Publish or unpublish a de-duplication template

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read workspc-dedup-unpublish-template.md

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.

Role required:

To access the Governance view in CMDB Workspace to perform de-duplication tasks: sn_cmdb_editor or sn_cmdb_admin
To perform de-duplication tasks, cmdb_dedup_admin or any role containing cmdb_dedup_admin (such as sn_cmdb_admin)

About this task

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > CMDB Workspace > Governance.
Select the De-duplication Template Library link in Management tools, in the Manage section.
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.

Result

A published template:

Becomes available on the De-duplication templates page and can be used for remediation.
Can't be edited or retired.

An unpublished template is set back into draft mode: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.

Parent Topic:CI de-duplication experience in CMDB Workspace

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---
title: Publish or unpublish a de-duplication template
description: 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.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/workspc-dedup-unpublish-template.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: [CI de-duplication experience in a workspace, Duplicate CIs remediation, CMDB data management, Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\), Configuration Management, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# Publish or unpublish a de-duplication template

## 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.

Role required:

- To access the [Governance view in CMDB Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/sg-workspace-governance-view.md) to perform de-duplication tasks: sn\_cmdb\_editor or sn\_cmdb\_admin
- To perform de-duplication tasks, cmdb\_dedup\_admin or any role containing cmdb\_dedup\_admin \(such as sn\_cmdb\_admin\)

## About this task

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **CMDB Workspace** &gt; **Governance**.

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**.

## Result

A published template:

- Becomes available on the De-duplication templates page and can be used for remediation.
- Can't be edited or retired.

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.

**Parent Topic:**[CI de-duplication experience in CMDB Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/dedup-ci-exp-cmdb-workspace.md)