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Issue Status Codes

The following table describes the predefined status codes for issue tickets.

Issue Status Code

Description

Approval in

Progress

An issue is open, pending approval.

Cancelled

An issue has been cancelled.

Closed

An issue has been completed.

Hold

The service type events for the issue are on hold.

Implementation in Progress

An issue is being implemented.

Open

An issue has been defined and open so that it can be monitored and managed until it is resolved.

Suspended

Stops workflow tasks on an issue.

Transaction in Progress

A transaction with a customer concerning this issue is in progress.

Verification in

Progress

An issue is being verified.

If your site uses other terminology for identifying the status of an issue, you should define status codes that suit your needs and ignore the predefined status codes, or change the definitions to match your use. For example, you may want to define additional issue status codes, such as the following:

Customized Issue Status Code

Description

Duplicate

Issues that have been opened but may be a duplicate of an existing issue for another user.

Emergency

Critical issues that must be addressed immediately.

Report

Issues that are completed and closed, but should be reported on at a management level.