When an action in a design/change-time policy completes its execution, it returns a completion code and a completion message. This information is written to the policy log if CentraSite is configured to log successful policies.

If the completion code indicates success, CentraSite performs the next action in the policy (if one exists) or completes the requested work on the object (for example, it commits the given change to the database).

If the completion code indicates failure, CentraSite records the error in the policy log. Then it immediately exits the policy. If the policy contains additional actions, those actions are not executed. If the policy was triggered by one of the pre-commit events (for example, during a PreCreate, PreUpdate or PreStateChange event) the requested operation is not performed. If the initial request had triggered multiple policies, any policy that had not yet been executed will be bypassed.

For information about viewing failed policies in the policy log, see Viewing the Policy Log and Viewing Failed Policies From Your Inbox.