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Managing automated classification policies

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Viewing classification policies

To view your classification policies:

  1. In the admin Console's left sidebar, click Classification.
  2. In the top of the window, click Classification Policies.  Box displays a list of your classification policies.
  3. Click a policy name.  Box displays the details of the policy.

 

Disabling an enabled classification policy

To disable a classification policy:

  1. In the admin Console's left sidebar, click Classification.
  2. In the top of the window, click Classification Policies.  Box displays a list of your classification policies.
  3. Click the policy name of an enabled policy.  Box displays the details of the policy.
  4. In the top-right corner of the window, click Disable.

 

Enabling a disabled classification policy

To enable a disabled classification policy:

  1. In the admin Console's left sidebar, click Classification.
  2. In the top of the window, click Classification Policies.  Box displays a list of your classification policies.
  3. Click the policy name of a disabled policy.  Box displays the details of the policy.
  4. In the top-right corner of the window, click Enable.

 

Prioritizing classification policies

Box enables you to prioritize which policies Box executes when conflicts occur among policies. The smaller the Priority value is, the higher the priority.  

So, if conditions for several policies are met for the same file, Box applies the policy whose Priority value is the smallest.  For example, Box executes a conflicting policy whose Priority is 2 and does not execute a conflicting policy whose Priority is 3.

To prioritize your security classification policies:

  1. In the admin Console's left sidebar, click Classification.
  2. In the top of the window, click Classification Policies.  Box displays a list of your classification policies.  The Priority column lists, from top to bottom, the priorities in which Box executes the policies.
  3. In the top-right corner of the window, click Change Priority Order.
  4. Hover on a policy name to highlight it.
  5. Click and hold down the mouse button, then drag the policy name up or down the list to the desired position.
  6. In the top-right corner, click Save.
  7. In the Confirm Priority Order Change window, click Confirm.

Note: After a new priority order takes effect, Box does not re-classify classified files.

 

Updating a classification policy

To update a classification policy:

  1. In the admin Console's left sidebar, click Classification.
  2. In the top of the window, click Classification Policies.  Box displays a list of your classification policies.
  3. Click a policy name.  Box displays the details of the policy.
  4. In the top-right corner of the window, click Edit.
  5. Change the policy as you wish.
  6. In the top-right corner, click Save.

 

Deleting a classification policy

To delete a classification policy:

  1. In the admin Console's left sidebar, click Classification.
  2. In the top of the window, click Classification Policies.  Box displays a list of your classification policies.
  3. Click a policy name.  Box displays the details of the policy.
  4. In the top-right corner of the window, click Delete. 
  5. In the Delete ... Policy window, click Delete.

Note: Box does not remove classifications that this policy applied to content.

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