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# Viewing and editing a metadata item's registration history
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Registration histories can only be viewed by Registry Administrators.
Registration histories can only be edited by the relevant registration authority's registrars and managers, or Registry Administrators.
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Any metadata item's registration history can be viewed by users with permission to see the item via its infobox.
## How to view and edit a metadata item's registration history
1. Navigate to the desired item, then select 'View registration history' from its infobox. The item's registration history will be displayed.
**Note:** Users will only see registration history entries that correspond to a status they are able to see with their current permissions.
2. **If you wish to edit a registration history entry**, select 'Manage', then 'Edit' from the row of the status you wish to edit. **If you do not wish to edit a registration history entry**, proceed to step 8.
3. Configure the entry's 'Registration date' and 'Expiration date' fields as desired.
4. Select the status you would like the relevant entry to be listed as via the 'State' field.
5. **If you wish to add/change a note for this entry**, do so via the 'Administrative note' field.
6. **If you wish to provide a rationale for your edits**, do so via the 'Change message' field.
7. Select 'Update Status' once satisfied.
8. **If you wish to view the history of a specific entry**, select 'Manage'. then 'Check Status History' from the relevant entry's row. A full change history will be shown for the relevant entry.
**Note:** Status history can only be checked by Registry Administrators.
