When you modify a custom Resource Access Management (RAM) policy, a new version is created. This versioning system allows you to track changes and revert to a previous version if necessary. This topic explains how to view, delete, and set the active (default) version of a custom policy.
Understand policy versions
Keep the following key concepts in mind when working with policy versions:
A custom policy can have up to five versions.
When you save a change to a policy that already has five versions, a new version is created, and the oldest non-default version is automatically deleted.
Only one version of a policy can be active at a time. This is known as the default version.
The default version cannot be deleted. To delete it, you must first set another version as the default.
Manage versions in the console
Log on to the RAM console as a RAM administrator.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Policies page, click the target policy.
Select the Policy Document tab.
From here, you can perform the following actions:
View a policy version
From the Policy Version dropdown list, select the version you want to view. The JSON document for that version is displayed.
Set a version as default
From the Policy Version dropdown list, select the version you want to make active.
Click Set as Default Version. This version immediately becomes the active policy.
Delete a policy version
From the Policy Version dropdown list, select a non-default version you want to delete.
Click Delete Version and confirm the deletion in the dialog box.