Rule and Policy Promotion Within A Policy Hierarchy
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method in a data processing system for distributing rules and policies in a policy hierarchy, the computer implemented method comprising:
- creating a rule or policy at a level in a policy hierarchy;
nominating the rule or policy for inclusion in a next higher level in the policy hierarchy;
evaluating the rule or policy at the next higher level;
responsive to an approval of the next higher level to include the rule or policy in a jurisdiction of the next higher level, providing the rule or policy to all users under the jurisdiction; and
repeating the nominating, evaluating, and providing steps for each higher level in the policy hierarchy.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for nominating rules or policies for promotion through a policy hierarchy. An administrator at any level in a policy hierarchy may create a rule or policy. The administrator may then nominate the rule or policy for inclusion in a next higher level in the policy hierarchy. The rule or policy is evaluated at the next higher level. Responsive to an approval of the next higher level to include the rule or policy in the jurisdiction of the next higher level, the rule of policy is provided to all users under the jurisdiction. The nominating, evaluating, and providing steps may then be repeated for each higher level in the policy hierarchy.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method in a data processing system for distributing rules and policies in a policy hierarchy, the computer implemented method comprising:
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creating a rule or policy at a level in a policy hierarchy; nominating the rule or policy for inclusion in a next higher level in the policy hierarchy; evaluating the rule or policy at the next higher level; responsive to an approval of the next higher level to include the rule or policy in a jurisdiction of the next higher level, providing the rule or policy to all users under the jurisdiction; and repeating the nominating, evaluating, and providing steps for each higher level in the policy hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A data processing system for distributing rules and policies in a policy hierarchy, the data processing system comprising:
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a bus; a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device contains computer usable code; at least one managed device connected to the bus; a communications unit connected to the bus; and a processing unit connected to the bus, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable code to create a rule or policy at a level in a policy hierarchy, nominate the rule or policy for inclusion in a next higher level in the policy hierarchy, evaluate the rule or policy at the next higher level, provide the rule or policy to all users under a jurisdiction of the next higher level in response to an approval of the next higher level to include the rule or policy in the jurisdiction, and repeat the nominating, evaluating, and providing steps for each higher level in the policy hierarchy.
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19. A computer program product for distributing rules and policies in a policy hierarchy, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code tangibly embodied thereon, the computer usable program code comprising; computer usable program code for creating a rule or policy at a level in a policy hierarchy; computer usable program code for nominating the rule or policy for inclusion in a next higher level in the policy hierarchy; computer usable program code for evaluating the rule or policy at the next higher level; computer usable program code for providing the rule or policy to all users under a jurisdiction of the next higher level in response to an approval of the next higher level to include the rule or policy in the jurisdiction; and computer usable program code for repeating the nominating, evaluating, and providing steps for each higher level in the policy hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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