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Editing distribution policies

You use distribution policies to enable distribution of apps from Qlik Sense Enterprise to Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS. Distribution policies are similar to security rules. In both cases, you define what resources the rule applies to and what actions that can be performed.

Do the following:

  1. Open the QMC: https://<QPS server name>/qmc

  2. Select Distribution policies on the QMC start page or from the StartArrow down drop-down menu to display the overview.

  3. Select the policy you want to edit.

  4. Click Edit in the action bar.

  5. Edit the properties in the Edit distribution policy window.

    Identification

    Distribution policy identification properties
    Property Description Default value
    Create rule from template

    Select a template for your rule to have some values automatically filled in.

    Information noteChanging the Create rule from template selection automatically clears all Actions, and changes the Conditions text box in the Advanced section accordingly.
    Unspecified
    Disabled Select to disable the rule if you do not want it to be active. Cleared

    Name

    Name the rule. Blank

    Description

    Optional. Add a description of the rule. Blank

    Basic

    Distribution policy basic properties
    Property Description Default value
    Resource filter In the list, select the resource that the rule will apply to. Note that App_* means that the rule only applies to apps and not app objects and app sheets. App_*
    Actions Select the actions for the rule. Distribute

    Advanced

    Distribution policy advanced properties
    Property Description Default value
    Conditions The text box reflects changes made in the policy editor above. You can define conditions by typing in the text box. ((subject.name=""))

    Click Validate rule to check that the syntax is correct.

    Tags

    Tag properties
    Property Description
    Tags
    Tip noteIf no QMC tags are available, this property group is empty.

    Click the text box to be display a list of the available tags. Start typing to reduce the list. Connected tags are displayed under the text box.

  6. Click Apply in the action bar to save your changes.

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