# Engagement Status

The engagement status reflects the lifecycle stage and comprises six values labeled with color coding throughout the module. 

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## Status Mappings

Below are the different status states for a report and engagement, the relationship mapping, and any additional notes. Some of the engagement status values are tied to the status of the associated report.

<table><thead><tr><th width="190">Report Status</th><th width="258">Resulting Engagement Status</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><em>(not applicable)</em></td><td>Pending</td><td>This status indicates the engagement has been requested but not approved.</td></tr><tr><td>Draft</td><td>Scheduled</td><td>This status indicates that the engagement has been approved and is slated to begin later.</td></tr><tr><td>Draft</td><td>In Progress</td><td>This status reveals that an approved engagement start date has been reached. <br><br>The status will move automatically to <code>In Progress</code> on the start date based on queries that run every hour.</td></tr><tr><td>Ready for Review</td><td>In Review</td><td>This status reveals that the report associated with the engagement is in one of the three view stages.</td></tr><tr><td>In Review</td><td>In Review</td><td>This status reveals that the report associated with the engagement is in one of the three view stages.</td></tr><tr><td>Approved</td><td>In Review</td><td>This status reveals that the report associated with the engagement is in one of the three view stages.</td></tr><tr><td>Published</td><td>Complete</td><td>This status reveals that the report associated with the engagement has been published.</td></tr><tr><td><em>(not applicable)</em></td><td>Canceled</td><td>This status indicates the engagement was terminated.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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