The pattern
Prefix - Platform - Policy type - Purpose - Ring
Contoso-WIN-WIFI-CorporateWifi-PRD
34 of 64 characters for a policy or profile
What each part means
| Part | Here | What it says | Other values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefix | Contoso | A leading code of your own, such as a customer, tenant or site. | free text |
| Platform | WIN | The operating system. | MAC, IOS, AND, LNX, WEB |
| Policy type | WIFI | The kind of policy or profile. | CONF, COMP, SEC, APP, UPD |
| Purpose | CorporateWifi | What the item does, in your own words. | free text |
| Ring | PRD | The deployment ring or environment that receives it. | PILOT, CAN, DEV, TEST, UAT |
Parts are joined with “-”. In the builder you can change every value, the separator and the order, add parts and remove them.
When to use it
For managed service providers and anyone who works in several tenants. A customer code at the front keeps exported policies, screenshots and documentation unambiguous.
- Use one short, fixed code per customer and keep a list of them.
- Inside a single tenant the prefix adds nothing; add it when names leave the tenant.
More names in this pattern
- Contoso-WIN-WIFI-CorporateWifi-PRD
- Contoso-WIN-CONF-EdgeBaseline-PRD
- Fabrikam-MAC-COMP-CorporateDevices-PRD
- Contoso-IOS-WIFI-GuestWifi-PILOT