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cancel
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.. py:method:: cancel(self) 

**domain**: server

**language**: python

**class** :doc:`Item class </refs/server/item_api>`

Description
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Call ``cancel`` to undo modifications made to one or more fields belonging to 
the current record, as long as those changes are not already posted to the item 
dataset. 

``Cancel`` 

* triggers the ``on_before_cancel`` event handler if one is defined for the item. 

* to undo modifications made to the current record and its details if the record
  has been edited or removes the new record if one was appended or inserted. 

* puts the item into browse :doc:`state <at_item_state>`

* triggers the ``on_after_cancel``  event handler if one is defined for the item.

See also
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:doc:`Modifying datasets </programming/data/modifying_datasets>`