# Options

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The Abort step features the following options:

| Option                               | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Abort the running transformation** | Select to stop the transformation when the **Abort threshold** is reached.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| **Abort and log as an error**        | Select to log an error report when the Abort step stops the transformation. This option is useful when a parent step (such as the Kafka Consumer step) executes a sub-transformation containing the Abort step, where the Abort step will cause the parent step to stop.                                                                                          |
| **Stop input processing**            | Select to stop the input steps to the transformation when the **Abort threshold** is reached, while allowing any records already retrieved or initiated to be processed.                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Abort threshold**                  | Specify the number of rows at which to abort the transformation after an error is detected. For example, if the threshold is set to `0`, the Abort step will stop the transformation after the first row is processed. If the threshold is set to `5`, then the Abort step will stop the transformation after the sixth row is processed. The default value is 0. |