Configuring State Properties

While Creating a State, you must update the following details to configure the respective behavior:

• Name - Provide a label for the state (for example, assigned, closed or incomplete)

• Type - Define the condition of the state. You can choose any one of the following options:

  • Open - The stateflow is considered open at this stage, that is, more action is to be performed as a part of the stateflow

    Example: The state ‘Assign’ is defined as ‘Open’.

  • Closed - The stateflow is considered closed and no other action can be performed after this state. Preferably, the state at the end of the workflow is defined as Closed.

    Example: The state ‘Close’ is defined as ‘Closed’.

  • Skipped - The state is skipped for invalid records

• Locked - Enable this option to lock the stateflow, so that no changes can be made until the next state of the transition.

  Example: The state ‘Send for Approval’ is defined as ‘Locked’, that is, the user cannot make any changes to the record until the request is processed by the approver.

• Timer Enabled - Enable timer to capture the time spent in the particular state.