# Understand company type and status in the Companies module

**URL:** <https://community.onix.com/t/understand-company-type-and-status-in-the-companies-module/678>\
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**Created:** [February 27, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://community.onix.com/t/understand-company-type-and-status-in-the-companies-module/678 "2024-02-27T10:44:39Z")\
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Learn about the concept of member and non-member companies as well as their statuses in Onix Work.

# 1. Company type

## Member company

- A member company is in contract with Onix and using Onix Work at the moment.
- A member company can connect with other companies for data sharing purposes.
- Its tile has a “Member” tag.

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/onix/original/2X/f/f7bd1e79091c2025e30e6fad42e986f07ed0dd85.png)

## Non-member company

- A non-member company is created manually and managed by the logged-in company.
- If the logged-in company subscribes to Express license, employees of a non-member company can be invited as Express users. Afterwards, they have read-only access to their documentation via Onix Express. [**(What is Onix Express?)**](https://community.onix.com/t/how-to-set-up-onix-express/103#h-1-what-is-onix-express-1)
- Its tile does not show any tag.

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/onix/original/2X/f/fccd5997189dd7de275e372053b565c1c0e7fefa.png)

# 2. Company status

## Status: Active

- An active company is in normal operation.
- The active company’s tile displays normally and does not show any tag.
- The “active” status applies to both member and non-member companies.

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/onix/original/2X/a/ae8a38c35a36324d4d0d42ea4c7caf06001ae52a.png)

## Status: Inactive

- An inactive company is not working with the logged-in company’s data at the moment.
- Logged-in company users CANNOT transfer equipment ownership or filter for inactive company’s equipment in the Equipment module.
- The inactive company’s tile is greyed out and does not show any tag.
- The “inactive” status applies to non-member companies and member with data access granted by the logged-in company..

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/onix/original/2X/3/353f2c0b19f8b80f929480d48f283e43ccddf1b6.png)

## Status: Terminated

- A terminated company is a member company that has already ended their contract with Onix and stopped using Onix Work.
- The terminated company’s tile is greyed out and shows a “Terminated” tag.
- The “terminated” status ONLY applies to member companies.

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/onix/original/2X/1/19debc021fd7103a7e0afbdfa0c1081cbaf7bd93.png)