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alias: user-guide-automation-protocol-terminate
description: "This documentation details the process for ending an automation protocol operation"
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# Terminate Automation Protocol

:lock: AutomationProtocol.**Terminate**

## Overview

This operation is used to Terminate a **Automation Protocol**.  

## Setup

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

## Preconditions

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

## Sequence of Steps

The Terminate Automation Protocol wizard can be called from the **Automation Protocol** page within the Business Data Group. There are several ways to terminate a versioned object. Depending on the level, follow these steps to get started:

* Revision - If you want to terminate a revision, go to the **Terminate** dropdown button on the top ribbon and select **Revision**. For more information, see [[revisions-index]].
* Version - If you want to terminate a version associated to an existing revision, go to the **Terminate** dropdown button on the top ribbon and select **Version**. For more information, see [[versions-index]].

### 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).

![Screenshot showing a termination automation protocol selection interface.](images/terminate_automation_protocol.png)