Contribution State Machine

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The picture below illustrates the various states that constitute the life cycle of a contribution.

Contribution State Machine

Under construction: still need describe all transitions, flags, and access rights...

States

RESERVED
The contribution details have been entered in the system, the file has not yet been uploaded.

Next logical step is to "Upload/Make Available" the contribution file. It is also possible to withdraw (cancel) the contribution at this stage Is is not possible to REVISE a contribution from the RESERVED state, since the proposal has not yet been made available.

AVAILABLE
The contribution file is physically present on the server
REJECTED
The group has rejected the contribution AS A WHOLE, and does not plan to discuss it any further. It is hence not possible to revise a rejected contribution.

note: ACCEPTED and REJECTED states are only applicable to contributions "For Decision"

ACCEPTED
The group has accepted the contribution AS IT IS, there is not need to improve/update it, it is ready for potential implementation. It is hence not possible to revise an accepted contribution.

note: ACCEPTED and REJECTED states are only applicable to contributions "For Decision"

NOTED
noted is the normal end-of-life status for contributions which do not request the committee to take a decision (i.e. contributions For Information and For Discussion). This state means that the contribution has been handled by the committee: either discussed, presented, or just mentioned.

For contributions which request the committee to take a decision (i.e. contributions For Decision), the NOTED state means that the committee has discussed the proposal without either accepting nor rejecting it. This usually means that the committee expects the contribution to be improved (i.e. revised ) prior to approve it. It is hence possible to revise a contribution that is Noted.

REVISED
WITHDRAWN


Flags

Access Rights