---
title: "Administrator state override"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/COMALACDCLS/649597140/Administrator%20state%20override"
format: markdown
---
> Macro (aura-html)

## Overview

> Macro (excerpt)
> 
> Administrators can force a workflow into a different state

This example shows how a workflow administrator can override the workflow state on a page or blog post.

## State override

Administrators can enter a special mode that allows them to transition to any state in the workflow (this is particularly useful when developing and testing workflows).

For example, content in the final state in our workflow below has no user transitions.

![image](media://c3db1927-4396-4e63-bb1b-8384339af9c5)

Add the following to the end of the page or blog post URL in the browser URL bar: `?admin=true` or `&admin=true`

The workflow state dialog box now displays a dropdown menu showing options to transition to any other state in the workflow.

![image](media://d8ea7231-5e27-4bfe-bc5a-6ec975af8230)

Once you're done, remove the `"?admin=true"` from the URL bar, and everything returns to normal.

If the URL already contains a question mark, for example, the "`?pageid=`" type of URLs, you'll have to use this instead: `&admin=true`

For example, if the URL was something like:

```python
https://confluence.yourcompany.com/display/SPACEKEY/Some+Page
```

You'd change it to:

```python
https://confluence.yourcompany.com/display/SPACEKEY/Some+Page?admin=true
```

But if it was something like this:

```python
https://confluence.yourcompany.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=29263912
```

You'd change it to:

```python
https://confluence.yourcompany.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=29263912&admin=true
```


## Related pages

- [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMALACDCLS/pages/649860326](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMALACDCLS/pages/649860326)
- [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMALACDCLS/pages/650219355](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMALACDCLS/pages/650219355)