diff --git a/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/models/Notification.cpp b/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/models/Notification.cpp
index 0bae917..ad1b416 100644
--- a/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/models/Notification.cpp
+++ b/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/models/Notification.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Date: 19-May-2026
 */
 
 #include <sstream>
+#include "SerializedRecords.h"
 #include "Notification.h"
 #include "StringHelper.h"
 #include "Factory.h"
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ Returns:
 */
 Notification::Notification()
     : m_id("NOT" + std::to_string(++m_uid)),
-    m_recipient(nullptr) {}
+    m_recipient(nullptr), m_state(util::State::ACTIVE) {
+}
 
 /*
 Function: Notification
@@ -43,7 +45,9 @@ Notification::Notification(const std::string& recipientUserId, User* recipient,
     m_recipient(recipient),
     m_title(title),
     m_message(message),
-    m_createdAt(createdAt) {}
+    m_state(util::State::ACTIVE),
+    m_createdAt(createdAt) {
+}
 
 /*
 Function: Notification (parameterized constructor with ID)
@@ -58,13 +62,14 @@ Parameters:
 Returns:
     - A new Notification object
 */
-Notification::Notification(const std::string& id, const std::string& recipientUserId, const std::string& title, const std::string& message, const util::Timestamp& createdAt)
+Notification::Notification(const std::string& id, const std::string& recipientUserId, const std::string& title, const std::string& message, const util::Timestamp& createdAt, const util::State& state)
     : m_id(id),
     m_recipientUserId(recipientUserId),
     m_recipient(nullptr),
     m_title(title),
     m_message(message),
-    m_createdAt(createdAt) 
+    m_createdAt(createdAt),
+    m_state(state)
 {
     int idNumber = util::extractNumber(m_id);
     if (idNumber > m_uid)
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ Description: Retrieves the unique ID of the notification.
 Returns:
     - const std::string& representing the notification ID.
 */
-const std::string& Notification::getId() const 
+const std::string& Notification::getId() const
 {
     return m_id;
 }
@@ -139,6 +144,17 @@ const util::Timestamp& Notification::getCreatedAt() const
     return m_createdAt;
 }
 
+/*
+Function: getState
+Description: Retrieves the Notification state
+Returns:
+    - const util::Timestamp& representing the creation timestamp.
+*/
+util::State Notification::getState() const
+{
+    return m_state;
+}
+
 /*
 Function: setId
 Description: Sets the unique ID of the notification.
@@ -217,71 +233,54 @@ void Notification::setCreatedAt(const util::Timestamp& createdAt)
     m_createdAt = createdAt;
 }
 
+/*
+Function: setState
+Description: Sets the Notification state.
+Parameters:
+    - state: Notification state value.
+Returns:
+    - void
+*/
+void Notification::setState(util::State state)
+{
+    m_state = state;
+}
+
 /*
 Function: serialize
-Description: Serializes the notification into a CSV-formatted string.
+Description: Serializes the Notification object into a SerializedNotification record.
 Parameters:
     - None
 Returns:
-    - std::string: Serialized notification record
+    - SerializedNotification: Serialized representation of the notification
 */
-std::string Notification::serialize() const
+SerializedNotification Notification::serialize() const
 {
-    std::ostringstream serializedNotification;
-    serializedNotification << m_id << ','
-        << m_recipientUserId << ','
-        << m_title << ','
-        << m_message << ','
-        << m_createdAt.toString();
-    return serializedNotification.str();
+    SerializedNotification serialized = {};
+    strcpy_s(serialized.id, sizeof(serialized.id), m_id.c_str());
+    strcpy_s(serialized.recipientUserId, sizeof(serialized.recipientUserId), m_recipientUserId.c_str());
+    strcpy_s(serialized.title, sizeof(serialized.title), m_title.c_str());
+    strcpy_s(serialized.message, sizeof(serialized.message), m_message.c_str());
+    serialized.createdAt = m_createdAt;
+    serialized.state = m_state;
+    return serialized;
 }
 
 /*
 Function: deserialize
-Description: Deserializes a CSV-formatted string into a Notification object.
+Description: Deserializes a SerializedNotification record into a Notification object.
 Parameters:
-    - record: const std::string&, serialized notification record
+    - serializedNotification: const SerializedNotification&, serialized notification record
 Returns:
     - Notification*: Pointer to the deserialized Notification object
-Throws:
-    - std::runtime_error if timestamp parsing fails
 */
-Notification* Notification::deserialize(const std::string& record)
+Notification* Notification::deserialize(const SerializedNotification& serializedNotification)
 {
-    std::string id, recipientUserId, title, message, createdAtTimestampString;
-    std::istringstream serializedNotification(record);
-    getline(serializedNotification, id, ',');
-    getline(serializedNotification, recipientUserId, ',');
-    getline(serializedNotification, title, ',');
-    getline(serializedNotification, message, ',');
-    getline(serializedNotification, createdAtTimestampString, ',');
-    util::Timestamp createdAtTimestamp;
-    try
-    {
-        createdAtTimestamp = util::Timestamp::fromString(createdAtTimestampString);
-    }
-    catch (...)
-    {
-        throw std::runtime_error("Invalid createdAt timestamp");
-    }
     return Factory::getObject<Notification>(
-        id,
-        recipientUserId,
-        title,
-        message,
-        createdAtTimestamp
-    );
-}
-
-/*
-Function: getHeaders
-Description: Retrieves the CSV headers for notification serialization.
-Parameters:
-    - None
-Returns:
-    - std::string: Header string ("ID,RecipientID,Title,Message,Timestamp")
-*/
-std::string Notification::getHeaders()
-{
-    return "ID,RecipientID,Title,Message,Timestamp";
+        serializedNotification.id,
+        serializedNotification.recipientUserId,
+        serializedNotification.title,
+        serializedNotification.message,
+        serializedNotification.createdAt,
+        serializedNotification.state);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/models/Notification.h b/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/models/Notification.h
index 57869fa..d92bc2c 100644
--- a/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/models/Notification.h
+++ b/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/Trenser.VehicleServiceSystem/models/Notification.h
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ Date: 19-May-2026
 #pragma once
 #include <string>
 #include "Timestamp.h"
+#include "Enums.h"
 
 class User;
+struct SerializedNotification;
 
 class Notification
 {
@@ -22,10 +24,11 @@ private:
     std::string m_title;
     std::string m_message;
     util::Timestamp m_createdAt;
+    util::State m_state;
 public:
     Notification();
     Notification(const std::string& recipientUserId, User* recipient, const std::string& title, const std::string& message, const util::Timestamp& createdAt);
-    Notification(const std::string& id, const std::string& recipientUserId, const std::string& title, const std::string& message, const util::Timestamp& createdAt);
+    Notification(const std::string& id, const std::string& recipientUserId, const std::string& title, const std::string& message, const util::Timestamp& createdAt, const util::State& state);
     const std::string& getId() const;
     const std::string& getRecipientUserId() const;
     User* getRecipient() const;
@@ -38,7 +41,8 @@ public:
     void setTitle(const std::string& title);
     void setMessage(const std::string& message);
     void setCreatedAt(const util::Timestamp& createdAt);
-    std::string serialize() const;
-    static Notification* deserialize(const std::string&);
-    static std::string getHeaders();
+    util::State getState() const;
+    void setState(util::State state);
+    SerializedNotification serialize() const;
+    static Notification* deserialize(const SerializedNotification&);
 };