diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
index 5e1653762..574941075 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
@@ -745,9 +745,9 @@ passwd => {
 policy => {
     cols => [qw(priority name host commands noderange parameters time rule comments disable)],
     keys => [qw(priority)],
-    table_desc => 'The policy table in the xCAT database controls who has authority to run specific xCAT operations. It is basically the Access Control List (ACL) for xCAT.',
+    table_desc => 'The policy table in the xCAT database controls who has authority to run specific xCAT operations. It is basically the Access Control List (ACL) for xCAT. It is sorted on the priority field before evaluating.',
  descriptions => {
-  priority => 'The priority value for this rule.  This value is used to identify this policy data object (i.e. this rule).',
+  priority => 'The priority value for this rule.  This value is used to identify this policy data object (i.e. this rule) The table is sorted on this field with the lower the number the higher the priority. For example 1.0 is higher priority than 4.1 is higher than 4.9.',
   name => 'The username that is allowed to perform the commands specified by this rule.  Default is "*" (all users).',
   host => 'The host from which users may issue the commands specified by this rule.  Default is "*" (all hosts). Only all or one host is supported',
   commands => 'The list of commands that this rule applies to.  Default is "*" (all commands).',