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title: "Activate and End a Whiteboard"
slug: "activate-and-end-a-whiteboard"
updated: 2024-03-06T06:07:56Z
published: 2024-03-06T06:07:56Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mapp.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Activate and End a Whiteboard

Activation changes the status of a whiteboard to active. Mapp Engage executes the automations on active whiteboards according to the steps on the plan and the defined execution days.

## Activate a Whiteboard

### Prerequisites

The whiteboard passes the validation check. For this to happen the following must be true:

- All events, jobs, and filters are in a valid sequence.
- All mandatory fields are filled for each step.

### Procedure

> - If the whiteboard plan is logically correct and all necessary fields are filled, Mapp Engage activates the whiteboard plan. Activation changes the status of a whiteboard to active.
> - When a whiteboard is active, Mapp Engage executes the automation on the whiteboard according to the sequence of steps on the plan.
> - If the whiteboard has errors, you cannot activate it. A message with the error appears at the bottom of the screen and in the notification center.

1. In the ​Main Navigation​, click ​*Automations​ > ​Whiteboards*.
2. Open the inactive whiteboard that you want to activate.
3. In the header area of the whiteboard, on the right, click ​**Activate**​.

## End a Whiteboard

When you manually end a whiteboard, the status changes to Ended. Mapp Engage immediately stops the execution of all automations on the whiteboard.

### Procedure

1. In the ​Main Navigation​, click ​*Automations​ > ​Whiteboards*.
2. In the header area of the whiteboard plan you want to end, click ​**End**​.

> To end a campaign gradually, select the [Phase Out](/v1/docs/phase-out-a-whiteboard) option.