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title: "How-to Edit a Protection Job"
slug: "how-to-edit-a-protection-job"
updated: 2021-02-10T19:14:21Z
published: 2021-02-10T19:14:21Z
canonical: "kb.expedient.com/how-to-edit-a-protection-job"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.expedient.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How-to Edit a Protection Job

### Introduction

Expedient Service Delivery staff will perform a base configuration of a Protection Job inside the Cloud Data Protection platform. To edit a job created by this team or yourself, follow the below procedure.

### Procedure

1. [Login](/v1/docs/how-to-access-cloud-data-protection) to the respective Cloud Data Protection system
2. Upon logging into the cluster you should be directed to the **Protection Jobs** page
3. If you are not automatically directed to this page or are on a different page, from the navigation menu to the left of the page select **Data Protection** → **Protection**  
 ![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1612984436682.png)
4. Locate the protection job you wish to manually initiate and select **Context Menu Icon** (![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1612984436718.png)), then select **Edit**  
 **![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1612984436756.png)**
5. The Objects section allow you to make configuration changes that determine the servers being backed up.  
  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1612984436793.png)
6. The Protection Group selection lets you name the job.  
  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1612984436827.png)
7. The Policy Section lets you set your RPO and retention period.  
  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1612984436861.png)
8. Select **Save** to save your changes on **Cancel** to cancel them.