Rename OKR status labels

Last updated: September 4, 2026

Rhythms uses a standard set of OKR statuses — such as On Track, Behind, and At Risk — to describe how a goal is progressing. If your team uses different language, you can rename these statuses so the labels people see match the words your organization already uses. "On Track" can become "Green," "Behind" can become "Off Pace," or whatever fits your culture.

Only the display name changes. The underlying status logic stays exactly the same, so reports, filters, and automations keep working without any reconfiguration.

This guide is for Rhythms Admins.

What you can rename

You can edit the display name of any of the nine OKR statuses: Draft, Pending Approval, Not Started, In Progress, On Track, Behind, At Risk, Closed, and Postponed. Renaming is purely cosmetic — it changes the label shown across the platform, not how the status behaves. Because the logic is unchanged:

  • Reports and program-health views continue to group goals by the same underlying statuses.
  • Filters and views that reference a status keep returning the same goals.
  • Automations and rollups that depend on status continue to run unchanged.

Renaming a status

  1. Go to Settings › OKRs › Model customization.
  2. Scroll to the Status Labels section. Each row shows the status, its Default Label, and a Custom Label field.
  3. Click the Custom Label field for the status you want to rename and type the new name.
  4. Click outside the field. The label saves immediately and the new name appears across the platform — on goals, in the status picker, in reports, and in views.

Your changes apply to everyone in the workspace.

Examples

Default status Example rename
On Track Green
Behind Off Pace
At Risk Watch
Not Started Not Begun

These are only examples — you can use any label that fits your team.

Status labels vs. OKR terminology

Renaming statuses is different from renaming the OKR object terms. Use status labels to change how progress states are named (On Track, Behind, and so on). Use terminology customization to change what the objects themselves are called (OKRs, objectives, key results, initiatives). Both live on the Model customization page and can be used together; see Model customization: alignment, contribution and terminology.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does renaming a status change how it works? No. Only the display name changes. The status logic, reports, filters, and automations behave exactly as before.

Will my existing reports and views break if I rename a status? No. They reference the underlying status, not its label, so they continue to work and simply show the new name.

Who can rename statuses? Rhythms Admins, from Settings › OKRs › Model customization.

Can I change a label back to the default? Yes. Clear the Custom Label field (or type the default label again) and click outside it. An empty custom label falls back to the default.

Do renamed statuses apply to everyone? Yes. Status label changes apply across the entire workspace, including Slack and Teams notifications.

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