# Archive Documents in Vault Safety

Vault includes archiving capabilities for documents that are no longer relevant in day-to-day operations. For more details of this feature including how to archive documents, see the <a href="/en/gr/34126/">Archiving Documents</a>
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### Vault Safety Restrictions

As archived documents are read-only, be aware of the following restrictions when archiving documents in Vault Safety:

* Only archive documents that are related to a Case version in one of the <a href="/en/gr/01171/#complete">Complete states</a>
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* If a case version contains archived documents, you can create a new case version or a <a href="/en/gr/01148/">Follow-Up Case</a>
 without issue.
* You cannot <a href="/en/gr/01138/">Merge to In-Flight Case</a>
 if the case contains an archived narrative and/or documents.
* Vault Safety actions that regenerate or re-render documents will not work for archived documents. These include the following actions:
  * Re-Render Document
  * Generate Preview for CIOMS I, E2B, or MedWatch (3500A)
  * Regenerate Transmission Files
  * Re-Render Document for archived PADER, PBRER, PSUR, DSUR documents
  * Create Inbox Item

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      <p><strong>Note</strong>: If you need to view archived attachments in the Documents section of a case, unarchive them first.</p>
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### Find Archived Documents Related to a Case

As archived documents are excluded from the main library search by default, you will need use the Case filter under the **Archive** tab to find any archived documents related to a particular case.

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      <p><strong>Note</strong>: To quickly find a case, switch to the Advanced Case filter and enter the first few characters of the Case name.</p>
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