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# Update Standards in bulk

> Apply a status to one company’s standards or one standard across the loaded companies.

**Audience:** MSP staff with Standards read access, Planner Write permission and active billing.

Open **MSP Tools > Standards**. First [read the matrix](/user-guides/msp-tools/read-standards-matrix) and confirm which companies and standards the change should affect.

## Choose the scope before the status

| Where you open the menu | Scope                                                 |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| One status cell         | That company and that standard only.                  |
| Company-name cell       | All standards in that company's row.                  |
| Standard column header  | That standard for all loaded, non-excluded companies. |

<Warning>
  **Search companies... does not restrict a column bulk action.** Companies hidden by that search are still included. The top company scope determines the loaded company set; excluded companies are skipped by column actions even when shown.
</Warning>

## Set all standards for one company

1. Locate the company and right-click its **company-name cell**.
2. Confirm the header names that company and the menu says **Mark all standards as**.
3. Choose **Mark Deployed**, **Mark In Progress**, **Mark Not Started**, **Mark N/A** or **Mark Declined**.
4. Wait for the result and review the whole row and its linked Planner work.

This includes optional standards and members of one-of categories. It is not limited to items that count toward the required score. The row menu does not choose a separate implementation for each standard; review deployment options individually afterward.

A company row can be operated on while shown as Excluded. Exclusion does not make a row read-only.

## Set one standard for companies in scope

1. Review the top company selector. In Global View, check that you intend the broader company set.
2. Right-click the **standard column header**.
3. Confirm the standard name and **Mark all companies as** heading.
4. Choose the status. If options are configured, you can instead choose one implementation for that standard across the affected companies.
5. Wait for the result, clear company search, and review affected records and linked Planner work.

Selecting one deployment option marks the affected records Deployed with that same implementation. **Deployed — option not specified** clears option selections for the affected column. Choosing other statuses can retain existing selected options; review them when returning records to Deployed.

<Frame caption="The column menu says Mark all companies as. Company search does not narrow this action.">
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</Frame>

## Confirmation and verification

Status choices save immediately, without another confirmation or Save button. Press Escape or click outside the menu before selecting if the scope is wrong. Reopening a menu after submission is not an Undo.

Company-name cells and standard headers also support opening their menu with **Enter** or **Space** when focused. A normal company-name link click opens its Planner List instead.

Bulk status changes update tracking and attempt to update linked Planner statuses. Deployed maps to Completed; N/A and Declined map to Cancelled. Explicit bulk actions can replace On Hold or Pending Approval in linked work. A successful matrix message does not prove every linked Planner update succeeded; compare the records after important changes.

Bulk status updates preserve stored Standards notes, unlike the current single-cell update path. Neither menu is a notes editor. If a bulk update fails, refresh before retrying and ask the MSP administrator to investigate affected records. Do not repeatedly apply broader changes to repair one mismatched item.

## FAQs

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="How do I change every standard for one company?">
    Right-click its company-name cell and use Mark all standards as. Check the company name before selecting a status.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How do I change one standard for several companies?">
    Right-click that standard column header and use Mark all companies as after reviewing the loaded company scope.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does company search limit a column bulk update?">
    No. A column action includes loaded non-excluded companies hidden by Search companies.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Are excluded companies included in a column action?">
    No. Column bulk actions skip excluded companies, even if they are shown.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I change an excluded company through its row menu?">
    Yes, when the excluded row is shown. Exclusion does not make that row read-only.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does the company-row action only change required standards?">
    No. It includes all standards in the row, including optional items and group alternatives.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can one column action choose the same implementation for every company?">
    Yes. Choose a configured deployment option in that standard column menu; it marks affected records Deployed with that implementation.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does the company-row menu choose an option for every standard?">
    No. Review each standard’s implementation separately afterward.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Is there a confirmation after choosing the bulk status?">
    No. Selecting the status or option saves immediately. Escape or clicking outside only cancels before selection.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I open bulk menus with the keyboard?">
    Focus the company-name cell or standard column header, then press Enter or Space.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does a successful bulk message prove all linked Planner items changed?">
    No. The matrix update can succeed while a linked Planner update fails. Review both.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do bulk changes preserve Standards notes?">
    The bulk update preserves stored Standards notes. These menus do not edit notes; the single-cell path has different behavior.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>