Contribution State Machine

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

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

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WITHDRAWN