# Updating automation rules
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You can update rules at any time. You can only update the configuration of one rule at a time. Before you enable a rule by changing the rule status from `Inactive` to `Active`, review and confirm your rule criteria. You can preview the matching recommended actions before saving your updated rule criteria. If you change the mode to `Inactive`, any in-progress automation steps initiated by the rule will continue to completion, but no new automation steps will be triggered by the rule.

**To update automation rules**

1. Open the Compute Optimizer console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/compute-optimizer/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/compute-optimizer/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Automation rules** under the **Automation** section.

1. Select the rule that you want to update.

1. Choose **Actions** and select **Edit**.

1. Update your rule configuration as needed.

1. Choose **Save changes**.