Policy Center
37 articles
Linking directly to specific employee security policiesEmbedding links to Drata policies in other tools or locations
Manage and Configure Policy Controls in Drata
Managing Policies Synced from Confluence in Drata
Configure Policies to Support Compliance Test Completion in Drata
Policy Center overview (New Experience)Use the Policy Center to manage the policies required for audit readiness and ongoing compliance. From a single place, you can create, edit, review, approve, publish, and track policies throughout…
View and edit a policy (New Experience)This article explains who can edit a policy, how to make updates, and how approvals and versioning work in the new experience.
Add comments in your policy (New Experience)This article explains when you can comment or edit a policy, how comments work, and how Policy Owners manage edits during reviews.
Understanding the approval process (New Experience)This article explains how policy approvals work, how to configure approvers, and how to publish a policy once approval is complete.
Create a policy (New Experience)This article explains how to create a custom policy and replace an existing Drata template.
Archive and restore policies (New Experience)This article explains when policies can be archived, why some policies can’t be archived, and how to restore archived or replaced policies.
Delete a policy Draft (New Experience)
Manage policy renewals (New Experience)
Assigning policies to specific groups (New Experience)
Creating an SLA for employee onboarding completion (New Experience)Use this article to understand and configure the onboarding grace period that determines when compliance tests begin evaluating new personnel.
External Policy: Use BambooHR to manage your policies (New Experience)Use this workflow if your organization manages policies and acknowledgments in BambooHR and uses Drata for audit evidence and control mapping.
External Policy: Use Confluence or Notion to manage your policiesUse this workflow if your organization manages policy content in Confluence or Notion and uses Drata as the system of record for audit evidence and control mapping.
Policy owner notifications (New Experience)
Map policies to controls in Drata (New Experience)Mapping policies to controls allows Drata to evaluate control readiness and run policy-related compliance tests.
Download your Policies (New Experience)
AI-powered control suggestions for policiesUse AI suggestions to map policies to controls, reduce manual work, and keep compliance mappings accurate and up to date.
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Policy Center overview
Approve and publish your policiesLearn how to approve and publish policies in Drata using assigned approvers.
View and Edit a PolicyEdit policy content, metadata, and versions in Drata. Learn who can edit, how to finalize, trigger approval, and publish updates.
Delete or remove a policy version in DraftLearn how to delete policy versions for both custom policies and Drata template policies, provided they are in the Draft state.
Creating an SLA for employee onboarding completionYou can adjust the number of days new employees have to complete their onboarding in Drata before control tests begin to fail
Group-Based PolicyHow to set up groups and assign policies to groups established in your IdP.
Policy Owner NotificationEvents that trigger a notification for a policy owner.
Archiving PoliciesHow to archive policies in Drata
Create and Replace a Policy with Your Custom PolicyUpload or create your custom policy directly in Drata. Additionally, discover how to replace Drata policy templates with a custom policy.
Restore an archived or replaced policyHow to restore an archived or replaced policy
Using External Policies Housed in BambooHR
Manage Policy RenewalsManage your policy compliance schedule by setting and maintaining renewal dates.
Managing External Policies from Confluence and NotionExternal Policy Management connection types consist of BambooHR, Confluence, Notion. Expand your policies by using one of these connections
Policy Center: Link your policies to your controls
Download your Policies
Manage Comments and Edits on Policy Documents
Common Policy Management Issues in Drata (and How to Resolve Them)