# Create Refresh Policy Tasks

Create a Task for refreshing a policy on selected engines or Domains.

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## Steps

1. Select Configuration, then browse to Administration.
2. Right-click Tasks, then select New > Refresh Policy Task.
3. Give the Task a descriptive Name and optionally a free-form Comment.
4. Select the engines on which you want to refresh the policy, the Domains on which you want to refresh the Alert Policy from the list on the left. Click Add to add the policy to the list.
   Note: If engines are the Target of the Task and you want already established connections to continue using the same configuration information (such as NAT rules), verify that Keep Previous Configuration Definitions is selected.
   The selected elements are added to the list on the right.
5. (Optional, only if Domains or a single engine is the Target.) To validate the rules when the Task is started manually, verify that Validate Policy before Upload is selected and select the related settings.
6. (Optional) Add an Upload Comment that is shown in Policy Snapshots or Alert Snapshots created from the policy installations.
7. Click OK.
   The new Refresh Policy Task is added to the list of Task Definitions.

## Refresh Policy Task Properties dialog box

Use this dialog box to refresh the currently installed policy on the selected engines and Master NGFW Engines, the currently installed Alert Policy on the selected Domains, or the configuration on the selected SSL VPN Gateways.

Option | Definition
--- | ---
Name | Specifies the Refresh Policy name.
Comment | An optional comment for your own reference.
Elements | Shows the engines that you can refresh the policy on.
Search | Opens a search field for the selected element list.
Up | Navigates up one level in the navigation hierarchy. Not available at the top level of the navigation hierarchy.
Tools | New — Creates an element of the specified type. Show Deleted Elements — Shows elements that have been moved to the Trash.
Add | Adds the selected engines to the Target list.
Remove | Removes the selected engines from the Target list.
Target | Shows the engines that you have selected.
Policy | Shows the policy to refresh.
Select | You cannot change the policy.
Keep Previous Configuration Definitions | When selected, the previous configuration is kept.
Validate Policy before Upload | When selected, validation checks are performed.
Select Settings | Opens the Validate Policy dialog box.
Upload Comment | An optional comment for your own reference.