# Directly endorsing metadata items
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Metadata items can only be directly endorsed by Stewardship Organisation Administrators, or Registry Administrators.
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Registry Administrators can directly apply a registration status to a metadata item using the registration authority of their choosing, rather than needing to submit the item for review first.
### How to directly endorse a metadata item
1. Navigate to the metadata item you wish to endorse and select its 'Actions' dropdown.
2. Select 'Add registration status'.
3. Select the date the registration state will be active from via the 'Registration date' field.
4. Select whether the metadata item's related items will also be endorsed via the 'Cascade registration' field.
5. Select the registration authority that the item will be endorsed by.
6. Select the state the content will be endorsed as via the 'State' dropdown.
7. **If you wish to leave an administrative note**, so do using the 'Administrative Note' field.
8. Select 'Review and apply status changes'.
9. Review your choices, then select either instance of 'Apply selected statuses' once satisfied.
10. If your selected 'Registration date' was today, or has otherwise passed, the endorsement status will appear in the item's infobbox.
