# Archive models in an objective

As a modeling objective matures and accumulates many model submissions, it can be useful to *archive* old or rejected model submissions to make the objective easier to work with and understand.

Archiving a model submission has several effects:

* Removes the ability to create a [release](../../model-integration/objectives/index.md#releases) from that model.
* Moves the model submission into the **Archive** table, accessible by clicking on the **View archive** link in the top right section of the **Models** view.

![Campaign model](../../../assets/7912fd7b4ab6305674e8fc8596099be1cf0362da29196a8bccb53d4bbd07b42b.webp)

Foundry provides model archiving instead of hard deletion because objectives can act as an important system of record for models that have been previously deployed and used for operational decision-making.

To archive a model submission, navigate to the model submission's individual page, click on the **Actions** button in the top right corner, and select **Archive**.

![Archive model submission](../../../assets/6d5df0433379263f7468da110089643d067ea9865ecb36226a0f760e7388032f.webp)

Models that have been marked as a release are unable to be archived.

![Releases cannot be archived](../../../assets/5bdf7536af004be184a5e40831fec294c050acc5b359a98dbe8afa210dbe35f2.webp)

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After archiving a model submission, do not forget to adjust or remove the build schedule of any configured metric management pipelines.
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