# Enable Deprecated Controlled Vocabulary User Actions

Learn how to update your Vault's configuration to enable user actions to change the status on controlled vocabularies to deprecated.

## About the Feature

Deprecated Controlled Vocabularies are active terms that can no longer be used in Veeva Safety but can still be imported into the system if an E2B case contains these terms. 

Safety encourages deprecating Controlled Vocabularies instead of inactivating them.

<a href="/en/lr/01195/">Configure Controlled Vocabularies</a> provides more information on how to use this feature.

## Add a User Action to Deprecate a Record

For customers that have already been using inactive Controlled Vocabularies, their Admin will need to configure their Object Lifecycle in order to use this feature.

1. In the **Admin** area, go to **Configuration > Object Lifecycles > Controlled Vocabulary Lifecycle**.
2. Open the **Inactive** state, and then add a user action to **Change State to Deprecated**.

**Result**

The user action to deprecate a Controlled Vocabulary is now available.