Policy configuration and simulation

A processor-implemented method to execute on a processor, implemented and residing in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and the processor configured to perform the method comprising:

• acquiring, by the processor, an activation of a selected network resource from a user within a graphical user interface (GUI) that depicts the activated selected network resource along with other network resources of a network;
• receiving, by the processor, a selection within the GUI from the user, the selection identifying the network resource, which is depicted as a node within the GUI;
• altering, by the processor, a presentation of the GUI to show a path of connections from the selected network resource to other network resources connected in the path with the selected network resource;
• presenting, by the processor, a new presentation showing policies and policy relationships for the activated network resource as connections between the activated network resource and the other network resources, each connection defining a relationship, and each relationship defining connection details between the activated network resource and the other network resources and attributes for the connection details;
• obtaining, by the processor, from a user an activation of a select policy within the GUI, the policies presented within the new presentation as having interconnections to one another and related to the activated selected network resource;
• showing, by the processor, a configuration dialogue to the user to alter configuration settings for the activated select policy;
• making, by the processor, changes to the configuration settings in response to values supplied by the user in the configuration dialogue;
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• simulating, by the processor, the changes to the activated selected policy via the values within the network in response to direction within the GUI supplied by the user.