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Status and badge meanings

What every status, badge and chip in FlowSentry means, and what to do when you see it.

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  1. Alerts and cases
  2. Priority
  3. Severity
  4. SLA chip
  5. Alert outcome
  6. Case stage, status and decision
  7. Screening
  8. Customers and risk
  9. Risk band
  10. KYC status
  11. KYC change
  12. EDD
  13. Rules
  14. Onboarding and identity checks
  15. Data and operations
  16. AI labels
  17. Related

FlowSentry uses consistent statuses and badges across its screens so you can tell at a glance where an item stands and whether it needs you. This page lists each one, grouped by area, with what it means and what to do next.

Alerts and cases

Priority

Priority Meaning What to do
High Score of 80 or more out of 100 Work these first
Medium Score of 50 to 79 Work after High items
Low Score below 50 Work in turn

Severity

Severity Meaning What to do
Low, Medium, High, Critical The seriousness set on the rule that raised the alert Severity also sets the SLA window under your alert-work policy

SLA chip

Chip Meaning What to do
Overdue The SLA window has passed Act now or escalate to your team lead
Due soon Due within 4 hours Prioritise
Due today Due within 24 hours Plan to finish today
On track Within the window Work in turn
No SLA No SLA applies Work in turn

Alert outcome

Outcome Meaning What to do
No suspicion (activity explained) Closed; the activity has a legitimate explanation Nothing; it may be sampled for QA
Inconclusive Closed without a clear finding Nothing; it may be sampled for QA
Escalated to a case Grouped into a case for investigation Continue on the case
Returned by QA — rework QA reopened your closure Read the QA note, rework and close again

Case stage, status and decision

Label Meaning What to do
Triage, Investigation, Review, Closed The case stage; stages move forward only Use Advance to the next stage when ready
Open, Closed Whether the case is still being worked A closed case rejects new evidence
Within SLA, SLA breached Whether the case is within its time limit Escalate if breached
awaiting decision A suspicion is on the MLRO's desk MLRO or Deputy MLRO decides
returned The MLRO returned it for more work Address the request and Resubmit to the MLRO
filed The MLRO decided to file an STR Reporting tracks the filing
not filed The MLRO decided not to file, with grounds Recorded in the internal no-file register
STR-restricted An STR is involved Visible only to STR-privileged roles and people already on the case

Screening

Status Meaning What to do
Potential A new hit awaiting review Review it, or Assign to me
Cleared Decided as a false positive Nothing; it is remembered for that subject and entry
Clear proposed A clear waiting for a checker A checker uses Approve clear
True match proposed A true match waiting for a checker A checker confirms or rejects it with step-up
True match Confirmed as the listed party Follow your sanctions or PEP procedure; risk is re-scored
Escalated Sent to a case Continue on the case
Statutory TFS list The hit is on a statutory sanctions list Always needs two people; overdue after one day open

Customers and risk

Risk band

Band Meaning What to do
Low, Medium, High, Very high Where the customer's score falls, possibly raised by a floor rule High opens an EDD case automatically
Unrated Not yet scored Usually clears shortly; authorised users can Rescore now
Overridden The band was changed by an approved override Check the reason and expiry on the risk tab

KYC status

Status Meaning What to do
Complete All required KYC items are on file Nothing
Incomplete A required item is missing Obtain it and propose a KYC change
ID expired An identification document has expired Obtain a current document
Review due A periodic review is due Carry out the review

KYC change

Status Meaning What to do
Awaiting approval Proposed and waiting for an approver An approver decides; the maker can Withdraw
Approved Applied to the customer Re-screening follows automatically
Rejected Not applied Read the decision note
Withdrawn Withdrawn by the maker Nothing
Superseded Replaced by a later change Nothing

EDD

Status Meaning What to do
Open The checklist is being worked Complete each item with a note
Awaiting approval Submitted for sign-off A senior approver decides
Approved The relationship is approved Nothing
Rejected Not approved Follow your institution's exit or remediation process

Rules

Status Meaning What to do
Draft Being written; only the author sees it Finish and Submit for approval
Awaiting approval Waiting for a different approver An approver decides with step-up; the author can withdraw
Active Running in live monitoring Monitor its performance
Rejected The version was not approved Read the reason and revise
Withdrawn The author withdrew it before a decision Nothing
Retired No longer running Nothing
Disabled A built-in switched off for your institution Switch it back on through approval if needed
Not live Shown in the library for a rule not currently running Check its versions

Onboarding and identity checks

Status Meaning What to do
In progress Being captured Complete and Submit for review
In review A KYC reviewer is working it Wait, or answer if returned to you
Pending approval Waiting for an approver Approver decides; high-risk needs step-up
Approved Approved; the customer joins the register Nothing
Declined, Withdrawn Closed without approval Nothing
On hold A screening potential match is holding it Resolve the screening hit
Verified Identity check passed Nothing
Failed Identity check failed Follow your procedure
Needs review Inconclusive; waiting in the IDV review queue A KYC reviewer accepts or rejects it
Pending Check not yet complete Wait
Sandbox IDV A test identity provider screen Not for real customers

Data and operations

Status Meaning What to do
Testing A data source that validates only Run a dry run, then Request go-live
Awaiting approval Go-live requested A different administrator approves with step-up
Live The source is sending real records Monitor freshness
Suspended Stopped, with a reason Going live again needs a new approval
Needs attention Source health issue, for example silent beyond its SLA Check the source and tell your integration engineer
Succeeded, Failed, Timed out, Skipped, Never run Scheduled job run results on Platform health Investigate failures and timeouts
Queued, Running An ad-hoc file analysis waiting or in progress Wait; if Queued persists, tell your administrator
limited Under a third of rules could be evaluated on the file Treat "no findings" with caution

AI labels

Label Meaning What to do
AI draft — advisory Prepared by AI, with a confidence Check it against the evidence and edit before using
Generated without AI — rules-based summary AI was not used; the reason is shown Use it as a starting point
Read-only Ask Sentry can answer but not act Take actions on the relevant screen

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