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  2. Cohesity Alta SaaS Protection Administrator's Guide
  3. Configure Retention policies
  4. How to add a Location filter?
Cohesity Alta SaaS Protection Administrator's Guide

How to add a Location filter?

The Location filter can be used to include or exclude locations from the defined policy being applied.

  • Click Add a filter.

  • From the Location dropdown list, select one of the following options:

    • includes: If you select this option and add locations, the policy will be applied to the added locations.

    • excludes: If you select this option and add locations, the policy will not be applied to the added locations.

  • Click the Select location icon.

  • On the Select locations page, do the following:

    • Expand the required Stor and select the location, select the required CSV file > click Open > click Select.

    • Click Export option to export the list of locations to CSV.

    • Save the exported .csv file to the local computer.

    • Make the required changes, such as if you want to delete any location from the list.

    • Click Import to import the locations using CSV file, select the required CSV file > click Open > click Select.

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