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title: "Setting the Project Status"
slug: "how-to-set-the-project-status"
updated: 2026-08-12T11:53:14Z
published: 2026-08-12T11:53:14Z
canonical: "success.panaya.com/how-to-set-the-project-status"
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Setting the Project Status

Only the following are permitted to **change the Project details** -

- [**Project Manager**](/v1/docs/what-are-predefined-roles) or [**Administrator**](/v1/docs/what-are-predefined-roles) Role **for the relevant Project**
- Users assigned with the [**Create/Edit Projects**](/v1/docs/how-to-define-roles-permissions) permission

To define the Project Status as **Active**, **Completed,** or **On Hold -**

1. [Log in to Panaya](/v1/docs/how-to-log-in-to-panaya)
2. Click on the **Menu**![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-ET8ALVTC.png) button and select the relevant **Project.** **![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1776690902698.png)**
3. Hover the **Overview tab** and select **Project Details.**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-8DTVALOP.png)
4. Select the **Project** **Status.** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-X5SRZSX6.png)
5. Click **Save.**

## Related

- [Project Status](/what-does-the-project-status-mean.md)
- [Closing a Project](/closing-a-project.md)