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description: To define which records your Data Management Policy masks or deletes, add one or more objects. You can apply unique record filters and data transformation rules to each object on a policy.
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# Add Objects to a Data Management Policy

To define which records your Data Management Policy masks or deletes, add one or more objects. You can apply unique record filters and data transformation rules to each object on a policy.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d20225e46 ">To create, edit, and schedule Data Management Policies:</td>
            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d20225e46 ">Manage Privacy Center Policies</td>
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Before you begin:

- Review [Considerations for Processing Objects](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.privacy_center_object_processing.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To achieve your data management goals more effectively, review key concepts around ordering objects and deleting data with privacy policies. And be aware of how errors or missing data can affect your implementation.").
- These objects and data types aren't supported in Privacy Center.
    - External objects
    - Big objects
    - Setup objects
    - Unstructured data (such as data within an attached PDF)

Complete these tasks for each object that you want to add to a policy.

- **[Filter Records on an Object](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.filters_conditions_data_management_policies.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Specify records to process with your Data Management Policy by selecting an object and setting filter conditions. You can process records that meet any condition, all conditions, or a custom arrangement of conditions.
- **[Mask or Delete Records on an Object](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.mask_delete_data_management_policies.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Define how an object’s records are masked or deleted from your org, and determine how related files and attachments are handled.
- **[Retain Records on an Object](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.retention_data_management_policies.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Choose whether you want to copy records to an external data store for retention.