Workflow Status
There are three Status levels during a Workflow: Draft, Published or Expired.
Only Published documents are available on the live site. This status is not linked to any stage, but is determined by Actions. For example a Publish Action will change the status of a document from Draft to Published
Status Indicators
This indicates an item is not participating in a workflow. 
This indicates that an item's Status is Draft 
This indicates that an item's Status is Published 
This indicates that an item's Status is Expired 
The "lock" symbol indicates that the item has been locked for editing. 
If a Workflow Stage contains a Publish or Expire Action and the Published or Expired date has not yet been reached, the next status will appear as a small button. In this case, an item Status is currently Draft, but is scheduled to be Published When progressing through a Workflow, the status of an item can only change in a linear fashion:
When progressing through a Workflow, you cannot change an item's status from:
- Expired to Draft or Published
- Published to Draft
Users do not require access to a Workflow's Actions or Stages to participate in a Workflow. Actions are performed using System access and are not determined by the access of the User who approved/rejected the item.
Parent topic: Workflow Management.
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