Document Collaboration Statuses

Collaboration is an optional part of the document life cycle. Documents can go from a Draft status to an Approved status without going through the collaboration cycle. The system tracks the collaboration process and provides messages of the current document status.

This table describes collaboration statuses for documents:

Status	Description
Pending Collaboration	The document has been routed for collaboration, but not all collaborators have responded.
Pending Internal Review	The document has been reviewed and updated by a user on the supply side. It has been returned to the document owner or contract specialist for reconciliation.
In External Collaboration	The document has been sent to a user on the supply side (external user) who is designated as the primary document owner.
Collaborated, Pending Review	The document has been reviewed by all internal collaborators and is awaiting a final review by the document administrator or owner.
Collaborated	The document has been reviewed by all external or internal collaborators, and the document administrator or owner has reviewed and updated the document based on the reviews.