# Terminations

A **termination**, also called a **leaver event**, is the process used when a user leaves the organization and all access must be removed.

A termination is triggered when a user:

* Resigns or is dismissed
* Finishes a contract
* Is otherwise no longer active in the organization

It marks the end of the user lifecycle in OpenIAM.

There are two common ways to terminate a user.

### Simple termination

Use **Terminate user** or **Delete**, as described in the [administrative operations guide](https://docs.openiam.com/docs-2026.2.1/admin/1-usradmin/3-adminoperations).

This changes the user status to **Terminated** in OpenIAM and sets an end date on entitlements across connected applications.

### Common customer case

A common requirement is terminating the user in OpenIAM while also moving the account to a disabled OU.

To support this flow, use the **Terminate user** workflow.

Go to **Webconsole** → **System configuration** → **Workflow**, then choose **Terminate user** in the **Default Approver Resource** field.

This workflow lets you:

* terminate users and set an end date for entitlements
* terminate users and remove entitlements

Both options trigger deprovisioning in the target systems.

If you also need to move users to a specific OU, add a Groovy rule to the managed system [Policy map](/automated-user-provisioning/policy-map.md) configuration.


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