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title: "How to update status system fields"
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Let’s say you are using a List Box attribute as Asset Status. With the AIP v7.0 Status field is a default system field of assets. So you can move your Asset Status to Status system field.


<span style="color: #1d1c1d">In this article, we will show you two examples of defining system field status from the existing </span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">List Box(Status)</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d"> field.</span>

<span style="color: #1d1c1d">In the first example, we will define </span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">Status(system)</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d"> '</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">In Use</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">' of assets that '</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">Deployed</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">' option is selected in the </span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">List Box(Status)</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d"> attribute.</span>

<span style="color: #1d1c1d">In the second example, we will define </span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">Status(system)</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d"> '</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">In Stock</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">' and </span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">Substatus(system)</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d"> '</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">Available</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">' of assets that '</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">Ready to use</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">' option is selected in </span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d">List Box(Status)</span>**<span style="color: #1d1c1d"> attribute.</span>

## The new way of defining status

Search assets that asset status is ‘**Deployed**’.

![image](media://05eb307b-e8c7-485c-8049-eb3dceef434d)


Click **Update All** from **Bulk operations** menu.

![image](media://680a9e71-7e06-4b97-a483-1e07d3feb76e)


Select **Status(system)** then click **Continue**

![image](media://b6b06f87-186a-42cb-ad1c-9904b6f4fd21)


Select ‘**In use**’ in Status select list then click **Continue**

![image](media://dd831cd8-4c38-4927-b0e6-8f7dcac9edaa)


Click **Update** to perform update

![image](media://77720caf-e49f-4d00-8f45-c46c373f1e66)


Then it is time to see update process on **Bulk operations status** pop-up

![image](media://dacc46db-3501-4edc-a232-5dc1d05faaec)


When process is completed we can see our **List Box (Status) **field is moved to **Status(system)** field. 

![image](media://a6779934-9bb5-41d9-9a08-e986ec3fecbc)


Search assets that asset status is ‘**Ready to use**’.

![image](media://021050d8-e411-46a7-a196-e63d484e52fb)


Click **Update All **from** Bulk operations** menu.

![image](media://e17716d5-4417-4173-80c5-b61178180d05)


Select **Status(system)** then click **Continue**

![image](media://b6b06f87-186a-42cb-ad1c-9904b6f4fd21)


Select ‘**In stock**’ in Status select list and select ‘**Available**’ in Substatus select list then click **Continue**

![image](media://7b6d808c-5f35-4d0b-92fb-9a6e375146a4)


Click **Update** to perform update

![image](media://92dff7ce-6daf-4cfb-a926-5888f84703e3)


Then it is time to see update process on **Bulk operations status** pop-up

![image](media://13b15c06-e684-4104-8471-e6f567e3d130)


When process is completed we can see our **List Box (Status) **field is moved to **Status(system)** field. 

![image](media://50629422-8df6-4ee4-9c75-c5fd85d3588e)