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# View CMDB Data Manager policies

# View CMDB Data Manager policies {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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View Data Manager policies on a dashboard view in CMDB Workspace, with a timeline of upcoming scheduled policies, counts, and grouped by policy status.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_cmdb_admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to WorkspacesCMDB Workspace and then select the Data Manager quick link on the Home view.
2. Select Policies in the left-side bar.  
   Select a tab on the Data Manager policies page:
   * Published policies: Provides the following cards:

     Upcoming scheduled policies
     :   Timeline showing scheduled policies across time. On the timeline, you can:
         * Point to indicators to show details about a scheduled policy.
         * Zoom in or out to extend or shorten the time span of the timeline.
         * Go forward or backward in time.
         * Show or hid the timeline legend, where you can toggle the Attestation Policy switch to show or hide attestation policy indicators on the timeline.
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     Policies
     :   Pie chart showing the breakdown of policies by policy type.

     Published policies
     :   List view of policies that are published. You can drill down a policy to show the policy form view with further details about the policy.
   * Draft policies: Policies in draft state.
   * De-activated policies: Policies that have been de-activated and therefore aren't active.
   * Policies failing evaluation: Policies that are invalid and therefore require your attention.
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## What to do next

* [Create a CMDB Data Manager policy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/62u9ThyS52sKtt6pDr0jMQ "Create a CMDB Data Manager policy in CMDB Workspace to automatically process CIs life-cycle events such as deletion. Applying consistent and standard life-cycle policies to CIs helps maintain the health of the CMDB.")
* [Manage retirement definitions for CMDB Data Manager](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/AMU5sUgDJcPGwcPbMi_smA#data-manager-manage-ret-def-wrkspc "Use CMDB Workspace to create, delete, edit, or activate retirement definitions in your organization, for a class. Tables that are targeted in CMDB Data Manager life-cycle policies, must be associated with an active retirement definition. Target CIs in Retire policies, are set to match their associated class retirement definitions.")
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