Policies
The Policies page in the admin portal is the central place where administrators view, create, and manage governance policies in EasyLife 365 Identity. This page focuses on policy lifecycle management rather than policy behavior, which is covered in its dedicated section.
From this screen, administrators can quickly assess existing policies, create new ones, and perform common management actions.
Policies list
The Policies page displays all configured policies in a table-based layout, with one row per policy.
This list is optimized for:
- Quick overview of policy configuration
- Searching and filtering
- Performing management actions without opening a detail view
Table columns
The following columns are displayed:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The display name of the policy. |
| Type | Indicates whether the policy is an App Registration Policy or an Enterprise Application Policy. |
| Status | Shows whether the policy is currently Active or Inactive. |
| Description | Optional descriptive text explaining the purpose of the policy. |
If a policy is configured as the default policy for its type, this is visually indicated next to the policy type.
Sorting and filtering
All columns in the table support sorting and filtering:
- Click a column header to sort by that column
- Use the filter inputs to narrow down the list (for example, by title, type, or status)
This makes it easy to locate specific policies in environments with many configurations.
Row actions
Each policy row includes two action buttons:
- Duplicate — Creates a copy of the selected policy. This is useful when you want to create a new policy based on an existing configuration without starting from scratch.
- Delete — Permanently removes the policy.
Deleting a policy immediately removes it from the list. If the policy was assigned to applications, those applications will fall back to the default policy (if configured) or have no policy assigned.
Creating a new policy
To create a new policy:
- Click Create new in the top-right corner of the page
- Select the policy type:
- App Registration Policy
- Enterprise Application Policy
- Configure the policy settings
- Save the policy
New policies are created in an inactive state and must be activated before they are evaluated and enforced.
Policy status
The Status column reflects whether a policy is currently enforced:
- Active — The policy is evaluated and applied to applications
- Inactive — The policy exists but is not evaluated
Administrators can use inactive policies to prepare or stage configurations before enabling them.
Default policies
A policy can be marked as the default for its type.
- The default policy is automatically applied to applications of that type unless another policy is explicitly assigned
- Each policy type can have only one default policy at a time
This behavior ensures consistent governance coverage without requiring manual assignment for every application.
Assigning policies to applications
Policy assignment is performed from the Manage section.
From those views, administrators can:
- Assign a policy to one or more applications
- Change existing policy assignments in bulk
Changes are reflected immediately in the Policies list and in application compliance indicators.