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How to Manage Policy?

You can give permissions to a User or Group with a policy document. You can assign multiple policies to a User or Group. If you would like to assign the same policy to multiple users then you can add users to a group and assign the policy to that group.
how to manage policy ?

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Add Policy:

Following are the steps to add policy -

  1. Run the SDB Explorer and get authenticated with specified credentials.
  2. Click on the IAM button at toolbar.
  3. It will open the IAM panel. Now choose the nick-name and click on the Go button.
  4. Groups and their related users will be listed in the tree structure at left panel and all buttons at toolbar get enabled.
  5. You can see Add Policy button at top-left of the panel on tool bar . Click on Add Policy button.
  6. A new panel will be opened.
  7. Provide policy name that must be of 128 characters.
  8. You will find label Apply Policy To , that will be next to policy name.
  9. You can select either Group or User for which you are going to assign policy.
  10. According to your selection of radio button, combo box will show list of Users or Groups .
  11. Select any User or Group from combo box.
  12. Provide your policy document.
  13. Policy size per User is 2,048 characters where as policy size per group is 10,240 characters.
  14. Domains are the only resource type you can specify in a policy.
  15. The ARN format is: arn:aws:sdb:<region>:<account_id>:domain/<domain_name></domain_name></account_id></region> .
  16. For more help you can click on Help button situated over right-bottom of the corner.
  17. You will find some templates by clicking on right side topics.
  18. You can copy template by clicking on Copy button.
  19. After providing your policy document, click on Ok button.
  20. You will find status message that your policy has been saved successfully.
  21. Click on Refresh button to view your changes.

List Policy :

Following are the steps to list policy -

  1. Double click on any User or Group listed in the tree at left side panel, for which you would like to list policy.
  2. A policy will be displayed in table at right side panel.
  3. You can see Policy Name , Owner Name and Policy Document in table.

Edit Policy:

Following are the steps to edit policy -

  1. Double click on any User or Group , for which you would like to edit policy.
  2. A policy will be displayed in table at right side panel.
  3. You can see Policy Name , Owner Name and Policy Document in table.
  4. Select the row in the table of which you would like to edit policy document.
  5. Right click on selected row, you will find option Edit Policy , Click on this.
  6. Edit Policy panel will be opened.
  7. Edit Owner Name to whom the policy will be applied for or you can edit your Policy Document .
  8. After editing your policy document, click on Ok button.
  9. You will find status message that your policy has been saved successfully.
  10. Click on Refresh button to view your changes.

Delete Policy:

Following are the steps to delete policy -

  1. Double click on any User or Group , which you would like to delete policy.
  2. A policy will be displayed in Table at right side panel.
  3. You can see Policy Name , Owner Name and Policy Document in table.
  4. Select the row in the table of which you would like to delete policy.
  5. Right click on selected row, you will find option Delete Policy .
  6. Click on Delete Policy and policy will be deleted.
  7. Click on Refresh button to view your changes.

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