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# Abort a database action

# Abort a database action {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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You can use a before business rule script to cancel or abort the current database action using the current.setAbortAction(true) method.

If the before business rule is executed during an insert action, and a condition in the script calls current.setAbortAction(true), the new record stored in current is not created in the
database.