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title: Task Active State Management business rule
description: The Task Active State Management business rule determines whether the active field value needs to change based on changes to the State field.
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# Task Active State Management business rule

The Task Active State Management business rule determines whether the active field value needs to change based on changes to the **State** field.

The business rule is executed when the **State** is changed for a task record. Its execution order is 50, and it runs before most other task business rules.

If the current task table has the **close\_states** attribute defined on its table, or if it is inherited from a higher-level table, then the rule determines whether the active field needs to change. This is done by comparing the previous and current state values.

-   If the state changes from an active state to an inactive state, the **Active** field is set to false.
-   If the state changes from an inactive state to an active state, the **Active** field is set to true, effectively re-activating or re-opening the task.

It is recommended that you leverage the **\(current.active.changesTo\(\[true/false\]\)** action in your business rule, as opposed to creating rules on each task table that mark tasks as inactive or active.

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