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# Static Policies

Static policies will help you to maintain strict guidelines for a deployment pipeline by allowing users to validate the application configuration while creating an application in spinnaker through a policy.

### Create Policy

To create a new policy follow the steps below:

1. Click “**Compliance**” → Click “**Policy Management**” → “+**New Policy**” button as shown below:

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/xDmLTMQiowMHZ4CQPCvT/blobs/moxgEIZBQBu2Q0rskrfd/32.png)

2\. The Policy Management screen appears and select "**Static**" policy type as shown below:

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/xDmLTMQiowMHZ4CQPCvT/blobs/i2WVcL0HR3qjVEPddxPj/33.png)

Enter the following details:

* Enter the Name of the policy in the text box.
* Select the Policy type as Static from the drop-down.
* Select the Policy Engine as OPA from the drop-down.
* Select the Policy Engine Account from the drop-down.
* Enter the Policy Description in the text box.
* Select and add any available Policy file.
* Enter the **Policy Details** in the text box. Refer to the image below:

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/xDmLTMQiowMHZ4CQPCvT/blobs/UxcQdIUMwf8Un9Glvcsc/34.png)

The Policy details is explained below:

* A rule is defined as the user's ability to choose the beginning of the application name. For Example, the application name must begin with “**prod**” as shown below.

```
deny["No Manual Judgement Stages"] {
 count(input.new.stages)>0
 startswith(input.new.name,"prod")
 manualStages := [d | d = input.new.stages[_].type; d == "manualJudgment"]
 count(manualStages) == 0
 }
```

* A rule is defined as requiring the user to have full execute permissions (Read, Execute, Write).

```
deny["Pipeline has no start time"] {
  startTime == 0
}
```

3\. After entering the details click “Save & Finish” to create the policy as shown in the image below:

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/xDmLTMQiowMHZ4CQPCvT/blobs/WrlqTawwHpnFQoGzsOKF/35.png)

### **Edit Policy**

To edit a policy follow the steps below:

1. Click the icon beside the name of the policy and select Edit as shown in the image below:

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/xDmLTMQiowMHZ4CQPCvT/blobs/K6rldVCbd4Z4IaixkbOX/36.png)

2\. Edit the required details and click **Save & Finish.**

### **Delete Policy**

To delete a policy follow the steps given below:

1. Click the icon beside the name of the policy and select Delete as shown in the image below:

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/xDmLTMQiowMHZ4CQPCvT/blobs/bEg6SXliEKe7vnWpIpIi/37.png)

2\. The confirmation pop-up appears as shown below:

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/xDmLTMQiowMHZ4CQPCvT/blobs/JFKyuI82nBJvzC8ibhCm/38.png)

3\. Click **Yes, delete it!** to delete the policy.