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# Preservation Policies main window

This topic describes the areas and options of the Preservation Policies section in the Administration Console.

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## About the Preservation Policies main window

The Preservation Policies main window contains the following areas:

Menu area | Displays the toolbar for creating, copying, or deleting preservation policies.
Navigation area | Displays a list of all preservation policies for the base database.
Content area | Displays a list of valid preservation policies in the base database, or the details of a selected policy.

To open Preservation Policies, go to Administration Console > Configuration Object Management > Preservation policies.

For a description of the Administration Console main window, see Administration Console user interface.

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## Preservation Policies menu area toolbar

Use the Preservation Policies toolbar to perform the following operations:

- Define a new preservation policy.

- Create a new preservation policy by copying an existing policy.

- Delete the selected preservation policy.

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## Preservation Policies navigation area

The Preservation Policies navigation pane lists all the preservation policies in the base database.

Select the top-level icon to view a list of all the preservation policies in the product.

Select a specific preservation policy to view and edit its details in the content pane.

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## Preservation Policies content area

The Preservation Policies content pane displays information about the object selected in the navigation pane.

When you select the top-level product icon in the navigation pane, you can perform the following operations in the content pane:

- Select a preservation policy to edit, copy, or delete it.

- Display a summary of preservation policies as a separate HTML page to print or save.

- Display the list of preservation policies as comma-separated values to save as a text file.

- Sort the list of preservation policies by column headings. Click Select All to select all the preservation policies on the page.

When you select a preservation policy in the navigation pane, you can view and edit its details in the content pane:

Section | Description
--- | ---
General | Contains general details about the preservation policy, including its name and description, the default rule, the user who last updated it, and the updated date.
Preservation Rules | Contains a list of preservation rules associated with the policy. You can add, edit, or delete preservation rules.
Used By | Contains a list of projects that use the preservation policy. You can add or delete stages for a project.

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See also:

- Preservation policies
- Define preservation policies and rules

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