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# Publish or unpublish a de-duplication template

# Publish or unpublish a de-duplication template {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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After creating a de-duplication template, you must publish the draft template to make it available to run. You might also need to unpublish a published de-duplication template so it's temporarily unavailable for
de-duplication remediation, until you republish it again.

## Before you begin

* A template that you want to publish must not be in a published state.
* A template that you want to unpublish must be currently published.
* If the template that you want to unpublish is currently running or in the running queue, you must wait for the run to complete or cancel the run. In the De-duplication dashboard, select the Running tab, locate the template that you want to unpublish, and then select Cancel in the template's card.

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Role required:

* To access the [Governance view in CMDB Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/kzTUxC2vBblkQeHkV5fhyQ "Governance view in CMDB Workspace provides administrators with important information, actions, and links to tools that are used to manage, monitor, and administer data ingestion and other CMDB functions.") to perform de-duplication tasks: sn_cmdb_admin
* To perform de-duplication tasks, cmdb_dedup_admin or any role containing cmdb_dedup_admin (such as sn_cmdb_admin)
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## About this task

## Procedure

1. Navigate to WorkspacesCMDB Workspace.
2. Select the De-duplication Template Library link in Management tools, in the Manage section.
3. In the libraries pane locate the template that you want to publish or unpublish and then either:
   1. Publish: Ensure that all the sections of the template are complete and select Publish.
   2. In the Publish template dialog box, select Publish.
   3. Unpublish: Select Unpublish and in the Unpublish template dialog box, select Unpublish.
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## Result

A published template:

* Becomes available on the De-duplication templates page and can be used for remediation.
* Can't be edited or retired.
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An unpublished template is set back into draft mode:

* Is no longer available on the De-duplication templates page and can't be selected for remediation.
* Can be edited or retired.
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