CA2619196A1 - Method of customizing a standardized it policy - Google Patents
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A system and method are described herein for standardizing an IT policy that is used to configure devices operating on a network. An IT
policy can be generated that applies to a group of users or to one or more special users without having to define and store a new IT policy for each special user.
This can be achieved by specifying global and per-user IT policy rules and merging these rules as needed to produce IT policy data. The IT policy can also be used to configure settings associated with storing electronic messages on the devices.
policy can be generated that applies to a group of users or to one or more special users without having to define and store a new IT policy for each special user.
This can be achieved by specifying global and per-user IT policy rules and merging these rules as needed to produce IT policy data. The IT policy can also be used to configure settings associated with storing electronic messages on the devices.
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1. A method of providing IT policy data to configure devices associated with a group of users, wherein the IT policy data is customizable on a per-user basis and the method comprises:
defining global IT policy rules with associated settings that are applicable to all users within the group of users;
defining user IT policy rules with associated settings that are applicable to a special user within the group of users;
generating IT policy data based on IT policy rules applicable to users within the group; and sending appropriate generated IT policy data to the corresponding users within the group, wherein the method further comprises defining at least one of the global IT
policy rules and the user IT policy rules with associated settings for specifying at least one of maximum storage size and maximum storage time for electronic messages stored on the devices.
defining global IT policy rules with associated settings that are applicable to all users within the group of users;
defining user IT policy rules with associated settings that are applicable to a special user within the group of users;
generating IT policy data based on IT policy rules applicable to users within the group; and sending appropriate generated IT policy data to the corresponding users within the group, wherein the method further comprises defining at least one of the global IT
policy rules and the user IT policy rules with associated settings for specifying at least one of maximum storage size and maximum storage time for electronic messages stored on the devices.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating step comprises:
generating global IT policy data based on settings for the global IT policy rules;
generating per-user IT policy data based on settings for the per-user IT policy rules; and merging the global IT policy data and the per-user IT policy data to produce merged IT policy data.
generating global IT policy data based on settings for the global IT policy rules;
generating per-user IT policy data based on settings for the per-user IT policy rules; and merging the global IT policy data and the per-user IT policy data to produce merged IT policy data.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the merging step comprises overriding settings in the global IT policy data with settings in the per-user IT policy data for conflicting IT policy rules in the global and per-user IT policy data.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein both the global and per-user IT policy rules comprise grouped IT policy rules with associated sub-IT policy rules, and during the merging step, the global and per-user IT policy data corresponding to sub-IT policy rules associated with one of the grouped IT
policy rules are grouped together.
policy rules are grouped together.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method comprises storing IT policy rules in an IT policy table, the IT policy rules comprising the global IT
policy rules and the per-user IT policy rules, and the method further comprises using a field in the IT policy table to indicate whether a given IT policy rule is settable on a per-user basis.
policy rules and the per-user IT policy rules, and the method further comprises using a field in the IT policy table to indicate whether a given IT policy rule is settable on a per-user basis.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises setting at least one of the maximum storage size and maximum storage time based on message type.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises setting at least one of the maximum storage size and maximum storage time based on folder type for folders used to store the electronic messages on the device.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises setting at least one of the maximum storage size and maximum storage time based on keywords used in subject lines of the electronic messages.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises setting at least one of the maximum storage size and maximum storage time based on the user of the device.
10. The method of claim 2, wherein if at least one of the global IT policy data and the per-user IT policy data is updated, the method further comprises sending the appropriate IT policy data to the corresponding users within the group.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending step comprises sending the appropriate IT policy data to the devices via one of a wireless connection for a wireless network, and a wired connection for a wired network.
12. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium embodying program code means executable by a processor for performing a method for providing IT policy data to configure devices associated with a group of users on a network, wherein the IT policy data is customizable on a per-user basis and the method comprises:
defining global IT policy rules with associated settings that are applicable to all users within the group of users;
defining user IT policy rules with associated settings that are applicable to a special user within the group of users;
generating IT policy data based on IT policy rules applicable to users within the group; and sending appropriate generated IT policy data to the corresponding users within the group, wherein the method further comprises defining at least one of the global IT
policy rules and the user IT policy rules with associated settings for specifying at least one of maximum storage size and maximum storage time for electronic messages stored on the devices.
defining global IT policy rules with associated settings that are applicable to all users within the group of users;
defining user IT policy rules with associated settings that are applicable to a special user within the group of users;
generating IT policy data based on IT policy rules applicable to users within the group; and sending appropriate generated IT policy data to the corresponding users within the group, wherein the method further comprises defining at least one of the global IT
policy rules and the user IT policy rules with associated settings for specifying at least one of maximum storage size and maximum storage time for electronic messages stored on the devices.
13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises:
generating global IT policy data based on settings for the global IT policy rules;
generating per-user IT policy data based on settings for the per-user IT policy rules; and merging the global IT policy data and the per-user IT policy data to produce merged IT policy data.
generating global IT policy data based on settings for the global IT policy rules;
generating per-user IT policy data based on settings for the per-user IT policy rules; and merging the global IT policy data and the per-user IT policy data to produce merged IT policy data.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises setting at least one of the maximum storage size and maximum storage time based on message type.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises setting at least one of the maximum storage size and maximum storage time based on folder type for folders used to store the electronic messages on the device.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises setting at least one of the maximum storage size and maximum storage time based on keywords used in subject lines of the electronic messages.
17. The method of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises setting at least one of the maximum storage size and maximum storage time based on the user of the device.
18. An IT policy server for providing IT policy data to configure devices associated with a group of users on a network, wherein the IT policy data is customizable on a per-user basis and the IT policy server comprises:
a) a processor adapted to generate the IT policy data;
b) a network interface connected to the processor, the network interface being adapted to allow the IT policy server to communicate with the network; and c) a memory unit connected to the processor, the memory unit being adapted to store applications and data related to the IT policy, wherein, the processor is configured to store global IT policy rules with associated settings that are applicable to all users within the group of users;
store user IT policy rules with associated settings that are applicable to a special user within the group of users, generate the IT policy data based on IT
policy rules applicable to users within the group, and send appropriate generated IT policy data to the corresponding users within the group, wherein the processor is further configurable to define at least one of the global IT
policy rules and the user IT policy rules with associated settings for specifying at least one of maximum storage size and maximum storage time for electronic messages stored on the devices.
a) a processor adapted to generate the IT policy data;
b) a network interface connected to the processor, the network interface being adapted to allow the IT policy server to communicate with the network; and c) a memory unit connected to the processor, the memory unit being adapted to store applications and data related to the IT policy, wherein, the processor is configured to store global IT policy rules with associated settings that are applicable to all users within the group of users;
store user IT policy rules with associated settings that are applicable to a special user within the group of users, generate the IT policy data based on IT
policy rules applicable to users within the group, and send appropriate generated IT policy data to the corresponding users within the group, wherein the processor is further configurable to define at least one of the global IT
policy rules and the user IT policy rules with associated settings for specifying at least one of maximum storage size and maximum storage time for electronic messages stored on the devices.
19. The IT policy server of claim 18, wherein the processor is configured to generate the IT policy data by generating global IT policy data based on settings for the global IT policy rules, generating per-user IT policy data based on settings for the per-user IT policy rules, and merging the global IT policy data and the per-user IT policy data to produce merged IT policy data.
20. The IT policy server of claim 19, wherein during merging, the IT policy server is configured to override settings in the global IT policy data with settings in the per-user IT policy data for conflicting IT policy rules in the global and per-user IT policy data.
21. The IT policy server of claim 19, wherein both the global and per-user IT policy rules comprise grouped IT policy rules with associated sub-IT policy rules, and during merging, the IT policy server is configured to group together global and per-user IT policy data corresponding to sub-IT policy rules associated with one of the grouped IT policy rules.
22. The IT policy server of claim 18, wherein the IT policy server is configured to store IT policy rules in an IT policy table, the IT policy rules comprise the global IT policy rules and the per-user IT policy rules, and the IT
policy table comprise a field to indicate whether a given IT policy rule is settable on a per-user basis.
policy table comprise a field to indicate whether a given IT policy rule is settable on a per-user basis.
23. The IT policy server of claim 18, wherein the IT policy server is configured to set at least one of the maximum storage size and maximum storage time based on message type.
24. The IT policy server of claim 18, wherein the IT policy server is configured to set at least one of the maximum storage size and maximum storage time based on folder type for folders used to store the electronic messages on the device.
25. The IT policy server of claim 18, wherein the IT policy server is configured to set at least one of the maximum storage size and maximum storage time based on keywords used in subject lines of the electronic messages.
26. The IT policy server of claim 18, wherein the IT policy server is configured to set at least one of the maximum storage size and maximum storage time based on the user of the device.
27. The IT policy server of claim 18, wherein if at least one of the global IT
policy data and the per-user IT policy data is updated, the IT policy server is configured to send the appropriate IT policy data to the corresponding users within the group.
policy data and the per-user IT policy data is updated, the IT policy server is configured to send the appropriate IT policy data to the corresponding users within the group.
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