Distribute Action Files

Prescribe a group of action files to all PacketShapers assigned to a PolicyCenter configuration by creating portfolios, individual folders of customer portal files. The following procedure assumes you have already created your action files and grouped them into portfolios. If you have not yet done this, see PolicyCenter Action file Portfolios and Creating a New Action File

To prescribe a portfolio of action files to a PolicyCenter configuration and its assigned units:

1. Select a PolicyCenter configuration from the Editing Configuration drop-down list.
   
   
2. Click the setup tab.
   
   
3. From the Choose Setup Page list, choose action file distribution.
   
   
4. Select a synchronization option. If you want to distribute the prescribed action files immediately, you may keep the default asap option. To change the synchronization option, click the synchronization drop-down list and select the scheduled option to select a specific time to distribute the files. Note: If you selected the scheduled synchronization option, you will not be able to apply your changes until you have created a synchronization schedule.
   
   
5. If you selected the asap synchronization option, or you have already created a schedule for the scheduled option, click apply changes. Otherwise, follow the steps below to create a schedule to synchronize the PolicyCenter units to their assigned configuration.

To create a schedule to synchronize PolicyCenter units to their assigned configuration:

1. Click the schedule link on the PolicyCenter Action File Distribution page.
   
   
2. The add schedule entry window opens. Enter your time and date choices, and (optionally) any email addresses that should be notified when the scheduled synchronization occurs.
   
   
3. Click OK on the add schedule entry window.
   
   
4. Click apply changes on the PolicyCenter Action File Distribution page to save your changes.

Next, select the portfolio of action files you want to prescribe for the configuration. The Prescribed Files window in the Action File Distribution page lists all the action files in the portfolio currently assigned to that configuration. To assign a new portfolio of action files to the selected configuration:

1. Click change prescription. The Action File Prescription window opens.
2. Click the New Prescription drop-down list, then select a portfolio of action files.
3. Click change prescription.

See also:

Update Files in the File Distribution Library