What are the differences among the various Policy formats in VigilEnt Policy Center? (NETIQKB44556)

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What are the differences among the various Policy formats in VigilEnt Policy Center?

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How do I choose a Policy format?

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Which Policy formats are available in VigilEnt Policy Center?

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What are the search and storage capabilities of the various Policy formats available in VigilEnt Policy Center?

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VigilEnt Policy Center 4.0

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VigilEnt Policy Center 3.x

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VPC has several different formats for policies, and different storage and searching capabilities for each format.  The following table describes selected features for each policy format: 

Policy Format	Document Storage	Potential Benefit	Potential Limitation
MS Word (DOC)	Physical MS Word file	Importation of MS Word document	Only Title and Keyword fields are searchable Physical DOC file on VPC server
Adobe Acrobat (PDF)	Physical Adobe Acrobat file	Importation of Adobe Acrobat document	Only Title and Keyword fields are searchable Physical PDF file on VPC server
HTML	Physical HTML file	Entire policy is searchable	Physical HTML file stored on VPC server
XML	XML text	Saved in Database Entire policy is searchable	Stored in database

For more information about policy formats, see the VigilEnt Policy User Guide.

Formerly known as NETIQKB44556