# Create and Manage Purposes

**Requirement**: `GOVERNANCE` or `PROJECT_MANAGEMENT` Immuta permission

## Create a purpose

1. Click **Governance** and select **Purposes** in the navigation menu.
2. Click **+ Add Purpose**.
3. Complete the **Purpose Name** field, and opt to customize the acknowledgement statement or add a description.
4. Click **Create**.

## Create sub-purposes

1. Click **Governance** and select **Purposes** in the navigation menu.
2. Open the dropdown menu and click **View or Edit** in the actions column of the purpose you want to add sub-purposes to.
3. Click **Add Sub-Purposes**.
4. Enter a name in the **Enter nested purpose** field in the **Sub-Purpose Builder**.
5. Click the **arrow** to the right of the purpose or sub-purpose(s) to continue adding nested purpose fields.
6. Click **Save**.

A list of sub-purposes will populate at the bottom of the page. You can manage these sub-purposes by clicking **Edit** in the **Actions** column at any time.

## Add a purpose to an existing project

1. Click **Data** in the navigation menu and select **Projects**.
2. Go to the project overview page and click **Add Purposes**.
3. Select the purpose from the dropdown menu or click **Create Purpose**.
4. Complete the prompts in the modal and then click **Save**.

For the purpose to go into effect, it must be approved by a user with the `GOVERNANCE` or `PROJECT_MANAGEMENT` Immuta permission.

## Customize acknowledgement statements

1. Click **Governance** and select **Purposes** in the navigation menu.
2. Open the dropdown menu and click **Edit** in the **Actions** column of the purpose you would like to customize.
3. Click **Edit** above the acknowledgement statement, customize the text, and then click **Confirm**.

The page displays the updated statement, which now will be used by all projects and purposes. The updated statement will also be used by any new members joining existing projects containing purposes with default statements.

By default, sub-purposes will inherit the acknowledgment statements of their parent purposes. However, you can customize the acknowledgement statement for an individual sub-purpose as well by following the process above.

## Manage purpose requests

1. Navigate to your user profile page and click the **Requests** tab.
2. **Approve** or **deny** the purpose request in the actions column.

## Delete a purpose

1. Click **Governance** and select **Purposes** in the navigation menu.
2. Click the **more actions** icon in the **Actions** column of the purpose or sub-purpose you want to delete.
3. Select **Delete**, and then click **Confirm** to approve the deletion.

Any project that contained the deleted purpose will be treated as no longer compliant, so the project overview page will display a `violation` tag. Project owners can remediate the violation by [removing the purpose](https://documentation.immuta.com/2024.2/secure-your-data/projects-and-purpose-based-access-control/projects-and-purpose-controls/project-management/manage-projects#remove-a-purpose-from-a-project) from the project.