Managing Variables

You must have the IPS license (for threat defense devices) or the Protection license (all other device types).

Procedure


Step 1

Choose Objects > Object Management.

Step 2

Choose Variable Set from the list of object types.

Step 3

Click Edit (edit icon) next to the variable set you want to edit.

If View (View button) appears instead, the configuration belongs to an ancestor domain, or you do not have permission to modify the configuration.

Step 4

Manage your variables:

  • Display — If you want to display the complete value for a variable, hover your pointer over the value in the Value column next to the variable.
  • Add — If you want to add a variable, click Add; see Adding Variables.
  • Delete — Click Delete (delete icon) next to the variable. If you have saved the variable set since adding the variable, click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the variable.

    You cannot delete the following:

    • default variables

    • user-defined variables that are used by intrusion rules or other variables

    • variables belonging to ancestor domains

  • Edit — Click Edit (edit icon) next to the variable you want to edit; see Editing Variables.
  • Reset — If you want to reset a modified variable to its default value, click Reset next to a modified variable. If reset is dimmed, one of the following is true:
    • The current value is already the default value.

    • The configuration belongs to an ancestor domain.

    Tip

    Hover your pointer over an active reset to display the default value.

Step 5

Click Save to save the variable set. If the variable set is in use by an access control policy, click Yes to confirm that you want to save your changes.

Because the current value in the default set determines the default value in all other sets, modifying or resetting a variable in the default set changes the current value in other sets where you have not customized the default value.


What to do next

  • If an active policy references your object, deploy configuration changes.