Microsoft.Authorization policyDefinitions 2019-01-01

Bicep resource definition

The policyDefinitions resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

• Tenant - See tenant deployment commands* Management groups - See management group deployment commands* Subscription - See subscription deployment commands

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions resource, add the following Bicep to your template.

resource symbolicname 'Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions@2019-01-01' = {
  name: 'string'
  properties: {
    description: 'string'
    displayName: 'string'
    metadata: any(Azure.Bicep.Types.Concrete.AnyType)
    mode: 'string'
    parameters: any(Azure.Bicep.Types.Concrete.AnyType)
    policyRule: any(Azure.Bicep.Types.Concrete.AnyType)
    policyType: 'string'
  }
}

Property values

Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions

PolicyDefinitionProperties

Quickstart samples

The following quickstart samples deploy this resource type.

ARM template resource definition

The policyDefinitions resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

• Tenant - See tenant deployment commands* Management groups - See management group deployment commands* Subscription - See subscription deployment commands

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions resource, add the following JSON to your template.

{
  "type": "Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions",
  "apiVersion": "2019-01-01",
  "name": "string",
  "properties": {
    "description": "string",
    "displayName": "string",
    "metadata": {},
    "mode": "string",
    "parameters": {},
    "policyRule": {},
    "policyType": "string"
  }
}

Property values

Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions

PolicyDefinitionProperties

Quickstart templates

The following quickstart templates deploy this resource type.

Template	Description
Create an Azure Virtual Network Manager and sample VNETs	This template deploys an Azure Virtual Network Manager and sample virtual networks into the named resource group. It supports multiple connectivity topologies and network group membership types.
Deploy a Policy Def and Assign to Multiple Mgmt Groups	This template is a management group level template that will create a policy definition and assign that policy to multiple management groups.
Deploy a policy definition and assign to a management group	This template is a management group level template that will create a policy definition and assign that policy to the target management group. Currently, this template cannot be deployed via the Azure Portal.

Terraform (AzAPI provider) resource definition

The policyDefinitions resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

• Tenant* Management groups* Subscription

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions resource, add the following Terraform to your template.

resource "azapi_resource" "symbolicname" {
  type = "Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions@2019-01-01"
  name = "string"
  body = jsonencode({
    properties = {
      description = "string"
      displayName = "string"
      metadata = ?
      mode = "string"
      parameters = ?
      policyRule = ?
      policyType = "string"
    }
  })
}

Property values

Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions

PolicyDefinitionProperties