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title: "Configure an end stage"
slug: "configure-an-end-stage"
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:07Z
canonical: "totara.help/configure-an-end-stage"
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# Configure an end stage

An end stage is one of the [stage types you can add](/19/docs/add-stages-to-an-approval-workflow) to an [approval workflow](/19/docs/what-are-approval-workflows). An end stage is used for completed applications, or for incomplete applications that can’t progress any further. You can have as many end stages as required for reporting purposes.

You can only [configure notifications](/19/docs/configure-approval-workflows-notifications) on an end stage, and the only notification trigger that applies is **At start of stage**.

Developer noteAn **approvalform** plugin could implement conditions that determine which end stage an application ends up in, for reporting purposes. For example, specific values in a given form field could affect which end stage is used for the application.

![Configuring the notifications in an end stage.](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1665067932798.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T16%3A00%3A56Z&se=2026-11-01T17%3A00%3A56Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=2%2FbyLYpUK7covAhZ5tNFYasG%2BNXSVc91HuWNKQbZ31E%3D)

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