public static function is_active($status) {
        // List of statuses which doesn't require any further processing.
        $finalstatuses = [
            self::DATAREQUEST_STATUS_COMPLETE,
            self::DATAREQUEST_STATUS_CANCELLED,
            self::DATAREQUEST_STATUS_REJECTED,
            self::DATAREQUEST_STATUS_DOWNLOAD_READY,
            self::DATAREQUEST_STATUS_EXPIRED,
            self::DATAREQUEST_STATUS_DELETED,
        ];

        return !in_array($status, $finalstatuses);
    }