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alias: user-guide-terminate-rule
description: "This documentation details the process for removing and disabling a defined rule"
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# Terminate Rule

:lock: Rule.**Terminate**

## Overview

This operation is used to Terminate a **Rule**.  

## Setup

No specific setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

## Preconditions

* The **Rule** exists in the system and is in Active or Created state.

## Sequence of Steps

The Terminate Rule wizard can be called from the **Rule** page within the Administration Group.

### Step 1: General Data

1. Select **Terminate** to perform the operation. All generic/smart table rows that reference the current object will be removed and will not be recovered if the object is unterminated at a later point.

For more information, see [Terminate and Unterminate](../../general/terminate_and_unterminate.md).

![terminate_rule][terminate_rule]

[terminate_rule]: images/terminate_rule.png