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Experiment states

An Experiment can be in a Scheduled, Running, or Finished state.

IconStateDescriptionPossible Actions
ScheduledExperiments whose start date is in the futureYou can change all definitions of a scheduled Experiment.
RunningExperiment that are currently running

You can only change the Title and End Date of a running Experiment, or enable/disable it. You cannot edit the content included in a running Experiment.
FinishedExperiments whose end date has elapsed.You can only change the Title of an Experiment that has finished.
Additionally, Scheduled and Running Experiments can have the following states:
IconStateDescriptionPossible Actions
DisabledThe item has been disabled and is no longer available on the website.Enable the item.
InvalidThe Publication, Page Region, Trigger, or Content Variant is incorrectly configured or is no longer available.

If Scheduled, edit the item to fix the problem.

If Running or Finished, the analytics data is compromised so recreate the Experiment: disable the original Experiment, duplicate it, and fix the problem.

Changed BluePrint HierarchyA Publication in the BluePrint Hierarchy has been added or removed.

If Scheduled, edit the Experiment: select the Where: Publications Publication and click BluePrint Hierarchy to view the changes. Click Save to confirm the Experiment is valid.

If Running or Finished, the analytics data is compromised so recreate the Experiment: disable the original Experiment, duplicate it, and fix the problem.