def _checkValueItemParent(policy_element, policy_name, policy_key,
                          policy_valueName, xpath_object, policy_file_data,
                          check_deleted=False, test_item=True):
    '''
    helper function to process the parent of a value item object
    if test_item is True, it will determine if the policy is enabled/disabled
    returns True if the value is configured in the registry.pol file, otherwise returns False

    if test_item is False, the expected search string will be returned

    value type parents:
        boolean: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn606009(v=vs.85).aspx
        enabledValue: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn606006(v=vs.85).aspx
        disabledValue: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn606001(v=vs.85).aspx

    '''
    for element in xpath_object(policy_element):
        for value_item in element.getchildren():
            search_string = _processValueItem(value_item,
                                              policy_key,
                                              policy_valueName,
                                              policy_element,
                                              element,
                                              check_deleted=check_deleted)
            if not test_item:
                return search_string
            if _regexSearchRegPolData(re.escape(search_string), policy_file_data):
                log.debug('found the search string in the pol file, '
                          '%s is configured', policy_name)
                return True
    return False