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title: Adding a policy or policy set
description: Add PingOne Authorize policies to define the circumstances under which users can access certain resources.
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revdate: May 15, 2024
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  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  choose-from: Choose from:
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# Adding a policy or policy set

Add PingOne Authorize policies to define the circumstances under which users can access certain resources.

## About this task

It's helpful to frame your policies in terms of what is permitted or denied.

Use policy sets to group policies and organize them hierarchically.

## Steps

1. Go to **Authorization > Policies**.

2. Click the **[icon: plus, set=fa]**icon and select one of the following:

   ### Choose from:

   * **Add Policy Set**: Add policy sets to logically group policies and other policy sets.

   * **Add Policy**: Add policies to logically group rules and other policies.

3. In the **Name** field, enter a name relevant to the business rule that you are modeling.

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   |   | The red dot on the right indicates that the policy or policy set contains unsaved changes. |

   ![Screen capture of the policy name showing the red dot indicating unsaved changes.](_images/guy1637366184509.png)

4. In **Applies When**, add [targets](p1az_policy_targets.html) to define when the policy is applied in decision requests.

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   |   | You cannot copy **Applies When** conditions for reuse in other policies or rules. |

5. Add rules, [conditions](p1az_conditions.html), and [statements](p1az_policy_statements.html).

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   |   | Use the hamburger menu next to the rule **Name** field to add **Applies When** conditions and statements to rules. |

6. **Optional:** Select the **Disable** check box to disable your policy or policy set.

   If you disable the policy, the decision engine skips it in evaluation and produces a `Not Applicable` decision.

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   |   | You can also disable rules. If a rule is unreachable because of the rule structure and combining algorithm, disabling that rule has no effect on the final decision. |

7. Click **Save changes**.

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   |   | To copy a policy or rule for reuse, select **Make Copy** from the hamburger menu of that policy element. You cannot make copies of policy sets.If you copy policies containing **Library** rules or statements, those **Library** elements are reused in the new policy, not copied. For example, if you copy a policy that contains a custom rule, which in turn contains a **Library** statement, the rule is copied but the statement is reused. |