# Getting Started

## Status

| The Status function in Agile e6 is a part of the testing and release facility. With testing and release, organizational processes can be defined, changed, or customized in Agile e6.
| Processes are the combination of transitions or states for changing the status of a data record. A process can have any number of branches down to a complete network. The process is defined by different processes steps. The following image shows the standard review process with its process steps, state and level.
| A Lifecycle can be setup under Manager > Lifecycles > Lifecycles.
| Lifecycle Management
| Change Status
| Select Start > Items Select an item In the context menu click Organization > Status > Change Confirm the selection. Repeat the steps 3 to 5 until the status Released is reached.
| Here you can enter the validity of the item/object which will then be displayed in the Header form.
| The status can also be changed by clicking on .