Policies

This section is a library for storing and maintaining data Policy documentation that sets out the data governance framework for the organization. The Policy documents can be directly uploaded or linked.

Create a New Policy

To create a new policy, go to (Governance > Documents > Policies) and you will be presented with the Policies window (shown below) that contains a list of all the policies that have already been created. 

Policies Window

After clicking on the ‘Create Policy’ button in the above window, you will be prompted with the window below that enables you to create a new Policy.

• Tags: Attach Tag (To be used in Tag search).
• Policy Name: Name assigned to Policy.
• Policy Description: Description of Policy.
• URL  / File : Click on button to toggle between ‘URL’ and ‘File’. Select ‘URL’ to insert URL of link of the Policy document. Select ‘File’ to upload the document.  
• Status: (Awaiting Feedback, In Progress, On Hold, Approved, Suspended).
• Category: (Data security, Data standards, Data usage, Data sharing).
• Effective From: Date on which policy comes into effect.
• Effective To: Date on which policy ends.
• Last Review: Date Policy was last reviewed.
• Last Reviewed By: Person to last review Policy.

View Policy Document

To download and view a Policy document, click on its link under the URL or File column in the Policies window. Example to view the first Policy document on the list, you would simply click on ‘data-security-policies.pdf’ link.