US Patent 10198467 Policy framework user interface

Some embodiments provide, for a policy framework that manages application of a plurality of policies to a plurality of resources in a computing environment, a method for providing a user interface. The method displays a first display area for viewing and editing policies imported by the policy framework from a first several heterogeneous sources. The method displays a second display area for viewing and editing information regarding computing resources imported by the policy framework from a second several heterogeneous sources. The method displays a third display area for viewing and editing binding rules for binding the policies to the computing resources.