# Enabling and disabling the entity type for datasets

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You cannot enable model-based custom entity types for guided redaction projects.
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To include a model-based custom entity type in the entity types that Structural scans for in a dataset, you must enable the entity type for the dataset.

Before you delete a model-based custom entity type, you must make sure that it is not enabled for any datasets.

In the entity types list, the **Activated for** column displays the number of datasets that the entity type is enabled for.

You cannot enable an inactive entity type.

To change the selected datasets:

1. Click the database icon.\
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   The **Activate custom entity** panel displays the datasets that you have access to.

<figure><img src="/files/tQjVFp3v95pH7dlAwQ8x" alt=""><figcaption><p>Activate custom entity panel to enable the entity type for datasets</p></figcaption></figure>

2. To filter the datasets by name, in the search field, type text from the name.
3. For each dataset, the toggle indicates whether the entity type is active for the dataset. When the toggle is in the on position, the entity type is enabled for the dataset.\
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   To enable or disable the entity type for a single dataset, set the toggle.
4. To enable or disable the entity type for all of the datasets that are currently included in the list, click **Bulk Edit**, then select whether to enable or disable the entity type.

You can also enable or disable entity types from the dataset details. For more information, go to [Working with custom entity types](/textual/dataset-configure-redaction/dataset-custom-entity-types.md).


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