PaCE administration life cycle

concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read pace-lifecycle-management.md

This checklist lists the tasks involved in administering PaCE policies.

Task	Description
Set up and install PaCE.	PaCE is installed as part of the application you want to create policies in.
Create a policy.	See Create a PaCE policy.
Create a new policy version	See:- Create a new variable for a policy version (if required). Define mappings for a PaCE policy. Edit a PaCE policy script
Test a policy version	Use the Test Playground for PaCE policies
Publish a new policy version	See Publish a PaCE policy version.
Activate a published policy	See Activate or deactivate a PaCE policy.
Use the policy.	See Execute policies.

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title: PaCE administration life cycle
description: This checklist lists the tasks involved in administering PaCE policies.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/policy-as-code-engine-pace/pace-lifecycle-management.html
release: australia
product: Policy as Code Engine \(PaCE\)
classification: policy-as-code-engine-pace
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Understanding PaCE, Policy as Code Engine \(PaCE\), Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
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# PaCE administration life cycle

This checklist lists the tasks involved in administering PaCE policies.

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Task

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Set up and install PaCE.

</td><td>

PaCE is installed as part of the application you want to create policies in.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Create a policy.

</td><td>

See [Create a PaCE policy](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/policy-as-code-engine-pace/pace-create-policy.md).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Create a new policy version

</td><td>

See:-   [Create a new variable for a policy version](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/policy-as-code-engine-pace/pace-create-variable-policy-version.md) \(if required\).
-   [Define mappings for a PaCE policy](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/policy-as-code-engine-pace/pace-create-policy-mapping.md).
-   [Edit a PaCE policy script](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/policy-as-code-engine-pace/pace-edit-policy-script.md)

</td></tr><tr><td>

Test a policy version

</td><td>

[Use the Test Playground for PaCE policies](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/policy-as-code-engine-pace/pace-use-test-playground.md)

</td></tr><tr><td>

Publish a new policy version

</td><td>

See [Publish a PaCE policy version](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/policy-as-code-engine-pace/pace-publish-policy-version.md).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Activate a published policy

</td><td>

See [Activate or deactivate a PaCE policy](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/policy-as-code-engine-pace/pace-deactivate-policy.md).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Use the policy.

</td><td>

See [Execute policies](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/policy-as-code-engine-pace/pace-execute-policies.md).

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</table>