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title: "Managing Device Statuses"
slug: "managing-device-statuses"
updated: 2026-08-10T20:22:58Z
published: 2026-08-10T20:22:58Z
canonical: "help.idibilling.com/managing-device-statuses"
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# Managing Device Statuses

This lets you add, edit, and delete device statuses, and set one of the statuses as the default. Access to these functions is via **Applications** > **BackOffice Management** > **Device Management** > **Device Statuses**. This displays the Device Statuses grid.

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> [!NOTE]
> Note
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> Access to this grid and the available context menu options is dependent upon which permissions are enabled in your profile.

Several device statuses (Active, Inactive and Stolen) are standard (system-defined). These statuses cannot be deleted; however, you can select one of them to be the default device status and you can toggle the **Is Assignable** setting via the edit dialog.

#### Adding/Editing a Device Status

You can add and edit custom device statuses as needed. To add, right-click anywhere in the grid and choose **New** from the context menu. To edit, right-click on the applicable row and choose **Edit** from the context menu. Enter a Description (name) and check whether or not to make the status assignable. ***Is assignable*** means users can set the status as needed. If this setting is not selected, only the system can set the status on a device.

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When you edit a standard (system-defined) status, you can toggle the ***Is Assignable*** setting, but you cannot edit the Description.

#### Deleting a Status

To delete a device status, right click on the row and choose **Delete** from the context menu.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
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> This option is not available for system-defined statuses.

#### Setting a Status as the Default

To set a device status as the default, right click on the row and choose **Make Default** from the context menu.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**
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> This option is not available for statuses that are not made ***assignable***.