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# Set an event Workflow Status

A **Workflow Status** adds detail to the event's main status. For example, you might name two custom statuses "Inquiry: awaiting contact" and "Inquiry: meeting scheduled" to distinguish progress while both events remain inquiries.

## Choose or clear a Workflow Status

1. Open the event and find the **Workflow Status** control beside its main status in the summary.
2. Select the current value, or **No workflow status** if none is assigned.
3. Choose a status. Use **Search workflow statuses** to narrow a long list.
4. To remove the assignment, select **No workflow status** from the menu.

The menu sits beside the event's main status. The example choices below are custom names defined by the workspace, not a required sequence of steps.

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The selected name appears in the event summary. Your workspace defines these choices in **Event Settings** under **Workflow Statuses**. Archived choices cannot be newly selected. The summary control appears when the workspace has choices or the event already has a Workflow Status; **Client View** hides it.

## Keep the two statuses distinct

Choosing "Booked: deposit collected" does not book the event or record a payment. It is a name your team uses for additional detail. Change the main [event status](/reference/event-page/overview/change-event-status.md) separately and record actual payments on **Details**.

You can also [set a Workflow Status when a task or task group is completed](/reference/tasks/set-completion-workflow-status.md).