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policy_definitions

Creates, updates, deletes, gets or lists a policy_definitions resource.

Overview

Namepolicy_definitions
TypeResource
Idazure.resource.policy_definitions

Fields

The following fields are returned by SELECT queries:

NameDatatypeDescription
idstringFully qualified resource ID for the resource. Ex - /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/{resourceProviderNamespace}/{resourceType}/{resourceName}.
namestringThe name of the resource.
descriptionstringThe policy definition description.
displayNamestringThe display name of the policy definition.
externalEvaluationEnforcementSettingsobjectThe details of the source of external evaluation results required by the policy during enforcement evaluation.
metadataobjectThe policy definition metadata. Metadata is an open ended object and is typically a collection of key value pairs.
modestringThe policy definition mode. Some examples are All, Indexed, Microsoft.KeyVault.Data.
parametersobjectThe parameter definitions for parameters used in the policy rule. The keys are the parameter names.
policyRuleobjectThe policy rule.
policyTypestringThe type of policy definition. Possible values are NotSpecified, BuiltIn, Custom, and Static. Known values are: "NotSpecified", "BuiltIn", "Custom", and "Static". (NotSpecified, BuiltIn, Custom, Static)
systemDataobjectAzure Resource Manager metadata containing createdBy and modifiedBy information.
typestringThe type of the resource. E.g. "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines" or "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts".
versionstringThe policy definition version in #.#.# format.
versionsarrayA list of available versions for this policy definition.

Methods

The following methods are available for this resource:

NameAccessible byRequired ParamsOptional ParamsDescription
getselectpolicy_definition_name, subscription_idThis operation retrieves the policy definition in the given subscription with the given name.
get_at_management_groupselectmanagement_group_id, policy_definition_nameThis operation retrieves the policy definition in the given management group with the given name.
listselectsubscription_id$filter, $topThis operation retrieves a list of all the policy definitions in a given subscription that match the optional given $filter. Valid values for $filter are: 'atExactScope()', 'policyType -eq {value}' or 'category eq '{value}''. If $filter is not provided, the unfiltered list includes all policy definitions associated with the subscription, including those that apply directly or from management groups that contain the given subscription. If $filter=atExactScope() is provided, the returned list only includes all policy definitions that at the given subscription. If $filter='policyType -eq {value}' is provided, the returned list only includes all policy definitions whose type match the {value}. Possible policyType values are NotSpecified, BuiltIn, Custom, and Static. If $filter='category -eq {value}' is provided, the returned list only includes all policy definitions whose category match the {value}.
list_by_management_groupselectmanagement_group_id$filter, $topThis operation retrieves a list of all the policy definitions in a given management group that match the optional given $filter. Valid values for $filter are: 'atExactScope()', 'policyType -eq {value}' or 'category eq '{value}''. If $filter is not provided, the unfiltered list includes all policy definitions associated with the management group, including those that apply directly or from management groups that contain the given management group. If $filter=atExactScope() is provided, the returned list only includes all policy definitions that at the given management group. If $filter='policyType -eq {value}' is provided, the returned list only includes all policy definitions whose type match the {value}. Possible policyType values are NotSpecified, BuiltIn, Custom, and Static. If $filter='category -eq {value}' is provided, the returned list only includes all policy definitions whose category match the {value}.
get_built_inselectpolicy_definition_nameThis operation retrieves the built-in policy definition with the given name.
list_built_inselect$filter, $topThis operation retrieves a list of all the built-in policy definitions that match the optional given $filter. If $filter='policyType -eq {value}' is provided, the returned list only includes all built-in policy definitions whose type match the {value}. Possible policyType values are NotSpecified, BuiltIn, Custom, and Static. If $filter='category -eq {value}' is provided, the returned list only includes all built-in policy definitions whose category match the {value}.
create_or_updateinsertpolicy_definition_name, subscription_idThis operation creates or updates a policy definition in the given subscription with the given name.
create_or_update_at_management_groupinsertmanagement_group_id, policy_definition_nameThis operation creates or updates a policy definition in the given management group with the given name.
create_or_updatereplacepolicy_definition_name, subscription_idThis operation creates or updates a policy definition in the given subscription with the given name.
create_or_update_at_management_groupreplacemanagement_group_id, policy_definition_nameThis operation creates or updates a policy definition in the given management group with the given name.
deletedeletepolicy_definition_name, subscription_idThis operation deletes the policy definition in the given subscription with the given name.
delete_at_management_groupdeletemanagement_group_id, policy_definition_nameThis operation deletes the policy definition in the given management group with the given name.

Parameters

Parameters can be passed in the WHERE clause of a query. Check the Methods section to see which parameters are required or optional for each operation.

NameDatatypeDescription
management_group_idstringThe ID of the management group. Required.
policy_definition_namestringThe name of the policy definition to get. Required.
subscription_idstring
$filterstringThe filter to apply on the operation. Valid values for $filter are: 'atExactScope()', 'policyType -eq {value}' or 'category eq '{value}''. If $filter is not provided, no filtering is performed. If $filter=atExactScope() is provided, the returned list only includes all policy definitions that at the given scope. If $filter='policyType -eq {value}' is provided, the returned list only includes all policy definitions whose type match the {value}. Possible policyType values are NotSpecified, BuiltIn, Custom, and Static. If $filter='category -eq {value}' is provided, the returned list only includes all policy definitions whose category match the {value}. Default value is None.
$topintegerMaximum number of records to return. When the $top filter is not provided, it will return 500 records. Default value is None.

SELECT examples

This operation retrieves the policy definition in the given subscription with the given name.

SELECT
id,
name,
description,
displayName,
externalEvaluationEnforcementSettings,
metadata,
mode,
parameters,
policyRule,
policyType,
systemData,
type,
version,
versions
FROM azure.resource.policy_definitions
WHERE policy_definition_name = '{{ policy_definition_name }}' -- required
AND subscription_id = '{{ subscription_id }}' -- required
;

INSERT examples

This operation creates or updates a policy definition in the given subscription with the given name.

INSERT INTO azure.resource.policy_definitions (
properties,
policy_definition_name,
subscription_id
)
SELECT
'{{ properties }}',
'{{ policy_definition_name }}',
'{{ subscription_id }}'
RETURNING
id,
name,
properties,
systemData,
type
;

REPLACE examples

This operation creates or updates a policy definition in the given subscription with the given name.

REPLACE azure.resource.policy_definitions
SET
properties = '{{ properties }}'
WHERE
policy_definition_name = '{{ policy_definition_name }}' --required
AND subscription_id = '{{ subscription_id }}' --required
RETURNING
id,
name,
properties,
systemData,
type;

DELETE examples

This operation deletes the policy definition in the given subscription with the given name.

DELETE FROM azure.resource.policy_definitions
WHERE policy_definition_name = '{{ policy_definition_name }}' --required
AND subscription_id = '{{ subscription_id }}' --required
;