The Action menu on files pages has two shortcut commands, one of which creates a global ban and the other a global approval for the files you check on the page. These commands give you a quick way to approve or ban one or more files.

When created this way, rules apply to all policies. If you select Globally Approve, checked files are globally approved for all computers and each file has a separate approval rule on the Software Rules page. If you select Globally Ban, the files are banned on all computers in Control policies and each file has a separate ban rule on the Software Rules page.

For both approvals and bans, if you checked one file, the file name is used as the rule name. If you checked more than one file, the name is left blank.

Note: If you select files that already have a rule and apply a different type of rule to them, it is possible that the name of the old rule will be maintained and the rule type will change. This can be confusing if you named a rule something like “Approve Files for My Project” and then changed the Rule Type to Ban.

Create a Global Approval or Ban on a Files Page

To create a global approval or ban on a Files page, perform the following procedure.

Procedure

  1. On the console menu, click Assets > Files.
  2. Locate the files to approve or ban and select the check boxes next to their names.
  3. On the Action menu, select Globally Approve or Globally Ban.
  4. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK.