# Manage Project Equalization How-to Guide

Use project equalization so that all project members see the same data, and re-equalize projects if new members or data sources are added to the project.

**Requirement**: You must own the project

## Enable project equalization

1. In the project, click the **Policies** tab.
2. In the **Project Equalization** section, click the **toggle button** to **On**.

   *Note: Only project owners can add data sources to the project if this feature is enabled.*

## Manage equalized entitlements

1. Click **Edit** next to **Equalized Entitlements**.
2. In the **Equalized Entitlements Builder**, select either **is a member of a group** or **possesses attribute** from the user condition dropdown menu.
   * If you selected **is a member of a group**, select the appropriate group from the resulting dropdown.
   * If you selected **possesses attribute**, select the appropriate key and value from the subsequent dropdown menus.
3. Click **Save**.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Use the recommended equalized entitlements**

Use Immuta's recommended [equalized entitlements](https://documentation.immuta.com/saas/~/changes/l3NnvynMHxi6VvqRtJhK/secure-your-data/projects-and-purpose-based-access-control/equalization#equalized-entitlements) to protect your data in projects. Changing these entitlements creates two potential disadvantages:

* If you add entitlements, members might see more data as a whole, but at least some members of the project will be out of compliance.
* If you remove entitlements, the project will be open to users with fewer privileges, but this change might make less data visible to all project members. Removing entitlements is only recommended if you foresee new users joining with less access to data than the current members.
  {% endhint %}

To view members' compliance status after changing the equalized entitlements,

1. Navigate to the **Members** tab from the **Project Overview** page.
2. Click the **Not In Compliance** text to view the details about the user's status.

Users who are not in compliance will be unable to view data sources within the project until the compliance issues are resolved.

To revert entitlements to those recommended by Immuta,

1. Click **Edit** next to **Equalized Entitlements**.
2. Click **Use Recommended**.
3. Click **Confirm**.

## Manage validation frequency

Update the [validation frequency](https://documentation.immuta.com/saas/~/changes/l3NnvynMHxi6VvqRtJhK/secure-your-data/projects-and-purpose-based-access-control/equalization#validation-frequency) to specify how often users must log into Immuta to retain access to the project.

1. Click **Edit** in the **Validation Frequency** section.
2. Enter an **integer** in the first field of the **Validation Frequency** modal that appears.
3. Select **Days** or **Hours** in the next dropdown.
4. Click **Save**.

## Disable project equalization

1. Navigate to the **Policies** tab.
2. In the **Project Equalization** section, click the **toggle button** to **Off**.
3. Click **Yes, Turn Off** in the confirmation window.