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title: Abort a database action
description: You can use a before business rule script to cancel or abort the current database action using the current.setAbortAction\(true\) method.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Abort a database action

You can use a before business rule script to cancel or abort the current database action using the current.setAbortAction\(true\) method.

If the before business rule is executed during an insert action, and a condition in the script calls current.setAbortAction\(true\), the new record stored in current is not created in the database.

**Parent Topic:**[Business rule use cases](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/scripts/useful-business-rules.md)

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