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Resource Access Management:Modify a custom policy

Last Updated:Jul 03, 2026

You can modify the policy document and description of a custom policy, but not the policy name.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the RAM console as a RAM administrator.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Permissions > Policies.

  3. On the Policies page, click the name of the target policy.

  4. On the policy details page, modify the policy document and description.

    • Modify the policy document

      On the Policy Document tab, click Modify Policy. Then, modify the policy document by using the visual editor or JSON editor.

      After you modify the policy document, a new policy version is automatically created and set as the active version. For more information about policy versions, see Manage the versions of a custom policy.

    • Modify the policy description

      In the Basic Information section, click Edit next to Description.