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# Description Inactivation

In Snow Owl's description inactivation flow users are required to specify the inactivation reason in a designated Description inactivation wizard.

* The first tab of the wizard displays the Language Reference Sets in which references to the selected description will be removed.

![Description Inactivation Plan](/files/6h7TwQOd21c1j00rqr7y)

* The second tab of the wizard allows users to select the inactivation reason.

![Description Inactivation Reason](/files/izCBz71GsiuAjsNE4gNU)

{% hint style="info" %}
The descriptions will automatically be added to the Description Inactivation Indicator Attribute Value Reference Set with the selected value.
{% endhint %}

Inactive descriptions can be reanimated via the Descriptions Page of the Concept Editor using the *Retire/Reactivate description* action.

![Description Reactivation](/files/9Y3LVmHyo9nnrx9LrIwW)


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