Process states

Editing a process never changes a published version. Instead, it creates a new draft based on the published version. When that draft is published, its contents replace the previous published version and become the next major version.

A process goes through the following states as part of its lifecycle:

Process state	Action	Next state
Unfiled draft	Move the unfiled process draft into a folder	Draft in a folder, governed by the folder access permissions.
Draft in a folder	Publish	Published.
Published	Edit	The new draft at the next major version. The published version stays live.
New draft	Publish	Published, replacing the previous published process version.
Published	Archive	Archived. See Archive processes.
Archived	Restore	Published. See Archive processes.
Archived	Permanently delete	Permanently deleted, not recoverable. See Archive processes.