(referring_object_dn) this policy object temporarily referenced"""

		(referring_object_dn) this policy object temporarily referenced.

		faked_policy_reference can be a string or a list of strings."""

			if faked_policy_reference:

			if isinstance(faked_policy_reference, (list, tuple)):

				policies.extend(faked_policy_reference)

			elif faked_policy_reference:

			try:

				object_type = request.options[0].get( 'objectType' )

			object_dn = None

				object_dn = request.options[0].get( 'objectDN' )

			container_dn = None

				container = request.options[0].get( 'container' )

			except IndexError:

				raise UMC_OptionTypeError( 'The given object type is not valid' )

			if object_dn:

				module = UDM_Module( object_type )

			def _get_object(_dn, _module):

				if module.module is None:

				'''Get existing UDM object and corresponding module. Verify user input.'''

				if _module.module is None:

				obj = module.get( object_dn )

				_obj = _module.get( _dn )

			elif container:

				if _obj is None:

				module = get_module( None, container )

					raise UMC_OptionTypeError( 'The object could not be found' )

				if module.module is None:

				return _obj, _module

			def _get_object_parts(_options):

				'''Get object related information and corresponding UDM object/module. Verify user input.'''

				try:

					_object_type = _options.get('objectType')

					_object_dn = _options.get('objectDN')

					_container_dn = _options.get('container')

				except IndexError:

			for policy_options in request.options:

			for ioptions in request.options:

				policy_type = policy_options.get( 'policyType' )

				object_dn, container_dn, obj = _get_object_parts(ioptions)

				policy_dn = policy_options.get( 'policyDN' )

				policy_obj, policy_dn = _get_policy_parts(ioptions)

				policy_obj.clone(obj)

				policy_module = UDM_Module( policy_type )

				if policy_module.module is None:

				# There are 2x2x2 (=8) cases that may occur (c.f., Bug #31916):

					raise UMC_OptionTypeError( 'The given policy type is not valid' )

				# (1) 

				#   [edit] editing existing UDM object

				policy_obj = policy_module.get()

				#   -> the existing UDM object itself is loaded

				policy_obj.clone( obj )

				#   [new]  virtually edit non-existing UDM object (when a new object is being created)

				# ensure that the object itself is ignored

				#   -> the parent container UDM object is loaded

				policy_obj.referring_object_position_dn = None

				# (2)

				policy_obj.policy_result( faked_policy_reference = policy_dn )

				#   [w/pol]   UDM object has assigend policies in LDAP directory

				#   [w/o_pol] UDM object has no policies assigend in LDAP directory

				# (3)

				#   [inherit] user request to (virtually) change the policy to 'inherited'

				#   [set_pol] user request to (virtually) assign a particular policy

				faked_policy_reference = None

				if object_dn and not policy_dn:

					# case: [edit; w/pol; inherit]

					# -> current policy is (virtually) overwritten with 'None'

					faked_policy_reference = [None]

				elif not object_dn and policy_dn:

					# cases:

					# * [new; w/pol; inherit]

					# * [new; w/pol; set_pol]

					# -> old + temporary policy are both (virtually) set at the parent container

					faked_policy_reference = obj.policies + [policy_dn]

				else:

					# cases:

					# * [new; w/o_pol; inherit]

					# * [new; w/o_pol; set_pol]

					# * [edit; w/pol; set_pol]

					# * [edit; w/o_pol; inherit]

					# * [edit; w/o_pol; set_pol]

					faked_policy_reference = policy_dn