**As** Begin of the insertiona project portfolio managerEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion an OpenProject userEnd of the deletion
**I want** to be Begin of the insertioncategorize all project alongEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion able to editEnd of the deletion the project Begin of the insertionlifecyleEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion status fieldsEnd of the deletion
**so that** I can Begin of the insertionbetter manage my project portfolio.End of the insertion Begin of the deletion customize the status to e.g. "on hold", "completed", etc.End of the deletion

Begin of the insertion##End of the insertion **Acceptance Begin of the insertioncriteria**End of the insertion Begin of the deletion criteria:**End of the deletion

Begin of the insertion#### Adding further static project status

End of the insertion * Begin of the insertionAddEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion be able to customizeEnd of the deletion the Begin of the insertionfollowing status:
* Not started
* Finished
* Discontinued
* TheEnd of the insertion project status Begin of the insertionare translated in all supported languages

#### Add custom project status

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End of the deletion * Begin of the insertionAdd further customEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion create, edit, deleteEnd of the deletion project status Begin of the insertion(one language only)End of the insertion Begin of the deletion and assign colorsEnd of the deletion
* Begin of the insertionAllowEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion configuration optionEnd of the deletion to Begin of the insertionorder the project statusEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion create statuses could be added to "System settings" > "Projects" (or possibly to "Enumerations)End of the deletion

Begin of the insertion#### Out of scopeEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion **Visuals (only preliminary):**End of the deletion

* Begin of the insertionUser interfaceEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion Note: It would likely be much betterEnd of the deletion to Begin of the insertiontranslate custom project status to further languagesEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion have a separate "Projects" entry in the administration with sub pages such as "Settings", "Status", "Project overview".

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