{"id":31700,"date":"2020-01-03T11:05:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T19:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/?page_id=31700"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:27:16","slug":"withdraw-or-discard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/hsd\/training\/zipline-online-help-library\/withdraw-or-discard\/","title":{"rendered":"Withdraw or Discard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\"  alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 2px;\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/hsd\/training\/zipline-online-help-library\/withdraw-or-discard\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Print<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p><strong><u>Withdrawing an application:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is available to the PI and PI proxy (for initial applications, modifications, and continuing review) and to the submitter (for RNI)<\/li>\n<li>Generally should not be used if HSD has already begun review (instead edits should be made as a part of the review process)<\/li>\n<li>Returns the application to \u201cPre-Submission\u201d state and the My Inbox area so edits can be made<\/li>\n<li>Requires that the PI or PI Proxy resubmit to get the application back in HSD\u2019s queue for review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Discarding an application:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CRs\/Modifications\/Reports of New Information: Discarding one of these submission types does <strong>NOT<\/strong> impact the parent study<\/li>\n<li>Is available to the PI and PI proxy (for initial applications, modifications, and continuing review) and to the submitter (for RNI)<\/li>\n<li>Should be used if the application should not be reviewed by HSD<\/li>\n<li>Moves the application to the \u201cArchived\u201d area in Zipline<\/li>\n<li>Still allows the application to be copied using the Copy Submission activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Withdraw an Application<\/h2>\n<div class=\"accordion \" id=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"card-header\" id=\"accordion-header\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn btn-link\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse\"><span class=\"btn-text\">Step 1: Select the Withdraw activity under Next Steps<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" role=\"region\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31699 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Researcher-Submission-Guide-Other-Actions-Withdraw.png\" alt=\"screenshot of the withdraw button in Zipline\" width=\"259\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Researcher-Submission-Guide-Other-Actions-Withdraw.png 259w, https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Researcher-Submission-Guide-Other-Actions-Withdraw-171x300.png 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"card-header\" id=\"accordion-header\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn btn-link\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse\"><span class=\"btn-text\">Step 2: Click OK in the Withdraw pop-up window<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" role=\"region\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-45363 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/withdraw-pop-up.png\" alt=\"screenshot of the withdraw pop up window in Zipline highlighting the OK button\" width=\"990\" height=\"706\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How to Discard an Application<\/h2>\n<div class=\"accordion \" id=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"card-header\" id=\"accordion-header\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn btn-link\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse\"><span class=\"btn-text\">Step 1: Select the Discard activity under Next Steps<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" role=\"region\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" 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