# Check your Statuses <span class="related-pages">#feature/statuses</span> > [!released] > Introduced in Tasks 5.1.0. ## Overview At any time you can **validate** and **visualise** your custom statuses, using the **'Review and check your Statuses' button** in Tasks' [[Status Settings]]. ## The output file - A Markdown report is written to the root of the vault. - Example file name: - `Tasks Plugin - Review and check your Statuses 2023-11-08 21-30-15` - By adding the date and time to the end of the file name, you can create a series of reports, and review the differences. - You can of course delete the files at any time. ## Content of the report The sections are: - **About this file** - An introduction. - **Status Settings** - A table of the statuses in your settings. - Here you can find advice on any potential issues in your status settings. - **Loaded Settings** - This has a **Mermaid diagram** showing transitions between your statuses. - View the report in Live Preview or Reading Mode, to see the diagram. - **Sample Tasks** - This has sample task lines for each valid status. - View the report in Live Preview or Reading Mode, to check they work with your Theme or CSS snippets. - **Search the Sample Tasks** - This has a Tasks search showing all the tasks in this file, grouped by their status type and status name. ## Example statuses report ### Table and diagram sections Here is an example report, that is generated from the problem statuses shown in [[Recurring Tasks and Custom Statuses#When DONE is not followed by TODO or IN_PROGRESS|When DONE is not followed by TODO or IN_PROGRESS]]: <br> *Example statuses report* ### Sample tasks sections Since Tasks 7.20.0, there will also be **Sample Tasks** and **Search the Sample Tasks** sections. Their appearance depends on your choice of Theme or CSS snippet. Here is what it might look like with the **Minimal theme**, and **Colorful Headings** enabled in the **Minimal Theme Settings plugin**: <br> *Example statuses report samples*