Create and Manage URL Patterns

Create URL Patterns

Use this page to create URL patterns. You can also assign URL patterns to a URL category.

Select Shared Services > Objects > URL Patterns.

The URL Patterns page appears.
Click the plus icon () to create a URL pattern.

The Create URL Patterns page is displayed.

Complete the configuration according to the following guidelines:

Table 1: Create URL Patterns Settings
Settings	Guidelines
Name	Enter a unique name for the URL pattern. The name must begin with a letter or an underscore (_) and can contain alphanumeric characters and some special characters (_ -). The maximum length is 29 characters.
Description	Enter a description for the URL pattern. The maximum length is 255 characters.
URL Category	Select the URL category to which you want to assign the URL pattern. Alternatively, click Create New URL Category to create a URL category, enter the URL category name in the text box, and click Save.
Add URLs	Enter one or more URLs (separated by commas) in the text box, and click Add. The URLs are displayed in the URL List table. Note: The following wildcard characters are supported: asterisk () period (.) square brackets ([]) question mark (?) Precede all wildcard characters with http://. The asterisk () can only be used at the beginning of a URL and must be followed by a period (.). The question mark (?) can only be used at the end of a URL. The following are examples of wildcard syntaxes that are supported: http://.example.net, http://www.example.ne?, and http://www.example.n??. The following are examples of wildcard syntaxes that are not supported: .example.???, http://*example.net, http://?, and www.example.ne?.

Click OK.

A new URL pattern is created and you are returned to the URL Patterns page.

Edit—Select the URL pattern, and then click the pencil icon ().
Clone—Select the URL pattern, and then click More > Clone.
Delete—Select the URL pattern, and then click the trash can icon (). Before deleting a URL pattern, ensure that the URL pattern is not referenced in any content security profiles that are, in turn, used in firewall policy rules or in URL categories referenced in the content security settings. If you try to delete such a URL pattern, an error message is displayed.