## Copy policy to another team

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/product/capabilities/governance/access-control/how-tos/copy-a-policy-to-another-persona

> Copy a policy from one persona to another in Atlan to reuse access configurations without rebuilding them from scratch.

Copying a policy lets you reuse an existing metadata, data, or glossary policy in another persona without rebuilding the same asset selectors, permissions, and deny settings. Copying creates a new policy in the target persona with the same connection, asset selectors, permissions, and deny settings. The original policy in the source persona stays untouched, and you can edit the copy independently.

## Prerequisites

Before you copy a policy, make sure:

- You are an **admin** in Atlan, or you have the **Governance Admin** [sub-role](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/access-control/delegate-administration/llms.txt).
- Both the **source persona** (containing the policy you want to copy) and the **target persona** already exist. See [Create a persona](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/access-control/create-a-persona/llms.txt) if you need to create the target.
- You understand that the copy is independent. Changes to either copy after the operation don't propagate to the other.

:::warning Asset scope rules are not copied
If the source policy uses **Rules** to define asset scope (filter-based rules rather than browse or search selection), those rules are not included in the copy. The copied policy will have an empty or default asset scope. Rebuild rule-based asset selectors manually in the target persona after copying.
:::

## Copy policy

1. In your Atlan workspace, click **Settings** from the left menu.

 If you are using the **Old UI (Classic)**, from the left menu, click **Admin**.

2. Click **Persona** to open the personas list, then open the **source persona** (the one that contains the policy you want to copy).

3. Switch to the **Policies** tab. The tab lists every metadata, data, business graph, and domain policy attached to this persona.

4. Find the policy you want to copy and click the **copy** icon on that policy row.

5. In the dropdown, select the **target persona** you want to copy the policy into.

6. Confirm the copy. The policy appears in the target persona's **Policies** tab with the same connection, asset selector, permissions, and deny settings as the source. From here, you can edit the copy independently. Changes won't affect the source persona's policy.

## Need help?

If a copied policy isn't behaving the way you expect, check whether a **deny rule** in either persona is overriding the grants. A deny in any persona overrides grants from every other persona for the same user. If the issue persists, contact [**Atlan Support**](https://docs.atlan.com/support/submit-request).

## See also

- [What are personas?](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/access-control/what-are-personas/llms.txt): How personas and their policies combine.
- [Create a persona](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/access-control/create-a-persona/llms.txt): End-to-end setup, including adding the first policies.
- [Copy a policy to another purpose](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/access-control/copy-a-policy-to-another-purpose/llms.txt): The equivalent flow for purposes.
- [Metadata policy reference](https://docs.atlan.com/product/capabilities/governance/access-control/metadata-policy): Field-by-field reference for metadata policies.

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