# State Diagram

The following diagram shows the state (status) transition process of a request. A request can currently exist in several states. The following diagram shows the transitions between these states:

<figure><img src="https://1674205915-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZ5DNbniz33mXCZoO62Rm%2Fuploads%2FJ2ME92wA1l4MuKINnbAl%2Fstate_diagram_request.png?alt=media&#x26;token=33f74ee0-fbfc-450d-989a-2426e9cb9790" alt=""><figcaption><p>The state transition diagram of a request.</p></figcaption></figure>

<table><thead><tr><th width="123">State</th><th>Definition</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Draft</strong></td><td>The request is being created.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Processing</strong></td><td>The request is pending a response from the vendor or SoftwareOne.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Querying</strong></td><td><p>The vendor or SoftwareOne has updated the request. </p><p></p><p>It now requires an action to be taken by a client account user.</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Complete</strong></td><td>The request has been completed.</td></tr></tbody></table>