Properties of inherited classes

Inherited classes have these characteristics:

• A class can inherit from one class only. The class that is inherited from is called the Base Class. When the Base Class field is populated, inheritance is used. You can create a new class using inheritance or update an existing class to add inheritance.
• An inherited class has the same behavior as its base class except for rules that have been added or overridden.
• The chain of inheritance is limited to a depth of five.
• In log files and security reports, an inherited class shows the base class name in addition to its own name.