Import Policies

The import policy feature allows you to import the policies from a Policy zip file into the Forcepoint Security Manager.

The administrator has the following controls while using the import feature:
  • Can select one, many or all policies for import into Forcepoint Security Manager.
  • Continue working on the Forcepoint Security Manager while the policies are being imported.
  • View the progress of the policy import.

To import the policies, complete the steps below:

Steps

  1. Navigate to Policy Management > DLP policiesor Discovery Policies, and click Manage Policies in the Data Security module of the Forcepoint Security Manager.
  2. Click Import/Export drop-down from the toolbar at the top of the content pane and select Import.
    The import policies feature has the below options:
    • Import policies - import the policies
    • Download latest report - downloads the latest policy import status report. Using this report, the admin can come to know if any of the policy import had failed or not.


  3. To import policies, select Import policies.
    The Import Policies dialog opens.
  4. Do the following:
    1. Click the Choose File button to select the policy zip file.


    2. Once the policies are listed, select one or more policies to import.
      The number of policies selected for import displays.

      You can use the Select All button to select all the policies and you can clear your selections using the Clear All button.

    3. Click OK.


      The info bar displays the progress of importing policies.


      System will notify you when import policies process is completed.
  5. Click the Download report button to download the status report of the policy import.


    Note: After the exported policies are ready, the Download report button will be available for a specific time period. After the time period expires, the user can download the status report of policy import from Import > Download latest report (refer step 4).
  6. To view a status report of the policy import, select Import > Download latest report
    The latest policy import status report will be downloaded, enabling the admin to review policy import details and identify any import failures.