Understanding Approval Statuses
Important information about Approval Statuses, some of the predefined values, and an example.
- Approval Statuses are shared in all Publications and can be used in any Process Definition.
- The default Approval Status Undefined is a non-modifiable status which always has the lowest hierarchical importance.
- You can add an Approval Status to a Publication Target to assign a Minimum Approval Status, that is, the status that an item in workflow must have in order to be publishable to that Publication Target.
- If an item is not in workflow and does not have a Workflow Association, its Approval Status is Undefined. If an item is in workflow but does not (yet) have an Approval Status, its status is Unapproved.
Approval Status example
For example, a Workflow Process Definition called Feature Article may consist of the following activities and Approval Statuses:
| When this activity finishes... | ...the item has this Approval Status |
|---|---|
| Write | First Draft |
| First Edit | First Edit Complete |
| Revise | Second Draft |
| Second Edit | Final Edit |
| Final Approval | Approved Final Copy |