Approval Status
An Approval Status, if set on an activity, is assigned to an item after an activity is completed in a Workflow Process. You can create one or more Approval Statuses or you can use existing Approval Statuses. The default Approval Status is Undefined. This non-modifiable status always has the lowest hierarchical importance.
You can also add an Approval Status to a Publication Target to become its Minimum Approval Status. A Minimum Approval Status is the status that an item in Workflow must have in order to be published to that Publication Target.
For example, a Workflow Process 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 |
Approval Statuses are shared in all Publications and can be used in any Workflow Process. Only one set of Approval Statuses can be created.