# Classification

## How to Change the Attribute Status

| ### What to do:
| To work through this example, you must have completed the example Fill the Attribute Pool, Create a Class.
| Select Start > Classification > Attribute Pool. The mask Attribute is opened.
| Search for the attribute Thread Diameter.
| To display the current status, click in the context menu Organization > Status > Show . The current status as well as the next status and the group allowed the change the status is displayed in the message bar.
| You can also see the current status in the field Status in the main mask.
| To change the status, click . A selection window is opened, displaying all possible status changes which are allowed for the group in the defined lifecycle.
| The status displayed depends on the group the user is currently assigned to. If it is not possible to change the status or if the desired status is not available, you might need to change the group your are currently working in.
| Select the new status 120 | In Approval (Double-click).
| Repeat the steps 4 and 5 to reach the status 230 | Released.
| The status of a Class can be changed in the same way. The specific class just needs to be opened.