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title: Deactivate an authority document
description: The Active option in an authority document indicates whether the authority documents have been retired.
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# Deactivate an authority document

The **Active** option in an authority document indicates whether the authority documents have been retired.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_compliance.admin or sn\_compliance.manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Policy and Compliance** > **Compliance** > **Authority Documents**.

2.  Open an authority document.

3.  In the authority document, clear the check box marked **Active**.

    For Authority documents imported from UCF, users are not allowed to clear the **Active** check box as it is a read-only form.


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