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title: Configuring the Decision Response View
description: Use the Decision Response View to increase or decrease the size of the policy decision response from the policy decision point (PDP).
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# Configuring the Decision Response View

Use the Decision Response View to increase or decrease the size of the policy decision response from the policy decision point (PDP).

When a client application makes a request for API resources, PingAuthorize Server returns a decision response payload that includes, at minimum, basic information about the server instance, the requested API resources, and the inbound and outbound flow of data. The payload also includes any views added to the Decision Response View. By default, no views are present. PingAuthorize then passes the full response payload to the [Policy Decision logger](paz_enable_detailed_logging.html#policy_decision_logger).

Adding or removing views in the Decision Response View alters the verbosity of the response payload and the size of the `policy-decision.log` file.

|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| - | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   | * If you remove all views, the Policy Decision Logger still logs an abbreviated response. To prevent this abbreviated logging, disable `include-pdp-response` for the File Based Policy Decision Log Publisher.

* The Decision Response View behavior doesn't significantly change between [embedded](paz_config_embedded_pdp.html) and [external PDP](paz_config_external_pdp.html) modes. |

You can add the following views to the Decision Response View:

| View                                     | Description                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Request**                              | Includes the full decision request object.

Selecting the Request view causes the Policy Decision Logger to record potentially sensitive data in API requests and responses. |
| **Decision Tree**                        | Includes detailed output tracing the decision's policy evaluation flow.                                                                                                              |
| **Attributes**                           | Includes full details of attributes evaluated during policy decision evaluation.                                                                                                     |
| **Services**                             | Includes full details of services invoked during policy evaluation.                                                                                                                  |
| **Evaluated Entities**                   | Includes attribute and service resolution details. This is equivalent to specifying both **attributes** and **services**.                                                            |
| **Evaluation Log**                       | Includes attribute and service resolution details. This is similar to specifying **evaluated-entities**, but the data are expressed in a flat format.                                |
| **Evaluation Log With Attribute Values** | Includes attribute and service resolution details. This is equivalent to specifying **evaluation-log** but also includes values and types for successful attribute resolutions.      |

Use the admin console or `dsconfig` to configure the Decision Response View.

* Admin console

* dsconfig

## Steps

1. Go to **Configuration > Authorization and Policies > Policy Decision Service**.

2. In the **Policy Request Configuration** section, under **Decision Response View**, select a response view.

   ![Screen capture of the Decision Response View configuration in the administrative console with the Request view selected.](_images/paz_config_decision_response_view.png)

3. Click **Save**.

## Steps

1. Run `dsconfig` with the `set-policy-decision-service-prop` subcommand.

   For example, the following command adds the `request` view to the Decision Response View:

   ```
   PingAuthorize/bin/dsconfig set-policy-decision-service-prop \
     --no-prompt --port 5409 --useSSL --trustAll \
     --bindDN "cn=directory manager" \
     --bindPassword secret \
     --add decision-response-view:request
   ```