The following diagram shows the steps a business user typically performs to create an asset and publish it to a Web site. It follows the pattern of a project that uses the default workflow that is provided with the system.
Author
The first task of a new project. During the Author task, the user can add assets to the project and edit them. When authoring is complete, the user advances the project by choosing Ready for Review.
Review Content
Typically assigned to an editor or manager in charge of content review, this task has two possible outcomes:
Approve Content advances the workflow progresses to the next task, Approve for Deployment.
Reject returns the project to the Author task for further updates.
Deploy
Deploying assets to a site is typically assigned to managers or administrators, and generally consists of two tasks:
Approve for Deployment or Approve and Deploy initiates a process which concludes by copying project assets to the target Web site. The user can also reject the project and return to the Author task.
Verify Deployment validates the project deployed on target, then checks in project assets and closes the project. The user can also revert the project, which restores the target site to its previous state and returns the project to the Author task.
Note: The action and outcome labels shown above, such as Author and Review, are the default labels for the installed workflow. These labels might be reconfigured for your site.
