---
title: "Requirement: Expiration"
slug: "requirement-expiration"
updated: 2022-03-11T20:55:00Z
published: 2022-03-11T20:55:00Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/requirement-expiration"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Requirement: Expiration

A requirement's expiration settings specify if, and when, a requirement will no longer be valid. These settings are located in the Expiration accordion of the Add/Edit Requirement workscreen.

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If a requirement expires, it may affect the status of the [certifications](/v1/docs/certifications) and [learning plans](/v1/docs/learning-plans) that contain it. For example, suppose the Workplace Safety requirement is part of the Safety certification. If the requirement expires, it causes the status of the Safety certification and Floor Supervisor learning plan to be *Not Met*.

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## Settings

### Expires

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

### Warning Period Should Start

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

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

### Expiration Date Options

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

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

### Valid For

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

### Valid Until

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

## Related

- [Adding a Requirement](/adding-a-requirement.md)
- [Editing a Requirement](/editing-a-requirement.md)
- [Expiration Date Examples](/expiration-date-examples.md)
- [Settings: Requirements](/settings-requirements.md)