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title: Enable and Disable Classic Playbooks
slug: enable-and-disable-classic-playbooks
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createdAt: 2025-08-11T11:13:46.000Z
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Want more control over your playbooks? Good news! You can enable and disable playbooks.

Now when you create a playbook, you can choose to disable an incomplete playbook and return to complete the playbook configuration later.

## Enable and Disable

To learn more about how to enable or disable a playbook, follow the instructions below:

1. Ensure you create a playbook.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/oqup32phe95N0MwktB_-M_enable-toggle-default.png)

1. Add an action to the playbook. Notice that the **Save** button is disabled.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/8TecBkMkIS-CSqGqA_Ojg_save-button-disabled.png)

1. For details on how to configure an action to save a playbook or save an incomplete playbook, review the sections below.

## Configure Actions and Save

**Scenario:** You’ve already added an action, and you want to save your playbook.

1. In the **Title** field, enter an action title.
2. In the **Action** drop-down, select an action.
3. The **Save** button is now enabled.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/DFMab7Y-p0b93h9l87T-c_save-button-enabled.png)

1. You can add Configures (e.g., inputs and outputs) later. It is not required at this time.
2. Click **Save**.
3. The playbook has successfully saved!

## Save Incomplete Playbooks

**Scenario:** You have some configured actions and just added another action you want to configure later.

1. Click the **Enabled** toggle to disable the playbook.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/f6NNCZYf9oAm_iQ1ft2ut_disable-incomplete-playbook.png)

1. Add an action without entering a title, selecting an action from the drop-down, or adding Configure — you can still save the playbook.
2. The playbook has successfully saved!

## Copy Incomplete Playbooks

1. In the playbook, click the vertical ellipsis and click **Copy**.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/gjrg2TVEAFilNG0TRKzBt_copy-incomplete-playbook.png)

1. On **Duplicate Playbook**, in the **Title** field, enter a title.
2. In the **Name** field, click the **lock** icon to enable the field.
3. Enter a different name. You cannot duplicate the exact name of a playbook.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/RqJampT0HZO6trYVPgH0R_enabled-playbook-copy.png)

1. Click **Create and Build**.
2. The playbook has successfully copied.

## Export Playbooks

In the playbook, click the vertical ellipsis and click **Export**.
Any unconfigured actions, descriptions, and action names are present when exporting a playbook and importing it into Turbine.

## Upload Incomplete Playbooks

**Scenario:** You created and exported an incomplete playbook, and now you want to upload it.

1. From the navigation menu, select **ORCHESTRATION > Playbooks**.

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1. From the Playbooks home page task bar, click the plus menu icon, and then select **Upload a playbook**.

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1. Click **DRAG + DROP** or **Browse** to upload the playbook (.yml file).
2. On **Upload a Playbook**, in the **Title** field, enter a title.
3. In the **Name** field, click the **lock** icon to enable the field.
4. Enter a different name. You cannot duplicate the exact name of a playbook.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/1n6szcQ8xTt6pRD5HNip3_upload-playbook-incomplete.png)

1. Click **Create and Build**.
2. The playbook opens.

:::hint{type="warning"}
Turbine defaults incomplete playbooks in a disabled status.
:::