Enabling or disabling policies

Last published : Jul 23, 2026
By default, all the policies are disabled. You must enable a policy if you want Arctera Classification to check for and tag the items that match the policy.
Note: Enabling a lot of policies can affect performance. In addition, policies with complex conditions take longer to process than those with simple conditions.
To enable or disable policies
  1. In the left navigation pane, click Policies.
  2. To enable or disable a single policy, search for and select that policy, click the Actions button (three dots) at the end of a policy, and click Edit.
    The Edit Policy dialog box appears.
    In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled for the corresponding action.
  3. To enable or disable multiple policies simultaneously, either search for specific policies or select policies.
    In the right pane, the application displays the number of policies selected. Click Edit.
  4. In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled for the corresponding action.
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    Enabling all policies in a single operation is prohibited as there are multiple factors that you need to consider before enabling a policy. If you select all policies and try to enable them, an error message will appear on the screen, prohibiting the operation.
  5. Click Save.
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