name : create-policy-template.rst **To create a policy template** The following ``create-policy-template`` example creates a policy template with a statement that contains a placeholder for the principal. :: aws verifiedpermissions create-policy-template \ --statement file://template1.txt \ --policy-store-id PSEXAMPLEabcdefg111111 Contents of ``template1.txt``:: permit( principal in ?principal, action == Action::"view", resource == Photo::"VacationPhoto94.jpg" ); Output:: { "createdDate": "2023-06-12T20:47:42.804511+00:00", "lastUpdatedDate": "2023-06-12T20:47:42.804511+00:00", "policyStoreId": "PSEXAMPLEabcdefg111111", "policyTemplateId": "PTEXAMPLEabcdefg111111" } For more information about policy templates, see `Amazon Verified Permissions policy templates <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/verifiedpermissions/latest/userguide/policy-templates.html>`__ in the *Amazon Verified Permissions User Guide*.