# Removing a data quality rule

Available in...

* Cloud API Services Platform
* Cloud Big Data
* Cloud Big Data Platform
* Cloud Data Fabric
* Cloud Data Integration
* Cloud Data Management Platform
* Cloud Pipeline Designer Standard Edition
* Data Fabric

## Before you begin

At least one rule has been applied to a dataset.

## About this task

This procedure lets you remove a rule from a dataset only. The rule still exists and you can apply it to other fields.

Information noteTip: You can also remove the rule from the dataset overview. For more information, see [Removing a data quality rule from the dataset overview](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-inventory-user-guide/Cloud/removing-a-data-quality-rule-from-the-dataset-overview).

## Procedure

1. Log in as a dataset manager or administrator with the Rules - View permission.

   To have the Rules - View permission, the roles Rule - Manager or Rule - Viewer must be assigned to you.
2. Open a dataset in the Sample view.
3. Select a field to which a rule is applied.

   Fields with a rule have the data quality rule icon displayed in their header. ![Data quality icon in the field.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-inventory-user-guide/Resources/images/inv-dqr-icon-field-header-screenshot.png)
4. In the right panel, click the Open menu icon.

   ![Open menu icon from the Quality tab.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-inventory-user-guide/Resources/images/inv-dqr-remove-screenshots.png)
5. Click Remove.

   The rule is grayed out. You need to apply the change to remove the rule.
6. Click Apply 1 change.

   ![Apply 1 change button from the Quality tab.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-inventory-user-guide/Resources/images/inv-dqr-remove-rule-screenshot.png)

## Results

The rule no longer applies to the dataset. The rule still exists and you can apply it to other fields.