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alias: user-guide-terminate-kpi
description: "This documentation details the process for permanently removing a key performance indicator"
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# Terminate KPI

:lock: KPI.**Terminate**

## Overview

This operation is used to Terminate a **KPI** object.  

## Setup

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

## Preconditions

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

## Sequence of Steps

The Terminate KPI wizard can be called from the **KPI** page within the Business Data 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.

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

!!! warning
	**KPI** objects can not be unterminated. If you terminate a **KPI** object, it will be permanently lost.

![terminate_kpi][terminate_kpi]

[terminate_kpi]: images/terminate_kpi.png