Is it possible to define a custom tag inside the XML status settings?

Question

The XML status setting file contains . . . Is there any option to create new custom state definitions like "Expired" or "Processing" ?

Raf Snijders · Accepted Answer

Dear Ram, 
 
Yes you can add new custom state definitions through the user interface (webclient) of SDL Knowledge Center. 
 
1/ So log on to SDL Knowledge Center Content Manager Web Client with a user account which has the 'Administrator' user role available. 
2/ Navigate towards the 'Settings' tab on the top-menu bar of the Web Client UI. 
3/ Select 'Status Definitions' from the left hand side options. 
4/ Using the 'Add' button below the list of available Status values, you can add the new custom states that are required. 
 
Do keep in mind that you need to express for each new status value that you add whether the system would need to look at the new value as a 'Draft' state or a 'Released' state. 
Also adding only the Status definition will not bring much functionality as you need to include the new status definitions somewhere in your workflow (so from which status can you get into which other (new) state). Also the inboxes might need to be defined in order to act and list objects in this new status values. 
 
You can add these steps as well through the Web Client UI. 
 
In the Implementation Workshop these items (new status values, the different status transitions allowed and the inboxes built around them) are discussed, so that the system can be setup to meet the specific requirements around workflow. 
 
Kind Regards, 
 
Raf

Dave De Meyer · Answer

So to be clear, it is not possible. The artefact 'OutOfDate' which you found in an upgrade script to 3.7 is completely obsolete. Some more info on KC2016SP3 - Understanding status filters

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Is it possible to define a custom tag inside the XML status settings?