Stop a Workflow Background Engine

Hi, i have set a scheduled background process that runs every minute for test purposes, however,
now that i don't need it anymore, i would want it to be deactivated.
It keeps sending me notifications that the process has completed (i've set it that way), and my inbox is getting full because of it. hehe.
any help?
thanks!

I figured it out. it's just as simple as a concurrent program with a scheduled run. so i went into system administrator, found the scheduled request, and terminated it.

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