állapotlista

Állapotlista is a Hungarian term describing a catalog of all states that an object, system, or process may occupy during its lifecycle. It is used in software development, business process management, and manufacturing to formalize how things change over time.

A typical állapotlista assigns to each state a code or name, a concise description, and rules governing entry and exit. It may also specify the allowed transitions between states, the events or conditions that trigger those transitions, and who is authorized to perform them. Some lists include additional attributes such as timestamps, audit notes, or localization tags.

Common applications include modeling in software engineering (finite state machines and user interface states), governing document or approval workflows in business processes, and tracking steps in production lines or logistics. Examples of states might be New, Open, In Progress, Resolved, and Closed in issue tracking, or Received, Processing, Packed, Shipped, Delivered in order handling.

The concept is closely related to state machines and lifecycle management. An állapotlista supports validation, traceability, and automation by making state transitions explicit and auditable.

Best practices include keeping states mutually exclusive and well defined, avoiding excessive fragmentation, clearly documenting transition rules, ensuring backward compatibility when adding or retiring states, and supporting localization.

See also: állapottér, állapotgép, workflow, lifecycle.