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title: "How to Assign a Policy"
url: "https://dm0bkdes5q7a2ls.productfruits.help/en/article/how-to-assign-a-policy"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-07-17T16:47:08.038Z"
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# How to Assign a Policy

Use the instructions in this article to assign a policy to a Spirion Agent.

## How to Assign Policy to an Agent

Use the following steps to assign an Agent policy:

1.  From the left side navigation menu select **Agents**.
2.  The **Agent Management** page opens.
3.  Select the appropriate Agent "Tag" (collection of Agents) to populate the table on the page with Agent details.
4.  Locate the **Agent** you want to manage.
5.  On the far right of the row, click the more options menu.
6.  Click **Assign Agent Policy**.  
      
    ![Assign Agent Policy](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/2ecfa713-06fd-4882-bf16-6ac0977a1246)
7.  The **Assign Agent Policy** pop-up window opens. Select an Agent policy.  
      
    ![](https://docs.spirion.com/Content/Resources/Images/Assets/7.0%20Images/AssignAgentPolicy2_357x244.png)
8.  1.  Click the **Save Changes** button to save the changes
    2.  Click **Create New Policy** if you wish to create a new policy on the **Policies** screen
    3.  Click the **Cancel** button to discard any changes.
    4.  See [Working with Policies](https://dm0bkdes5q7a2ls.productfruits.help/en/article/working-with-policies) for more information on adding/creating a policy

### Temp Files

The Agent Operation settings use the Temp File Location if it has an assigned value.

The file location must have a Windows file path and cannot be a mapped network drive.

Set up Temp File options for clean-up either:

-   To begin shredding temp files immediately or delay until the scan is complete.
-   To asynchronously shred temp files, or shred in sync with the scan.

When scanning, compressed files can be downloaded to the Temp File.

-   To save processing time, the compressed file is decompressed one file at a time and the same set of decompressed files are used for each discovered location.
-   The file will not be compressed or decompressed again.
-   The Temp File is shredded intermittently to limit space usage and processing time.