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alias: user-guide-material-defects-mark-as-false
description: "This process changes a material defect status from false to true"
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# Mark Material Defect as False

:lock: MaterialDefect.**MarkAsFalse**

## Overview

This operation is used to classify a specific **Material Defect** as False.

## Setup

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

## Preconditions

* The **Material** exists and it is Active.
* The **Material** must have open defects (Open Defect Count must be higher than zero).

## Sequence of Steps

1. Open the **Material** and navigate to the **Defects** view.
2. Select a **Material Defect** from the **Defects** panel on the left side of the screen.
3. Select the **Mark as False** button on the top ribbon.
4. Verify the information and enter a Closing Remark if needed.
5. Select the **Mark as False** button to complete the operation.

![Sequence of Steps — 5. Select the Mark as False button to complete the operation](../images/MD_image7.png)