# State Machine SanteDB Act support attribution of the current status of an act using the state machine illustrated in Figure 2. ![Figure 2 - Act States](/files/-LZu6d8imLRTdSnIJeIV) The states of an act are: * **New :** Indicates that the act has yet to be reviewed and//or that business processing rules have yet to be executed. * **Active :** Indicates that an act is currently occurring or being actioned. This state is used, for example, if an encounter is still occurring however has not completed. * **Complete :** Indicates that the act has occurred. If the act is of a mood code such as intent, request, etc, the *complete* status indicates that the request or intent is complete and has been fulfilled. * **Nullified :** Indicates that the act was created in error, and never occurred. * **Obsolete :** Indicates that the act did occur, however the information is no longer accurate, or has been amended. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.santesuite.org/santedb/data-and-information-architecture/conceptual-data-model/acts/state-machine.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.