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title: Scenario 1: Apply an ILM policy to all data streams generated from Fleet integrations across all namespaces
description: Mappings and settings for data streams can be customized through the creation of *@custom component templates, which are referenced by the index templates...
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products:
  - Elastic Agent
  - Fleet
---

# Scenario 1: Apply an ILM policy to all data streams generated from Fleet integrations across all namespaces
<note>
  This tutorial uses a `logs@custom` and a `metrics@custom` component template which are available in versions 8.13 and later. For versions later than 8.4 and earlier than 8.13, you instead need to use the `<integration prefix>@custom component template` and add the ILM policy to that template. This needs to be done for every newly added integration.
</note>

Mappings and settings for data streams can be customized through the creation of `*@custom` component templates, which are referenced by the index templates created by each integration. The easiest way to configure a custom index lifecycle policy per data stream is to edit this template.
This tutorial explains how to apply a custom index lifecycle policy to all of the data streams associated with the `System` integration, as an example. Similar steps can be used for any other integration. Setting a custom index lifecycle policy must be done separately for all logs and for all metrics, as described in the following steps.

## Step 1: Create an index lifecycle policy

1. Go to the **Index Lifecycle Policies** management page using the navigation menu or the [global search field](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2422/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/find-apps-and-objects).
2. Click **Create policy**.

Name your new policy. For this tutorial, you can use `my-ilm-policy`. Customize the policy to your liking, and when you’re done, click **Save policy**.

## Step 2: Create a component template for the `logs` index templates

The **Index Templates** view in Kibana shows you all of the index templates available to automatically apply settings, mappings, and aliases to indices:
1. Go to the **Index Management** page using the navigation menu or the [global search field](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2422/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/find-apps-and-objects).
2. Select **Index Templates**.
3. Search for `system` to see all index templates associated with the System integration.
4. Select any `logs-*` index template to view the associated component templates. For example, you can select the `logs-system.application` index template.
   ![List of component templates available for the index template](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2422/reference/fleet/images/component-templates-list.png)
5. Select `logs@custom` in the list to view the component template properties.
6. For a newly added integration, the component template won’t exist yet. Select **Create component template** to create it. If the component template already exists, click **Manage** to update it.
7. On the **Logistics** page, keep all defaults and click **Next**.
8. On the **Index settings** page, in the **Index settings** field, specify the ILM policy that you created. For example:
   ```json
   {
       "index": {
           "lifecycle": {
               "name": "my-ilm-policy"
           }
       }
   }
   ```
9. Click **Next**.
10. For both the **Mappings** and **Aliases** pages, keep all defaults and click **Next**.
11. Finally, on the **Review** page, review the summary and request. If everything looks good, select **Create component template**.
   ![Review details for the new component template](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2422/reference/fleet/images/review-component-template01.png)


## Step 3: Roll over the data streams (optional)

To confirm that the index template is using the `logs@custom` component template with your custom ILM policy:
1. Reopen the **Index Management** page and open the **Component Templates** tab.
2. Search for `logs@` and select the `logs@custom` component template.
3. The **Summary** shows the list of all data streams that use the component template, and the **Settings** view shows your newly configured ILM policy.

New ILM policies only take effect when new indices are created, so you either must wait for a rollover to occur (usually after 30 days or when the index size reaches 50 GB), or force a rollover of each data stream using the Elasticsearch [rollover API](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-indices-rollover).
For example:
```bash
POST /logs-system.auth/_rollover/
```


## Step 4: Repeat these steps for the metrics data streams

You’ve now applied a custom index lifecycle policy to all of the `logs-*` data streams in the `System` integration. For the metrics data streams, you can repeat steps 2 and 3, using a `metrics-*` index template and the `metrics@custom` component template.