Briefle words · Product & specs
End state
The condition that marks a flow as finished, including what the user sees and what the system has saved.
Say it to an AI
Draw the user flow for booking a video visit. Start state: a signed-in patient taps “See a doctor” on Home. End state: visit confirmed and listed under Upcoming. Put 4 screen steps between them and keep the visit itself out of scope.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Booking user flow”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →A telehealth startup maps the flow for booking a video visit with a doctor before design starts.
Why: A ends at “Visit booked: shown in Upcoming” plus email and invite; B never stops at booked and ends on “Video visit”, which is a different flow.
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Room 5 · Flows & states
Learn “End state” in a five-minute lesson