---
title: "Add a state flow viewer on the Annotations page"
slug: "add-a-state-flow-viewer-on-the-annotations-page"
abstract: "Add a StateMachine viewer to the Annotations page, enabling users to see the entity status."
---
# Add a state flow viewer on the Annotations page

> [!note]
> To configure Content Hub, you must either be a superuser or have the necessary permissions granted to you through [user group policies](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/user-group-policies.html "User group policies").

To enable users to visualize the entire state flow and see which step the asset is currently in, you can add a **StateMachine viewer** (state flow viewer) component to the **Annotations** page.

> [!note]
> **Before you begin**
> -   [Enable state flows](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/enable-state-flows.html "Enable state flows") for the asset definition.
>
> -   [Create a state flow](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/create-a-state-flow.html "Create a state flow") for the asset definition.

To add a state flow viewer on the **Annotations** page:

1. On the menu bar, click **Manage** :mdiCogOutline:.
2. On the **Manage** page, click **Pages**.
3. On the **Pages** page, in the **Search** box, enter *Annotations* and then click **Home > Annotations**.
4. On the **Annotations** page, in the **Header zone**, add a [StateMachine viewer](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/statemachine-viewer.html "StateMachine viewer").
5. On the **Pages** page, in the left pane, click the **Home > Asset details** page.
6. On the **Layout** tab, next to the **Entity operations** component, click **Enable custom settings** :mdiAccountOutline:.
7. Click the **Entity operations** component to open its details page.
8. On the **EntityOperations component** page, click **Add operation**, then click **Assign state flows**.
9. Configure the [Assign state flows](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/operations.html#UUID-4a7c0245-92d1-e55c-9460-cd7b2154f93f_section-id235267712684666 "Assign state flows") operation and click **Save**.

    You can now see which step the asset is currently in.

    ![Content Hub Annotations page with state machine viewer](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/ch/en/users/content-hub/images/annotations-stateviewer.png)