---
title: "Action: Expiration"
slug: "action-expiration"
updated: 2022-03-10T20:40:30Z
published: 2022-03-10T20:40:30Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/action-expiration"
---

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# Action: Expiration

An action's expiration settings specify if, and when, an action will no longer be valid. These settings are located in the Expiration accordion of the Add/Edit Action workscreen.

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If an action's status expires, it may affect the status of the [requirements](/v1/docs/requirements), [certifications](/v1/docs/certifications), and [learning plans](/v1/docs/learning-plans) that contain it. For example, suppose the Vision and Hearing Exam action is part of the mandatory Workplace Safety requirement. If a user's Vision and Hearing Exam expires, it causes the status of their Workplace Safety requirement, Safety certification, and Floor Supervisor learning plan to be *Not Met*.

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If you want all actions and courses in a requirement to expire at the same time, you should set the [expiration at the requirement level](/v1/docs/requirement-expiration).

## Settings

### Expires

Indicates whether there's a date that the action ceases to be valid.

### Warning Period Should Start

This setting is only applicable if the [**Expires** setting](/v1/docs/action-expiration#expires) is set to *Yes*.

The number of days prior to the action's expiration when the status will change to *Warning*.

### Expiration Date Options

This setting is only available if the action [expires](/v1/docs/action-expiration#expires). Select how you want the action's expiration to be calculated:

- By Days - Select this option to calculate the action's expiration date based on the number of days specified in the [**This Action is Valid For** setting](/v1/docs/action-expiration#this-action-is-valid-for).
- By Date - Select this option to specify the month and day that the action expires in the [**This Action is Valid Until** setting](/v1/docs/action-expiration#this-action-is-valid-until).

### This Action is Valid For

This field is only applicable if the [**Expires** setting](/v1/docs/action-expiration#expires) is set to *Yes* and the [**Expiration Date Option** setting](/v1/docs/action-expiration#expiration-date-options) is set to *By Days*. Enter the number of days that the action will be valid.

### This Action is Valid Until

This field is only applicable if the [**Expires** setting](/v1/docs/action-expiration#expires) is set to *Yes* and the [**Expiration Date Option** setting](/v1/docs/action-expiration#expiration-date-options) is set to *By Date*. Enter the month and day that the action will expire.

## Related

- [Adding an Action](/adding-an-action.md)
- [Editing a Block's Actions](/editing-a-blocks-actions.md)
- [Settings: Actions](/settings-actions.md)