Clause Status, Approval Status, and Workflow

Clauses have two statuses associated with them:

• The status for the clause.

• The approval status for the clause.

Because clauses are effective-dated, the clause status is typically Active .

You use the clause approval status to determine whether a new clause, or change to an existing clause for a specific effective date, is approved and can be used. When you add a new clause, or change an existing clause, the system applies an approval status of Initial.