# Updating the status for a step of the workflow

Updating the status for a step helps in tracking the progress of the workflow and also determines the action to be taken for a step.

In [**Defining conditions for a step**](/workflow-builder/how-to-create-workflows/defining-conditions-for-a-step.md), we defined two conditions that bifurcated the flow into two paths representing the expense greater and lower than Rs. 10,000/- respectively. To further continue with the Reimbursement Workflow (Refer [***Overview***](/workflow-builder/introduction/overview.md)), for both these paths, the status needs to be updated to **Request Raised.** Let's look at how this is done.

### **Path 1: Claim amount <= 10000**

When the initiator submits the form, and the expense reimbursement amount is up to Rs. 10,000, the status should be updated to **Request Raised.**

To do so,

1\.    Click <img src="/files/-MhIq32JnXq34Tqc0FHq" alt="" data-size="line"> and then click **Continue.** The node n - 4 is created in the following manner.

<figure><img src="/files/yG6TgSI9PU8a5m1hrw68" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Add New Step</em></p></figcaption></figure>

2\.    Under the **What should be the updated status?** dropdown list, select the required status. In this case, it is **Request Raised**.

{% hint style="info" %}

Can you update the status for **Path 2: Claim Amount > 10,000** as **Request Raised** in a similar manner? &#x20;
{% endhint %}

The end result will look like this:

<figure><img src="/files/FIVYSZdFmMXZO1awuplZ" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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