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# Default state categories for Release and Release task tables

# Default state categories for Release and Release task tables {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Understand how the different states of the Release \[rm_release\] and Release Task
\[rm_task\] tables are configured by default. Use this information to customize the states
according to your organizational release processes.
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| Category | State number |
|-|-|
| completed_states | 3 |
| close_states | 3, 7 |
| default_close_state | 3 |
| default_work_state | 2 |
| default_open_state | 1 |
| default_skipped_state | 7 |
| default_pending_state | -5 |
| pending_states | -5 |
| open_states | 1 |
| work_in_progress_states | 2, 4, 10 |
| skipped_states | 4, 7 |
[Table 1. State categories for Release table]

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| Category | State number |
|-|-|
| completed_states | 3 |
| close_states | 3, 4, 7 |
| default_close_state | 3 |
| default_work_state | 2 |
| default_open_state | 1 |
| default_skipped_state | 7 |
| default_pending_state | -5 |
| pending_states | -5 |
| open_states | 1 |
| work_in_progress_states | 2 |
| skipped_states | 4, 7 |
[Table 2. State categories for Release task table]

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