# 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.

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2. Select 'Add registration status'.

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3. Select the date the registration state will be active from via the 'Registration date' field.

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4. Select whether the metadata item's related items will also be endorsed via the 'Cascade registration' field.

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5. Select the registration authority that the item will be endorsed by.

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6. Select the state the content will be endorsed as via the 'State' dropdown.

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7. **If you wish to leave an administrative note**, so do using the 'Administrative Note' field.

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8. Select 'Review and apply status changes'.

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9. Review your choices, then select either instance of 'Apply selected statuses' once satisfied.

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10. If your selected 'Registration date' was today, or has otherwise passed, the endorsement status will appear in the item's infobbox.

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