide what behavior your policy needs to enforce and determine if you can use one of the predefined policies. More

  2. Understand the different categories of policies. More

  3. Understand the policy subjects to which policies can be attached. More

  4. Decide upon a naming convention for your policies. More

Creating a Policy

The steps for this process are:

  1. If you are creating a new policy, then use the Create feature. How?

  2. If you are using an existing policy as the starting point for your policy, then use the Create Like feature. How?

For more information about creating policies, see "Managing Web Service Policies with Fusion Middleware Control" in Securing Web Services and Managing Policies with Oracle Web Services Manager.