Technical Tip: Use single URL filter for multiple web filter profile

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Description
This article describes how to configure single static URL filter and bind it to the multiple web filter profile.

Solution
When there is huge URL filter list is available and it is required to bind it with multiple web filter profiles,it is possible from CLI,

Create the URL filter list from CLI or configure web filter profile with static URL filter configured,

Configure URL filter from CLI.

# config webfilter urlfilter
    edit <number>
        set name <name>
        # config entries
            edit 1
                set url <URL>
                set action <exempt/block/allow/monitor>
                set type <simple/regex/wildcard>
            next
        end
    next
end

Once the URL filter is configured, bind it with the exiting web filter profile.

# config webfilter profile
    edit <name of webfilter profile>
        # config web
            set urlfilter-table <number of URL filter table>
        end
     end

Note.
This operation can only be done from CLI.