The User Interface
The Policy Testing Console is made
of several parts:
Figure III: The Policy Testing
Console Interface
A.
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Run
Time Properties pane
The Run Time Properties
pane displays run-time information, including resolved Published
Data items, variables, and Computer Groups, about the object that
is currently being processed by the Policy Testing Console.
Information appears in this pane when the Policy executes with
breakpoints or in step-through mode.
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B.
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Design Time Properties pane
The Design Time Properties
pane displays design-time information about each object in the
Policy. To view the design-time properties of an object, click an
object in the Policy. You cannot edit the information that appears
in the Design Time
Properties pane.
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C.
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Workspace
The Workspace displays the active Policy. This is the Policy that
was active in the Client when you launched the Policy Test Console.
You can test one Policy at a time.
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D.
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Log pane
The Log pane displays
information about the execution of each object in the Policy as it
executes.
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E.
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Resource Browser
The Resource Browser pane
displays the Counters, Variables, Computers Groups and Schedules
that the Policy in the Workspace uses.
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Customizing the user
interface
The Policy Testing Console enables
you to customize the user interface.
Selecting panes
Click the title bar of a pane. The
pane becomes the active pane.
Resizing panes
Hover the cursor over the edge of a
pane. When the cursor changes to a double arrow, click and drag the
cursor vertically or horizontally to change the size of the
pane.
Arranging panes
Click on the title bar of a pane and
drag the pane to a new location. Release the mouse button.
Hiding and showing panes
Click the View menu and select an item to show or
hide the item from view. The check mark indicates that the item
will appear in the user interface, while no check mark indicates
that the item will be hidden.