| title | Deactivate an Activity |
|---|---|
| description | Steps to deactivate an activity to exclude it from pipeline run and validation. |
| ms.topic | include |
| ms.date | 12/17/2025 |
There are two ways to deactivate an activity: deactivate a single activity from its General tab, or deactivate multiple activities with right click.
Save the changes to deactivate the activities during the next scheduled pipeline run.
- Select the activity you want to deactivate
- Under General tab, select Deactivated for Activity state
- Pick a state for Mark activity as. Choose from Succeeded, Failed or Skipped
:::image type="content" source="../media/deactivate-activity/deactivate-03-deactivate-single.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Fabric Data Factory pipeline editor with ActivityDeactivated web activity set to Inactive in the General settings pane." lightbox="../media/deactivate-activity/deactivate-03-deactivate-single.png":::
- Press down Ctrl key to multi-select. Using your mouse, left click on all activities you want to deactivate
- Right click to bring up the drop down menu
- Select Deactivate to deactivate them all
- To fine tune the settings for Mark activity as, go to General tab of the activity, and make appropriate changes
:::image type="content" source="../media/deactivate-activity/deactivate-04-setup-multiple.png" alt-text="Screenshot of how to deactivate multiple activities all at once.":::