# Admin guide

## Process Instance Operations

### Deleting

In order to delete a process instance, it must be in a terminal status, one of error, completed, or terminated.
Once it is in one of these statuses, go to the process instance show page and click the trash can icon next to the process instance id.


### Terminating

Terminate a process instance if you want it to stop running and no future actions are needed.
If you want to perform other administrative actions on the instance, you may want to suspend it instead.

In order to terminate a process instance, it must be in a running status, anything not a terminal status.
Once it is in one of these statuses, go to the process instance show page and click the stop icon next to the process instance id.