View source for Configuring and extending stages, statuses, and work queues

=== Statuses in PCS ===
Out-of-the-box, PCS provides detailed statuses for each of the entities. The statuses are based on the stage of an entity. For example in the '''Development''' stage, each entity has the statuses of ''Dev-Initiation'', ''Dev-PendingApproval,'' and ''Dev-Approved''. 

The statuses of the PCS entities also drive many of the validation and processing rules. For example, for the flattening process, you can control which entities to flatten based on the status and stage of the entity. You can also add other [https://community.pega.com/sites/default/files/help_v85/index.htm#case-management/case-processing/cm-defining-custom-case-status-tsk.htm#Defining_a_custom_status_for_a_case statuses].