# Editing the Status of a Provider in Data Governance

## Introduction

This section explains how to edit the status of a provider under the **Data Governance** module.

## Procedure

To edit the status of the provider under Data Governance, perform the following steps:

**Step 1:** From the left navigation panel, click the **Data Governance** drop-down, and then click **Provider.**

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**Step 2:** Click **Edit** to modify the provider’s details.

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**Step 3:** From the Status column, open the **Allowed** drop-down menu and select **Blocked** to stop data tracking. You can also change the status back to **Allowed** if you want to enable data tracking again.

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**Step 4:** Click **Review** to review the changes before you submit the changes.

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**Step 5:** Enter the name in the **Name** field and a description in the **Description** field, then click **Save**. Click **Submit** to submit the changes.

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**Step 6:** A confirmation message will appear indicating that the provider’s data has been updated successfully.

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**Step Result:** The Provider status is updated in the Data Governance screen as well as in the [Providers](https://ingest-lab.netlify.app/tagmanager/providers/) section.

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