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title: "Create nested restriction sets"
slug: "create-nested-restriction-sets"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "How-to", "Content Creator"]
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:39Z
canonical: "totara.help/create-nested-restriction-sets"
---

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# Create nested restriction sets

When [restricting access to an activity or resource](/19/docs/restricting-access-to-course-activities), simple restriction rules may not be sufficient for your requirements. Instead you can create a set of nested restrictions to apply complex logic to activity access.

Follow these steps to create nested restrictions:

1. Navigate to the course and select **Turn editing on**.
2. Click **Edit** next to the activity for which you want to restrict access.
3. Expand the **Restrict access** section and click **Add restriction**.
4. Select **Restriction set**.
5. You can select whether the learner **must** or **must not** match the specified completion criteria.
6. You can now see a restriction box which while contain your nested restrictions. Select **Add restriction...** within this box to choose the required condition type.
7. Enter the relevant details for the selected condition.
8. Select **Add restriction...** within the restriction box to add another condition.
9. Repeat until all required restrictions have been configured.
10. Finally, select **Save and display** or **Save and return to course** to confirm your selection.

To cancel without saving, click the **X** delete icon.

![A nested set of restrictions using date, grade and user profile restrictions.](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1634293617480.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T06%3A27%3A09Z&se=2026-11-06T07%3A27%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=T9XdQJg30yVyv%2Fck7rG316ILRRg4X0CHvqCzaSlwEtE%3D)

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