# An archive or failure Workflow state?

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**Created:** [May 25, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/an-archive-or-failure-workflow-state/1650 "2021-05-25T13:16:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/an-archive-or-failure-workflow-state/1650/1 "2021-05-25T13:16:18Z")

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Seems like workflows seem to be designed to go from 0% (not started) to 100% (done)

How would one account for super-states / alt-states like “archived”/"backlog’ or “failed”/“rejected”?

For example in software dev a feature request can have the following states: requested (0%) → planning (25%) → working (50%) → in-review (75%) → completed (100%)

It can also have ‘super-states’ which may temporarily or permanently take the prospect out of the default state flow. Example: getting moved to **backlog** , or getting **closed** for various reasons

Another example is in a simplified CRM workflow: outreach (0%) → proposal (33%) → negotiation (66%) → closed (100%)

This would also have ‘super-states’ which may temporarily or permanently take the project out of the default state flow. Example: getting moved to **rejected**

A final real-life example is we are trying to track the status / state of our clients from Proposal (0%) → Onboarding (50%) → Active Client (100%). But what happens _after_ the relationship with the client ends?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/3/384299a451bb788b208624fd422892020d4bd0d5.png)

I added the Former Client state and the state icon seems to go back to 66%? Should I just move the Former Client to first and have it be 0%?

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/d/db46617f4bfc1b2a26524775833d9dd0a9da690f.png)

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