An example of the sequence of statuses in a review workflow.
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| Initial | The object is not in a workflow or the workflow status was reset. |
| Authoring | The object is being authored by writers. |
| Review | The object is being reviewed. |
| Revise | The object is being revised in response to review comments. |
| Final Review | The revised object is being reviewed. |
| Approve | The object is being approved. |
| Published | The object is being published. |
The Task Sequence document defines the possible transitions from one state to another. Generally the tasks are performed in sequence. However, the sequence of tasks need not be strictly linear; loops are possible. For example, the Final Review status could have a transition back to a Revise status if significant changes are still required.
Statuses can also be defined more granularly, creating branches (two job transitions with the same current status but different next statuses). For example, instead of Review or Final Review states, you could define Review:Subject Matter Expert, Review:Style Editor; Final Review:Legal, and/or Final Review:Regulatory. The workflow definition would then define multiple transitions from the Authoring status to each of the Review statuses, and from the Revise status to each of the Final Review statuses.