Several state mach schema improvements

[kddejong]

Issue #, if available:
fix #4077
fix #4079
fix #4075

Description of changes:

• Multiple fixes to the state machine definition

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All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 94.21%. Comparing base (932cf2d) to head (3ee7a1e).
Report is 1 commits behind head on main.

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