# Governance

> Governance capabilities in Automation Ops for controlling Studio, Robot, Assistant, Studio Web, and AI model usage through configurable policies.

With Automation Ops™, you can configure and deploy [governance policies](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/define-governance-policies#define-governance-policies) for UiPath® Studio, UiPath® Studio Web, UiPath® Robot, UiPath® Assistant, and for AI models usage. Governance policies offer control over various functionalities and ensure that standards are met and that rules are followed.

:::note
The governance policies you have access to depend on the cloud offering you use. For details, refer to [Automation Ops feature availability](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/automation-ops-feature-comparison#automation-ops-feature-availability).
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Main features include:

* **For AI Trust Layer**:
  + Enforce [settings](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/settings-for-ai-trust-layer-policies) to govern the use of third-party AI models managed by UiPath®.

* **For StudioX, Studio, and Studio Pro:**
  + Control which [package sources](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/settings-for-studio-policies#manage-sources) are available in the Studio package manager.
  + Enforce organizational development standards using [Workflow Analyzer](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/settings-for-studio-policies#workflow-analyzer) rules. For example, you can determine which applications and URLs users are allowed to automate.
  + Enforce Studio [design](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/settings-for-studio-policies#design) and [location](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/settings-for-studio-policies#location) settings. For example, you can require that projects pass workflow analysis before being run or published.
  + Enable the [collection of Studio usage data](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/settings-for-studio-policies#feature-toggles) in your organization's Application Insights instance in Azure.
  + Control [what repositories are allowed](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/settings-for-studio-policies#team) when working with GIT source control.
  + Prevent production runs from StudioX by [limiting the number of consecutive executions](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/settings-for-studio-policies#feature-toggles) that can be initiated from StudioX for projects with no changes.
  + Control [what activities are available](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/settings-for-studio-policies#feature-toggles) in StudioX.
* **For Studio Web**
  + Enable or disable [product features](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/settings-for-studio-web-policies), manage activity feeds and template feeds, control which activities and packages are available in Studio Web, or whether preview activities and packages can be used in Studio Web projects.
* **For Robot:**
  + Control the behavior of the Robot at runtime by enforcing [Runtime Analyzer rules](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/settings-for-robot-policies-acloud) to prevent sending emails to certain addresses or using certain applications and web pages in automations.
* **For Assistant:**
  + Manage access to [widgets](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/settings-for-assistant-policies) in UiPath® Assistant.
  + Enforce certain Assistant [settings](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/settings-for-assistant-policies).

Automation Ops™is flexible and easy to use, enabling you to quickly govern large deployments:

1. Select the [policy templates](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/define-governance-policies#select-a-policy-template) to use depending on the product versions installed in your organization.
2. [Create policies](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/define-governance-policies#define-governance-policies) for the products you want to govern. If your organization is already using the file-based governance model for Studio, you can migrate your policies by [generating files from Studio](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/create-a-governance-policy#generate-governance-files-from-studio) and uploading them in Automation Ops™.
3. [Deploy policies](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-ops/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/deploy-governance-policies#deploy-governance-policies) at tenant, group, or user level, and any combination thereof.

:::important
If you were previously using file-based governance, when you visit the Deployment page for the first time, Automation Ops™ overwrites any existing file-based governance in your environment.
As it is expected that any file-based governance to no longer apply, make sure you import your already existing policies to
Automation Ops™ and then deploy them.
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Automation Ops™ is compatible with Studio 2020.10.3 and later, Robot 2021.10 and later, and Assistant 2021.4 and later. Users must be connected to Orchestrator using [interactive sign-in](https://docs.uipath.com/robot/docs/setting-up-interactive-sign-in).