# Manage Classification Frameworks

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**Private preview**

This feature is only available to select accounts. To activate classification frameworks without the private preview feature, use the [`/frameworks` endpoint in the API](/2024.2/developer-guides/api-intro/immuta-v1-api/configure-your-instance-of-immuta/frameworks.md).
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**Requirements**:

* SDD enabled and [turned on](/2024.2/application-settings/how-to-guides/config-builder-guide.md#enable-sensitive-data-discovery)
* [Frameworks enabled](/2024.2/application-settings/how-to-guides/config-builder-guide.md#enable-discover-features)
  * To use the classification frameworks UI, enable the [Additional compliance frameworks and the data inventory dashboard](/2024.2/application-settings/how-to-guides/config-builder-guide.md#preview-features)
* Registered [Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, or Starburst (Trino) data sources](/2024.2/data-and-integrations/registering-metadata/register-data-sources/query-backed-tutorial.md)
* Immuta permission `GOVERNANCE`

## Activate a classification framework

To activate a classification framework,

1. Navigate to **Discover** and select the **Classification** tab.
2. Click the **more actions** icon in the Actions column for the framework you want to activate.
3. Select **Activate**.

Repeat this process for all frameworks relevant to your data. See the [Frameworks reference guide](/2024.2/discover-your-data/data-classification/immuta-frameworks.md) for information on Immuta's built-in frameworks.

## Deactivate a classification framework

1. Navigate to **Discover** and select the **Classification** tab.
2. Click the **more actions** icon in the Actions column for the framework you want to activate.
3. Select **Deactivate**.

## Activate and manage classification frameworks using the API

To activate a framework using [the Immuta API](/2024.2/developer-guides/api-intro/immuta-v1-api/authentication.md), see the [Frameworks API reference page](/2024.2/developer-guides/api-intro/immuta-v1-api/configure-your-instance-of-immuta/frameworks.md).


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