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title: Archive a project
slug: configured-commerce/pim/archive-a-project
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createdAt: 2026-08-05T19:28:07.179Z
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Archiving a product removes it from PIM and Optimizely Commerce. An archived product is read-only and must be [reactivated](docId\:edxR876ilQXor9w_oI6Yp) to edit them. You can reactive an archived product but not retrieve a [deleted](docId:2Sbk_cVDVttXUZta6PUPg) product.

1. Go to **Products**.
2. Select **Show active** to view active products.
3. Select one or more products.
4. Click **Archive** at the bottom of the page.
5. Confirm the archival of selected products.

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**Note**

If your product was published before archived or deleted, its state is reflected on your Commerce site after the **PublishApprovedProducts** job runs. Archived products have their **Status** automatically set to **Approved** so that the **PublishApprovedProducts** job picks up the change. When an archived product is published, its status is reflected in PIM, enabling permanent deletion. See [Publish PIM updates to Optimizely Configured Commerce](docId\:U3NNdtyHYxNklNJixoY3_) for information on the publishing jobs.
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## Set archive schedule

You can set a date and time to archive a product. You can also bulk archive products by importing products with the **Deactivate On** field populated.

1. Go to **Products**.
2. Select **Show active**.
3. Click a product's title in the list to view and edit its record.
4. Go to **Base Property Group** > **Deactivate On** and click **Calendar**.
5. Select the date and time.

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6. Click **Done**.
7. Click **Save**.