Status workflow and timeline

Move a case to Authority query received

The authority needs clarification or evidence.

Audience: CRM staffPermission: Edit Licence ApplicationsModule v1.0.0
Exact navigationAdmin Area → Licence Applications → Case → Update Status
Before you begin
  • Use the exact navigation above and confirm the intended invoice, case, client, property, document or environment.
  • Confirm module activation and the stated permission before attempting the action.
  • Use a controlled test record for payments, emails, public/portal access, provider calls and deletion.

What this guide covers

The authority needs clarification or evidence. These instructions follow the supplied module’s live hooks, menus, controllers, forms, model rules and downstream effects.

Exact step-by-step process

  1. Open the intended case.
  2. In Update Status, select Authority query received.
  3. Enter a clear status note suitable for the landlord timeline.
  4. Submit.
  5. Verify the status label and action-required badge.

Fields, choices and supported possibilities

Status keyauthority_query
Landlord action requiredYes
Final statusNo
Category/help-centre/category/licence-applications/
Topic/help-centre/topic/licence-applications-status-timeline/

Code-backed validations and workflow rules

  • The installed status key is authority_query.
  • Landlord action required becomes 1.
  • This seeded status is not marked final, so it does not by itself set completed_at.

Expected result and verification

  • Move a case to Authority query received completes through the supplied module flow.
  • Reopen the source record or settings page and verify the stored value, status, payment, file, timeline entry or notification.

Security, privacy and operational checks

  • Use the least-privilege account that has the stated permission.
  • Use a controlled test record before applying provider, financial, public-link, email or destructive actions in production.