View CMDB Data Manager policies

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read data-manager-view-policies-wrkspc.md

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

Navigate to Workspaces > CMDB Workspace > Governance. Then, in the Governance navigation pane, select Data Manager.
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.
  - 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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---
title: View CMDB Data Manager policies
description: View Data Manager policies on a dashboard view in CMDB Workspace, with a timeline of upcoming scheduled policies, counts, and grouped by policy status.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/data-manager-view-policies-wrkspc.html
release: australia
product: Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\)
classification: configuration-management-database-cmdb
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Administer CMDB Data Manager, CMDB data management, Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\), Configuration Management, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# View CMDB Data Manager policies

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 **Workspaces** &gt; **CMDB Workspace** &gt; **Governance**. Then, in the Governance navigation pane, select **Data Manager**.

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.
- **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.

## What to do next

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