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# Mark a Quarterly Effort as Complete

After completing the general information, demographics and effort, and any required custom data, you can mark the quarterly effort as complete.

## Completion Requirements

Before a quarterly effort can be marked as complete, the following requirements must be met:

* **Demographics complete** -- All demographic fields (gender, race, and ethnicity) must be filled in.
* **Custom data complete** -- If your organization requires custom data fields, those must be filled in.

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**NOTE:** If any required sections are incomplete, PEARS displays a list of missing items when you attempt to mark the record as complete.
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#### Open the Quarterly Effort

Navigate to the quarterly effort detail page.
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#### Click Mark as Complete

Click the **Mark as Complete** button. If any required sections are incomplete, PEARS displays a list of missing items.

![Screenshot: The Mark as Complete button on the quarterly effort detail page and the resulting confirmation or error message listing incomplete sections](/files/5VmRzOLaF9dA6tOoyjaB)
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#### Confirm

Confirm that you want to mark the quarterly effort as complete. The record is now finalized and a **Completed** badge appears on the detail page.
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## Mark as Incomplete

To make changes to a completed record, click **Mark as Incomplete** on the detail page to re-enable editing.