System Status

A status indicates the current state of an item in the system. It allows users to create items without making them available right away and to remove an existing item from use without removing it form the database.

Items can have one of the following statuses:

• Draft: A Draft item can be modified. A Draft item cannot be used. It must be Active before it can be used.

• Active: When an item is Active, only the name and description can be modified. It is not possible to update the behavior of the item.

• Inactive: When an item is Inactive, only the status can be modified. The only possibility is to go back to the Active status.

A Draft item can become Active. An Active item can become Inactive. An Inactive item can become Active. However, an Active item cannot "go back" to the Draft status.