Renaming entries
In the web UI, each entry’s name is not editable after you create and save it.
For example, let’s say you create a policy whose Name is “PolicyA”. While configuring the policy, you change your mind about the policy’s name a few times, and ultimately you change the Name to “Blog-Policy”. Finally, you click OK to save the policy. Afterwards, if you edit the policy, most settings can be changed. However, Name is greyed-out, and cannot any longer be changed.
While you cannot edit Name, you can achieve the same effect by other means.
To rename an entry
| Alternatively, if you need to rename an item that is only referenced in the core configuration file, you can download a backup copy, use a plain text editor to find and replace the entry’s old name, then restore the modified configuration backup file to the appliance. Where there are many references, this may save time. |
1. Clone the entry, supplying the new name.
2. In all areas of the configuration that refer to the old name, replace the old entry name by selecting the new name.
| If you do not know where your configuration refers to the entry that you want to delete, to find the references, you can download a backup of the configuration and use a plain text editor to search for the entry’s name. |
3. Delete the item with the old name.
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