policyDefinitions
The base type for general .admx files with satellite resource files.
Element hierarchy
<policyDefinitions>
Syntax
<policyDefinitions revision = versionString
schemaVersion = versionString >
<!-- Child elements -->
policyNamespaces,
supersededAdm*,
annotation*,
resources,
supportedOn?,
categories?,
policies?
</policyDefinitions>
Key
?
optional (zero or one)
*
optional (zero or more)
Attributes and Elements
Attributes
Attribute | Description | Data type | Required | Default value |
---|---|---|---|---|
revision | TBD |
versionString | Yes | |
schemaVersion | TBD |
versionString | Yes |
Child Elements
Child Element | Description |
---|---|
[annotation](element-1-annotation.md) | A comment string for .adml files. Strings added to this tag will not be processed by Group Policy tools. |
[categories](element-categories.md) | A list of category elements. Up to one list of categories can be defined in an .admx file. |
[policies](element-policies.md) | A grouping of one or more policy setting definitions. |
[policyNamespaces](element-policynamespaces.md) | An .admx implementation of a PolicyNamespaces type. The PolicyNamespaces complex type is a single PolicyNamespaceAssociation to reference the policy information defined in an .admx file and a set of PolicyNamespaceAssociation types referenced by an .admx file. |
[resources (type: LocalizationResourceReference)](element-1-resources.md) | An .admx implementation of the PolicyDefinitionResources. The minimum version of the .adml file is required. |
[supersededAdm](element-supersededadm.md) | A reference to the file name for an .adm file. Group Policy Object Editor will not read any .adm file designated as superseded. |
[supportedOn (type: SupportedOnTable)](element-supportedon.md) | A table of potentially supported products. |
Parent Elements
This outermost (document) element may not be contained by any other elements.
Requirements
Namespace |
https://www.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/PolicyDefinitions |