---
alias: user-guide-terminate-step
entityname: Step
description: "This documentation details the process for ending a step’s execution within a system"
---

# Terminate Step

:lock: Step.**Terminate**

## Overview

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

## Setup

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

## Preconditions

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

## Sequence of Steps

{% include-markdown 'includes/pages/terminate_non_versioned_entities.md' %}

![terminate_step](images/terminate_step.png)

!!! warning
    Any Future Actions associated with the current object will be terminated and cannot be unterminated.