# State diagram

The following diagram shows the state (or status) transition process of a credit memo.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://1674205915-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZ5DNbniz33mXCZoO62Rm%2Fuploads%2FUS2h6UOjQAT4IltRbS8c%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=5b94e129-10dc-482b-ac5c-48b9212c23d8" alt=""><figcaption><p>The state transition diagram of a credit memo.</p></figcaption></figure></div>

<table data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th width="152">State</th><th>Definition</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Issued</strong></td><td>The credit memo has been issued.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Error</strong></td><td>An issue has occurred preventing the credit memo from progressing to the next state.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Released</strong></td><td>The credit memo has been finalized.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Deleted</strong></td><td>The credit memo has been removed. No further action is possible.</td></tr></tbody></table>