Workflow status is "In Progress"

Hi ,
I have created a workflow which is attached to custom list. Problem with this workflow is , sometimes workflow does not update
status of the workflow in the list.
All tasks associated with workflow are completed but status in list is shown as “In Progress” instead of completed.
Workflow: state machine workflow
Environment: Sharepoint2013
Anyone faced this issue or know about the solution , please share the solution.<o:p></o:p>
Regards,
Sujeet

Hi,
According to your description, my understanding is that sometimes your state machine workflow status still stuck on "In Progress" when all the tasks has completed.
The steps in a state machine workflow execute asynchronously. This means that they are not necessarily performed one after another, but instead are triggered by actions and states. In this case, the workflow status may have not been refreshed.
I suggest you can wait for some time and refresh the page to see if the status has changed.
If the issue still exists, I suggest you can check if the workflow has executed the completed state also can track the execute steps with debugging.
Here are some detailed articles for your reference:
Creating SharePoint Workflow Solutions
How to Debug a workflow with Visual Studio
How To... Create and debug a state machine workflow
Thanks
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