The collector and handler policies are used to delete, move, and export composite objects in a consistent way. Composite objects are objects that are made up, in part, of other registry objects. A Service object, for example, includes Operation objects, Binding objects, and Interface objects. When you delete, move, or export a Service object, you want CentraSite to delete, move, or export the Service object and its related components. The collector and handler policies provide a way to consistently identify the set of registry objects that make up a composite object and treat those objects as a unit when performing delete, move, and export operations.

To understand collectors and handlers, you must understand the concepts of shared components, nonshared components and required objects. If you are not already familiar with these concepts, review the material in the CentraSite Administrator’s Guide.