diff --git a/WorkOrder/WorkOrderCrud.cs b/WorkOrder/WorkOrderCrud.cs
index 7db11a1..a274d19 100644
--- a/WorkOrder/WorkOrderCrud.cs
+++ b/WorkOrder/WorkOrderCrud.cs
@@ -140,13 +140,56 @@ namespace raven_integration
             long WorkOrderItemOutsideServiceToBeUpdatedId = a.ObjectResponse["data"]["id"].Value<long>();
 
 
+            ////////////////////////////////////////
+            /// STATE 
+            /// 
+            /// 
+
+            //set locking state "Closed", confirm frozen then unlock state for remainder
+            payload = $$"""
+                {"workOrderId":{{WorkOrderId}},"workOrderStatusId":9}
+                """;
+            a = await Util.PostAsync("workorder/states", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"), payload);
+            Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
+
+
+            //confirm update fails
+            a = await Util.GetAsync($"workorder/{WorkOrderId}", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"));
+            Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
+            var o = a.ObjectResponse["data"];
+            ((JObject)o).Remove("items");
+            o["notes"] = "thisshouldfail";
+            a = await Util.PutAsync("workorder", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"), o.ToString());
+            Util.ValidateErrorCodeResponse(a,2200,400);
+// {{
+//   "error": {
+//     "code": "2200",
+//     "details": [
+//       {
+//         "message": "Work order is set to a locked status and can't be changed",
+//         "target": "generalerror",
+//         "error": "2209"
+//       }
+//     ],
+//     "message": "ErrorAPI2200"
+//   }
+// }}
+
+            //unlocked status "Scheduled"     
+            payload = $$"""
+                {"workOrderId":{{WorkOrderId}},"workOrderStatusId":3}
+                """;
+            a = await Util.PostAsync("workorder/states", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"), payload);
+            Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
+
+
             /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
             //UPDATES
             //
 
             a = await Util.GetAsync($"workorder/items/labors/{WorkOrderItemLaborToBeUpdatedId}", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"));
             Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
-            var o = a.ObjectResponse["data"];
+            o = a.ObjectResponse["data"];
             o["serviceDetails"] = "UpdatedLaborNotes";
             a = await Util.PutAsync("workorder/items/labors", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"), o.ToString());
             Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
@@ -234,7 +277,7 @@ namespace raven_integration
             o = w["items"].FirstOrDefault(z => (long)z["id"] == WorkOrderItem1Id);
             o["labors"].Count().Should().Be(2);
             o["parts"].Count().Should().Be(1);
-            ((string)o["notes"]).Should().Be("UpdatedWoItemNotes");         
+            ((string)o["notes"]).Should().Be("UpdatedWoItemNotes");
             ((string)o["labors"].FirstOrDefault(z => (long)z["id"] == WorkOrderItemLaborToBeUpdatedId)["serviceDetails"]).Should().Be("UpdatedLaborNotes");
             ((long)o["parts"].FirstOrDefault(z => (long)z["id"] == WorkOrderItemPartToBeUpdatedId)["suggestedQuantity"]).Should().Be(2);
 
@@ -295,107 +338,8 @@ namespace raven_integration
         }
 
 
-        [Fact]
-        public async Task ConfirmDeleteTransactionWorksAtServer()
-        {
-            ApiResponse a = await Util.GetAsync("build-mode", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"));
-            Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
-            var BuildMode = (string)a.ObjectResponse["data"]["buildMode"];
 
-            if (BuildMode == "DEBUG")//The key phrase that triggers exception during delete only exists in debug builds of server
-            {
 
-                dynamic d = new JObject();
-                d.active = true;
-                d.notes = "WOHEADER";
-                d.wiki = "INTEGRATION_DELETE_TEST_FAIL_BEFORE_COMMIT";//<-- key phrase triggers server exception in Workorder immediately before it would normally commit the whole thing
-
-                a = await Util.PostAsync("workorder", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"), d.ToString());
-                Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
-                long WorkOrderId = a.ObjectResponse["data"]["id"].Value<long>();
-
-                //CREATE WOITEM 1
-                d = new JObject();
-                d.active = true;
-                d.workOrderId = WorkOrderId;
-                a = await Util.PostAsync("workorder/items", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"), d.ToString());
-                Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
-                long WorkOrderItem1Id = a.ObjectResponse["data"]["id"].Value<long>();
-
-                //CREATE WOITEMPART
-                d = new JObject();
-                d.active = true;
-                d.workOrderItemId = WorkOrderItem1Id;
-                a = await Util.PostAsync("workorder/items/parts", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"), d.ToString());
-                Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
-
-                //CREATE TWO WOITEMLABORS
-                //ONE
-                d = new JObject();
-                d.active = true;
-                d.workOrderItemId = WorkOrderItem1Id;
-                a = await Util.PostAsync("workorder/items/labors", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"), d.ToString());
-                Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
-
-                //TWO
-                d = new JObject();
-                d.active = true;
-                d.workOrderItemId = WorkOrderItem1Id;
-                a = await Util.PostAsync("workorder/items/labors", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"), d.ToString());
-                Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
-
-                //CREATE WOITEM-2
-                d = new JObject();
-                d.active = true;
-                d.workOrderId = WorkOrderId;
-                a = await Util.PostAsync("workorder/items", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"), d.ToString());
-                Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
-                long WorkOrderItem2Id = (long)a.ObjectResponse["data"]["id"];
-
-                //CREATE WOITEMPART-2
-                d = new JObject();
-                d.active = true;
-                d.workOrderItemId = WorkOrderItem2Id;
-                a = await Util.PostAsync("workorder/items/parts", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"), d.ToString());
-                Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
-
-                //CREATE WOITEMLABOR(S)-2
-                //ONE-2
-                d = new JObject();
-                d.active = true;
-                d.workOrderItemId = WorkOrderItem2Id;
-                a = await Util.PostAsync("workorder/items/labors", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"), d.ToString());
-                Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
-
-                //TWO-2
-                d = new JObject();
-                d.active = true;
-                d.workOrderItemId = WorkOrderItem2Id;
-                a = await Util.PostAsync("workorder/items/labors", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"), d.ToString());
-                Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
-
-                a = await Util.DeleteAsync("workorder/" + WorkOrderId.ToString(), await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"));
-                Util.ValidateErrorCodeResponse(a, 2200, 400);
-
-                //now confirm the workorder is still there and with it's children intact
-                //RETRIEVE WORKORDER AND VALIDATE ENTIRE
-                a = await Util.GetAsync("workorder/" + WorkOrderId.ToString(), await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdmin"));
-                Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
-
-                var w = a.ObjectResponse["data"];
-                w["items"].Count().Should().Be(2);
-
-                var woitem1 = w["items"].FirstOrDefault(z => (long)z["id"] == WorkOrderItem1Id);
-                woitem1["labors"].Count().Should().Be(2);
-                woitem1["parts"].Count().Should().Be(1);
-
-                var woitem2 = w["items"].FirstOrDefault(z => (long)z["id"] == WorkOrderItem2Id);
-                woitem2["labors"].Count().Should().Be(2);
-                woitem2["parts"].Count().Should().Be(1);
-
-            }
-
-        }