The pattern
Platform - Policy type - Purpose - Ring
WIN-UPD-QualityUpdates-PILOT
28 of 64 characters for a policy or profile
What each part means
| Part | Here | What it says | Other values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | WIN | The operating system. | MAC, IOS, AND, LNX, WEB |
| Policy type | UPD | The kind of policy or profile. | CONF, COMP, SEC, APP, WIFI |
| Purpose | QualityUpdates | What the item does, in your own words. | free text |
| Ring | PILOT | The deployment ring or environment that receives it. | PRD, 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 update rings: one policy per ring, each with its own deferral.
- Name the rings the way your change process does, for example Pilot and Broad.
- Keep quality and feature updates in separate policies when their deferrals differ.
More names in this pattern
- WIN-UPD-QualityUpdates-PILOT
- WIN-UPD-QualityUpdates-PRD
- WIN-UPD-DriverUpdates-PILOT
- MAC-UPD-SoftwareUpdate-PRD