# Initiate Study Archive

Source: https://sites.veevavault.help/gr/sitevault/studies/archive-initiate/

**Who can complete this task?**
- Administrators

Note The Archive Study action cannot be reversed. A study in the Archived state cannot move to another state.

The Archive Study action consists of a series of automated study status checks and several attestations that the action initiator (Site Administrators) must complete. For more information on what occurs when you archive a study, see [Study Archive Overview](/gr/sitevault/studies/archive-overview/).

Research Organizations are limited to one study archive request at a time.

1. Access **Studies**.
2. Select the study.
3. Select **View Study Details**.
4. Select **All Actions (…)**.
5. Select **Archive Study**.
6. Review the **Archive Readiness** page for the following: 
  - No study documents need to be approved
  - No study documents have open/pending workflows
  - All study participants are in the Inactive state
  - Team Assignments are in the Inactive state (specific to studies using Digital Delegation)
  - Digital Delegation has been disabled 
    - Review [the process](/gr/sitevault/digital-delegation/closure/) first as completing this removes the ability to update responsibilities and delegations.

  - No study documents are marked as Restricted

7. Resolve any outstanding readiness checks. Once all criteria are met, select **Next**.
8. Review and complete the **Archival Attestations**.
9. Complete the **End of Study Date** field.
10. Complete the **Retention Period** field.
11. Select **Archive Study**.
12. Carefully review the content of the **Final Study Archive Confirmation**.
13. Select **Continue**.

The number of participants and documents factor into the archival processing time.