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# Customizations

### Customize Test Case Status

To customize test case statuses, you must have the **Manage** permission for **Customizations**.\
See [**Roles & Permissions**](/administration/roles-and-permissions.md) for more details.

At the moment, **Status** is the only system field that can be customized.

### What You Can Customize

The **Status** field controls the lifecycle of a test case.\
Customizing it allows you to align test case states with your team’s workflow.

You can configure:

* Dropdown options
* Default status
* Ready status

### Steps to Customize Test Case Status

1. In the **left navigation panel**, click **Customizations** → The **Customizations** page will be displayed.
2. Click the ✏️ **Edit** icon in the **Actions** column of the **System Fields** table → The **Edit System Field** dialog will open.
3. Update the required settings:
   * **Dropdown Options**\
     Defines the selectable status values for a test case.\
     Use the format:

     ```
     x, value
     ```

     * `x` → sequential number starting from `0`
     * `value` → label shown in the dropdown
     * Each line represents one status option.
   * **Default Value**\
     The sequential number (`x`) of the status automatically assigned when a test case is created.
   * **Ready Status**\
     When a test case is set to this status, it is considered **ready for testing**.\
     Test cases with this status are selected by default during test plan creation.
4. Click **Save** to apply your changes.

{% hint style="info" %}
Carefully choosing **Ready** and **Default** statuses helps ensure only ready test cases are included during test execution.
{% endhint %}