Is it possible to have an exclusion for a specific policy in an initiative

FeaturedWisdom 6 Reputation points
2020-08-26T12:25:04.52+00:00

Is it possible to have an exclusion defined for a specific policy in an initiative. WE can do the exclusion for a complete initiative but can specify exclusion for a particular policy defined in the initiative

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  1. tbgangav-MSFT 10,376 Reputation points
    2020-08-31T14:26:21.897+00:00

    Hi @FeaturedWisdom ,

    AFAIK the initiative only has one assignment, the exclusion is set on the assignment, therefore it will apply for all policies the initiative contains so currently it is not possible to have an exclusion defined for a specific policy in an initiative.

    If interested, please share the feedback in the UserVoice / feedback forum.

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  2. Jesse Loudon 336 Reputation points MVP
    2020-12-03T21:29:03.527+00:00

    @FeaturedWisdom yes we have the ability to exclude/exempt a resource or resource hierarchy from specified policies contained in an initiative by defining a policy exemption in JSON.

    The policy exemption JSON contains elements for:

    • display name
    • description
    • metadata
    • policy assignment
    • policy definitions within an initiative
    • exemption category
    • expiration

    Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/concepts/exemption-structure

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