Saving a snapshot specification as an audit policy

You can save selection criteria used in a snapshot and save it as an audit policy. This can be useful if you would like to use the rules configured in a snapshot specification for other snapshot specifications or audits. If your audit rules require the latest Agent on the target servers, the SA Client displays a message reminding you to update the Agents to avoid runtime errors.

All audit policies you create must be saved in the SA Library in a folder. You must have permissions to write to the folder you want to save the audit policy to. For more information on folder permissions, see the SA 10.51 Use section or contact your SA Administrator.

To save your snapshot specification as an audit policy:

1. Launch the SA Client.
2. In the navigation pane, select Library > By Type > Audit and Remediation.
3. Select Snapshots Specification and then double-click a snapshot specification that you want to save as an audit policy.
4. In the Snapshot Specification window, select File > Save As.
5. In the Save As window, enter a name and a brief description.
6. From the Type drop-down list, select Audit Policy.
7. Click Save. The selected snapshot specification has been saved as an audit policy.
8. To view the audit policy, from the navigation pane, select Library > By Type > Audit and Remediation > Audit Policies. For more information about using audit polices, see Audit policy management .