---
alias: user-guide-terminate-data-collection
tags:
- data collection
description: "This documentation explains how to end a data collection process"
---

# Terminate Data Collection

:lock: DataCollection.**Terminate**

## Overview

This operation is used to Terminate a **Data Collection**.  

## Setup

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

## Preconditions

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

## Sequence of Steps

The **Terminate Data Collection** wizard can be called from the **Data Collection** 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](../../general/revisions/index.md).
* 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](../../general/versions/index.md).

### 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_data_collection][terminate_data_collection]

[terminate_data_collection]: images/terminate_data_collection.png