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Viewing unused policies

Viewing unused policies

Use the Unused polices report to view and delete unused policies.

You may filter the unused policies report by date range to find policies that have not been used within a particular date range.

To view the report:
  1. If using ADOMs, ensure that you are in the correct ADOM.

  2. Go to Policy & Objects > Policy Packages.

  3. From the Tools dropdown menu in the toolbar, select Find Unused Policies.

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    The Unused Policies window opens.

  4. If needed, click the Refresh button to retrieve the hitcount data from the FortiGate. Wait for the process to finish.

To enable or disable unused policies from the Unused Policies window:
  1. In the Unused Policies window, select a Policy from the Policy table.

  2. Click Enable/Disable in the toolbar.

  3. Enter a Change Note, and click OK.

    The selected Policy will be enabled/disabled. Disabled policies are indicated with an icon in the Unused Policies window and the Policy table after the page has been refreshed.

To filter the report by timestamp:
  1. In the Show Unused Policy dropdown menu, select the date range within which the report should be filtered.

    Any policies that have not been used within this date range are displayed. For example, to find policies that have not been used in the last 60 days, select "in Last 60 Days" from the dropdown menu.

Viewing unused policies

Viewing unused policies

Use the Unused polices report to view and delete unused policies.

You may filter the unused policies report by date range to find policies that have not been used within a particular date range.

To view the report:
  1. If using ADOMs, ensure that you are in the correct ADOM.

  2. Go to Policy & Objects > Policy Packages.

  3. From the Tools dropdown menu in the toolbar, select Find Unused Policies.

    .

    The Unused Policies window opens.

  4. If needed, click the Refresh button to retrieve the hitcount data from the FortiGate. Wait for the process to finish.

To enable or disable unused policies from the Unused Policies window:
  1. In the Unused Policies window, select a Policy from the Policy table.

  2. Click Enable/Disable in the toolbar.

  3. Enter a Change Note, and click OK.

    The selected Policy will be enabled/disabled. Disabled policies are indicated with an icon in the Unused Policies window and the Policy table after the page has been refreshed.

To filter the report by timestamp:
  1. In the Show Unused Policy dropdown menu, select the date range within which the report should be filtered.

    Any policies that have not been used within this date range are displayed. For example, to find policies that have not been used in the last 60 days, select "in Last 60 Days" from the dropdown menu.