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title: "Requirement and Features Statuses"
slug: "what-does-the-requirement-status-mean"
updated: 2021-12-30T21:25:32Z
published: 2021-12-30T21:25:32Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://success.panaya.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Requirement and Features Statuses

Panaya allows you to define the Status of your Requirements / Features / Workstreams / Analyses (level 1 activities).

A **Requirement** can appear in the following **Statuses** -

- **Backlog**  
Used at the early stages of defining the Requirements
- **Design**  
Set a requirement to Design Status when you begin [defining the Test Plan](/v1/docs/how-to-define-the-test-plan-of-a-requirement)  
Once you are happy with the Test Plan - use the [**Approve Test Plan** button](/v1/docs/how-to-approve-the-test-plan)
- **Testing**  
Move the Requirement to Testing Status when executing the associated Test Cycles
- **Completed**   
Use this Status when test execution has been completed and you are ready to go live

For [Release Dynamix](/v1/docs/welcome-to-release-dynamix), the following Statuses are also available -

- **Development**  
Set the Requirements to Development status once you have finished defining the [Implementation efforts and calculating the Impact and Risk for Code Changes.](/v1/docs/how-to-analyze-impact-and-risk)
- **Ready to Test**  
Set your Requirements as Ready to Test when they are approved, complete, and ready for test execution

**Good to know!**

- The Requirement Status is set manually
- Click here to learn how [Risk Indicators](/v1/docs/how-is-testing-coverage-risk-calculated-for-a-requirement) are calculated
- You can define [alternative Sub Statuses](/v1/docs/how-to-define-a-sub-status-field-for-requirements) for your Requirements. [Click here to learn more.](http://success.panaya.com/Test-Dynamix/Requirements-/1160198421/How-to-use-the-Sub-Status-field-for-Requirements.htm)

[Click here to learn more about Statuses and their correspondent Risk Indicators](/v1/docs/approval-status-risk-indicators)