What is the purpose of a Data Policy?

Data Policies enforce UI-level data validation and consistency, but Access Control Lists (ACLs) are primarily responsible for enforcing security, determining who can access what data.

Data Policies do not standardize data within Update Sets; Update Sets are for moving configuration changes between instances.

Data Policies are used to enforce data consistency by dictating field attributes like mandatory, read-only, or visibility based on conditions, ensuring that users enter complete and accurate information regardless of how they access or interact with the data.

While Data Policies can affect fields displayed in lists, their primary purpose is to enforce data consistency on records themselves, not specifically to standardize data *in* lists.