# Make items active/inactive

You can use the Inventory Wizard to make items active or inactive.

1. Click **Wizards**.
2. Click **Inventory Wizard**.
3. Click **Next**.
4. From the **Tasks** drop-down, select one of the following:

* **Task 200: Make Items Active**
* **Task 210: Make Items Inactive**

5. Click **Next**.
6. Select one of the following:

* Use items in these departments
* Use items in these categories
* Use items in these suppliers
* Add items manually
* Item filter

7. If you selected **Use items in these departments**, **categories**, or **suppliers**:

* Select specific departments, categories, or suppliers
* Click **All** to select all

8. If you selected **Item filter**:
   1. Click **Filter**.
   2. Use the **Filter** dialog options to identify the items.
   3. Click **OK**.
9. Click **Next**.

Depending on which task you selected, the **State** will be either **Active** or **Inactive**.

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10. (Optional) Use the **Add** and **Delete** buttons to add or remove items from the list.
11. In the **New Do Not Order** column, select **Yes** if you want to prevent items from being added to purchase orders, or **No** to allow items to be added to purchase orders.

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12. Click **Commit**.
13. Click **Yes** to commit the changes to the database.
14. A message displays that indicates how many records were changed in the database. Click **OK**.


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