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alias: user-guide-terminate-map-definition
description: "This documentation details the process of removing a map definition within a system"
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# Terminate Map Definition

:lock: MapDefinition.**Terminate**

## Overview

This operation is used to Terminate a **Map Definition**.  

## Setup

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

## Preconditions

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

## Sequence of Steps

The Terminate Map Definition wizard can be called from the **Map Definition** 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 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_map_definition][terminate_map_definition]

[terminate_map_definition]: images/terminate_map_definition.png