Default state categories for Release and Release task tables

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title: Default state categories for Release and Release task tables
description: Understand how the different states of the Release \[rm\_release\] and Release Task \[rm\_task\] tables are configured by default. Use this information to customize the states according to your organizational release processes.
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# Default state categories for Release and Release task tables

Understand how the different states of the Release \[rm\_release\] and Release Task \[rm\_task\] tables are configured by default. Use this information to customize the states according to your organizational release processes.

|Category|State number|
|--------|------------|
|completed\_states|3|
|close\_states|3, 7|
|default\_close\_state|3|
|default\_work\_state|2|
|default\_open\_state|1|
|default\_skipped\_state|7|
|default\_pending\_state|-5|
|pending\_states|-5|
|open\_states|1|
|work\_in\_progress\_states|2, 4, 10|
|skipped\_states|4, 7|

|Category|State number|
|--------|------------|
|completed\_states|3|
|close\_states|3, 4, 7|
|default\_close\_state|3|
|default\_work\_state|2|
|default\_open\_state|1|
|default\_skipped\_state|7|
|default\_pending\_state|-5|
|pending\_states|-5|
|open\_states|1|
|work\_in\_progress\_states|2|
|skipped\_states|4, 7|

**Parent Topic:**[Release Management concepts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/release-management/c_ReleaseManagementConcepts.md)