Work Status

Claims and disputes will have several different statuses as they move through the claim lifecycle.  The status can represent one of the following states:

  • Work that needs to be completed
  • A response that is awaited
  • How an item was resolved

Below is an exhaustive list of statuses with definitions for each.

Claim Statuses


StatusDefinition
NewA new claims has been created but processing has not begun.
Open-AnalyzeAt least one dispute in the claim is in the Analyze stage.
Open-EnhanceAt least one dispute in the claim is in the Enhance stage.
Open-ExecuteAt least one dispute in the claim is in the Execute stage.
Open-ResolveAt least one dispute has been resolved, but other disputes remain in-flight.
Pending-SubmissionA new claim has been created but it has not yet completed initialization.
Pending-AbandonedA new claim ID was created but the intake process is incomplete. Claims in this status can be resumed and submitted.
Resolved-AbandonedThe claim is resolved, and was abandoned during intake (never submitted).
Resolved-DeniedThe claim is resolved, and all disputes were denied.  See Denied for deny reasons at the dispute level.
Resolved-NoPostingThe claim is resolved, and all disputes were authorizations that never posted to the account.
Resolved-PaidThe claim is resolved, and at least one dispute was paid.
Resolved-WithdrawnThe claim was withdrawn by the claimant during the intake process

Dispute Status


StatusDefinition
NewA new dispute has been created but processing has not begun.
Open-AccountingExceptionAn accounting exception has occurred at resolution. 
Open-AttachCheckImageA dispute is awaiting the dependency of an attached check image.
Open-AuthorizationReviewA disputed authorization has potential matches that require review by a user.
Open-CheckForMerchantCreditA dispute is awaiting a Merchant Credit Check
Open-DispositionA dispute is ready for disposition.  
Open-CheckExceptionReviewA dispute that needs to be reviewed to see if the association accepted the exception.
Open-ExecuteRecoveryA dispute is awaiting the manual execution of a recovery attempt, such as a chargeback or pre-arbitration case filing.  Manual execution is only applicable where no service is configured.
Open-OrderSalesDraftA dispute that needs a sales draft ordered.
Open-ProcessLiabilityA dispute is in the awaiting a user to assign a liability decision. 
Open-ProcessRecoveryA dispute is awaiting the processing of an automated service call to initiate a recovery attempt, such as a chargeback or pre-arbitration case filing.
Open-ProvisionalCreditReviewA dispute is awaiting Initial Investigation Assignment.
Open-ReviewDisputeResponseA dispute has been declined or partially accepted in a chargeback attempt and requires review by a user.
Open-ReviewDocumentsA required document has been received and review by a user is required to move the dispute forward.
Open-ReviewInboundPrearbAn inbound pre-arbitration response to a chargeback has been received in Visa Allocations and requires review by a user.
Open-ReviewPreArbResponseA pre-arbitration response has been received and requires review by a user.
Open-ReviewRejectA chargeback has been rejected and requires review by a user.
Open-ReviewRepresentmentA Mastercard chargeback resulted in a representment by the merchant and requires review by a user.
Pending-AcquirerResponseA dispute is awaiting a response to a chargeback.
Pending-ArbChargebackResponseA dispute is awaiting a response to an Arbitration Chargeback.  NOTE: Arbitration chargebacks have been phased out by Mastercard.
Pending-ArbitrationResponseA dispute is awaiting a response to an arbitration case filing.
Pending-ArbResponseA dispute is awaiting a response to an arbitration case filing.
Pending-ChargebackResponseA dispute is awaiting a response to a chargeback.
Pending-CustomerDocumentsA dispute is awaiting required documents from the claimant.
Pending-CustomerResponseA  dispute is awaiting a response from the claimant.
Pending-ExceptionReviewA dispute is awaiting a response from the association to allow a exception for a chargeback.
Pending-DenyDisputeA denial decision has been made, but processing is complete.  For disputes where Reg E applies, this is likely due to a wait for the debit of provisional credit.  For disputes where Reg E does not apply, this is a brief processing period that should resolve within minutes.
Pending-DisputeResponseA dispute is awaiting a response to a chargeback.
Pending-FinalProcessingA pay or deny decision has been made and the dispute is awaiting final processing.
Pending-FinalDispositionA dispute which is pending resolution of other disputes within the claim prior to resolving.
Pending-FraudReviewA dispute which was pended by a user in the pend flow to be reviewed for potential fraud.
Pending-FraudReportingInputsOne, or more, required inputs for completing fraud reporting via a configured service are missing and must be provided by a user.
Pending-InvestigationA dispute assignment is required for users to conduct an investigation and complete a configurable list of investigation topics.
Pending-MerchantCreditReviewA dispute has been pended by a number of days, as defined by the user, to await a merchant credit after a representment was received indicating a credit was expected.
Pending-PreArbResponseA dispute is awaiting a response to a pre-arbitration case filing.
Pending-RequestCopyA dispute is pending a Request for Copy (RFC).
Pending-ResearchA dispute is pending internal research, which is a pend option set by a user.
Pending-TempMatchingA disputed authorization is awaiting a matching clearing record.
Resolved-DeniedA dispute has been resolved as denied.  See Denied for deny reasons at the dispute level.
Resolved-NoPostingA disputed authorization has been resolved as never posted.
Resolved-PaidA dispute has been resolved as paid.
Resolved-PostedDisputeCreatedA disputed authorization has cleared, the original authorization has been resolved and a new dispute has been created for the clearing record.
Waiting-ChargebackRightsA dispute is being evaluated by the system to determine if recovery rights exist.