# Global policy assignment takes long time after making IPS profile changes

**Product**: Multi-Domain Security Management  
**Version**: R81 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS), R81.20  
**Last Modified**: 2024-03-13

## Symptoms

- Global policy assignment takes long time after making IPS profile changes in global policy (Creating/cloning/deleting IPS profiles)  
- Takes several hours to assign policy in local domains.  
- Following messages are happening repeatedly in cpm.elg files:

06/02/23 21:48:00,459 INFO coresvc.internal.ObjectCrudSvcImpl [taskExecutor-20827]: All incoming links to Id 7bc123ab-946c-4fba-c570-4a9e2f929721 are removed

## Cause

The GPA is handling many links back to back and ends up deleting/creating profile multiple times.

## Solution

This problem was fixed. The fix is included in:

- [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R81.20](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81.20/Default.htm) starting from Take 43  
- [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R81.10](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81.10/Default.htm) starting from Take 113  
- [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R81](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81/Default.htm) starting from Take 89  
- [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R80.40](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R80.40/Default.htm) starting from Take 211

If you choose not to upgrade, Check Point can supply a **Hotfix**. [Contact Check Point Support](https://www.checkpoint.com/support-services/contact-support/) to get a Hotfix for this issue.

A Support Engineer will make sure the Hotfix is compatible with your environment before providing the Hotfix.

For faster resolution and verification, please collect [CPinfo files](http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk92739) from the Security Management Server and Security Gateways involved in the case.

**Hotfix installation instructions:**  
Refer to [sk168597 - How to install a Hotfix](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk168597).

#### NOTE

This solution has been verified for the specific scenario, described by the combination of Product, Version and Symptoms. It may not work in other scenarios.

## Article Properties

**Access Level**: General  
**Status**: Approved by TAC  
**Date Created**: 2023-04-24  
**Last Modified**: 2024-03-13