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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsMatthias Wollnik, Nir Ben-Zvi, Judd Hardy, Ivelin L. Zheglov, Ravindra Mysore Seetharam
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The subject disclosure is directed towards applying global policy to only select resources (e.g., certain file folders) based on property settings associated as metadata with those resources. The resource property settings correspond to a defined property set (e.g., a global taxonomy) that is consistent with the global policy. When global policy is received, the property metadata for each resource determines whether to apply the global policy to that resource. In this way, a central administrator may provide the defined property set, a policy author may provide the policy, and a local administrator may set the resource property settings.
In a computing environment, a method performed at least in part on at least one processor, comprising, maintaining property metadata in association with a resource of a machine of a plurality of machines, in which the property metadata corresponds to a defined property set, obtaining policy that is global to the plurality of machines, and using the metadata to determine whether to apply the global policy to the resource.
In a computing environment, a system, comprising, a mechanism configured to associate property metadata with a resource, in which the property metadata represents at least one setting corresponding to at least one property definition, and a policy application mechanism that determines whether to apply at least part of the global policy to the resource based on conditions that include the property metadata associated with the resource.
One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions, which when executed perform steps, comprising, obtaining property definitions for properties of resources;
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