--- title: "Archive and Restore a Process" slug: "archive-and-restore-a-process" updated: 2024-08-12T13:48:07Z published: 2024-08-12T13:48:07Z canonical: "docs.processmaker.com/archive-and-restore-a-process" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.processmaker.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Archive and Restore a Process Archive a Process that is no longer needed in your organization. ## Overview An archived Process has the following attributes: - Requests cannot start from an archived Process until it is [restored](/v1/docs/archive-and-restore-a-process#restore-an-archived-process). Archived Processes are not deleted. - All archived Processes in the organization are accessible from the **Archived Processes** page. See [View Archived Processes](/v1/docs/archive-and-restore-a-process#view-archived-processes). - A Process with in-progress Requests can be archived. In-progress Requests for a Process that is archived can complete; however, no new Requests can be started. - Process designers can not edit a Process in the archived state. > Do not confuse archived Processes with inactive ones. The Inactive status for a Process also indicates that new Requests of the Process can not be started. However, Process Designers can edit the Process as needed. Archived Processes cannot be edited until they are restored. See [View Active and Inactive Processes](/v1/docs/view-edit-and-search-for-processes). ## View Archived Processes **Permission** Your user account or group membership must have the "Processes: View Processes" permission to view the list of Processes unless your user account has the **Make this user a Super Admin** setting selected. See the [Processes](/v1/docs/permission-descriptions-for-users-and-groups#processes) permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance. Follow these steps to view all archived Processes in your organization: 1. [View your Processes](/v1/docs/view-edit-and-search-for-processes#view-all-processes). 2. Click the **Archived Processes** tab. The **Archived Processes** page displays all archived Processes in your organization. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/45a0d34f-0697-463b-82ee-f17889a57ef6.png)"Archived Processes" tab contains all archived Processes in your ProcessMaker Platform instance The **Archived Processes** page displays the following information in tabular format about archived Processes: - **Name:** The **Name** column displays the Process name. - **Category:** The **Category** column displays in which [Process Category](/v1/docs/process-categories) the Process is assigned. - **Owner:** The **Owner** column displays the Process Owner who maintains the Process. Hover your cursor over a user's avatar to view that person's full name. - **Modified:** The **Modified** column displays the date and time the Process was last modified. The time zone setting to display the time is according to the server unless your [user profile's](/v1/docs/profile-settings#change-your-processmaker-settings) **Time zone** setting is specified. - **Created:** The **Created** column displays the date and time the Process was created. The time zone setting to display the time is according to the server unless your [user profile's](/v1/docs/profile-settings#change-your-processmaker-settings) **Time zone** setting is specified. > ### Need to Restore an Archived Process? > > Click the **Restore** icon![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/223fb08e-1479-4b7d-8e9c-f7b25ac73c75.png). See [Restore a Process](/v1/docs/archive-and-restore-a-process#restore-an-archived-process). > > ### No Archived Processes? > > If no archived Processes exist, the following message displays: **No Data Available**. ## Archive a Process **Permissions[](/docs/archive-and-restore-a-process#permissions)** Your user account or group membership must have the following permissions to archive a Process: - Processes: Edit Processes - Processes: View Processes See the [Process](/v1/docs/permission-descriptions-for-users-and-groups#processes) permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance. Follow these steps to archive a Process: 1. [View your Processes.](/v1/docs/process-management#view-your-processes) The **Processes** page displays. 2. Click the![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/2efa7bb0-a6a1-486f-81e2-2eddae7c4ca2.png) menu, and then select the **Archive** option for your Process. The **Caution** screen displays to confirm archiving the Process. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/1adb353d-5531-42e4-bc78-d8cdfb2d8bca.png) 3. Click **Confirm** to archive the Process. The following message displays: **The process was archived.** The Process moves from the **Processes** page to the **Archived Processes** page. See [View Archived Processes](/v1/docs/archive-and-restore-a-process#view-archived-processes). Also see [Restore an Archived Process](/v1/docs/archive-and-restore-a-process#restore-an-archived-process). ## Restore an Archived Process Restore an [archived Process](/v1/docs/archive-and-restore-a-process) to start Requests of it. After a Process is restored, that Process moves from the **Archived Processes** page to the **Processes** page. **Permissions[](/docs/archive-and-restore-a-process#permissions-1)** Your user account or group membership must have the following permissions to archive a Process unless your user account has the **Make this user a Super Admin** setting selected: - Processes: View Processes - Processes: Edit Processes See the [Processes](/v1/docs/permission-descriptions-for-users-and-groups#processes) permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance. Follow these steps to restore an archived Process: 1. [View your archived Processes](/v1/docs/archive-and-restore-a-process#view-archived-processes). The **Archived Processes** tab displays. 2. Click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/2efa7bb0-a6a1-486f-81e2-2eddae7c4ca2.png) menu, and then select the **Restore** option for your Process. The following message displays: **The process was restored**. The Process moves from the **Archived Processes** tab to the **Processes** tab. See [View Active and Inactive Processes](/v1/docs/view-edit-and-search-for-processes).