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title: Publish a draft CMDB Data Manager policy
description: If you created a draft Data Manager policy, or imported legacy certification schedules, you can activate that draft policy by publishing it in CMDB Workspace.
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product: Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\)
classification: configuration-management-database-cmdb
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Administer CMDB Data Manager, CMDB data management, Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\), Configuration Management, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
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# Publish a draft CMDB Data Manager policy

If you created a draft Data Manager policy, or imported legacy certification schedules, you can activate that draft policy by publishing it in CMDB Workspace.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_cmdb\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **CMDB Workspace** and then select the **Data Manager** quick link on the Home view.

    -   Navigate to **Workspaces** > **CMDB Workspace** and then select the **Data Manager** quick link on the Home view.
    -   Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Service Graph Workspace** and in the navigation panel, select the Governance icon. Then, in the Governance navigation pane, select **Data Manager overview**.
2.  Select Policies in the left-side bar in the Data Manager overview page.

3.  Select the Draft policies list view on the Data Manager policies page.

4.  Select the policy that you want to publish and then, on the policy form, select **Edit Policy**.

5.  Review any policy settings by selecting the pages to review in the left-side bar.

6.  Select Review in the left-side bar and then, on the Review form select:

    1.  **Publish Policy** to activate the policy.

    2.  **Save & Exit** to save any changes and keep the policy in draft mode.


## What to do next

Deactivate a policy to temporarily prevent the policy from running:

1.  On the Policies page, select the Published policies list view.
2.  Select a policy that you want to deactivate.
3.  On a policy form select **Deactivate Policy**.