Workflows

The Ideas and Products modules can use workflows. The workflow is based on the Status attribute in each module. The workflow definition enforces the process of moving an idea or product from one state to another, where only certain defined transitions are possible. The workflow controls the attributes that must be editable, visible but not editable or hidden, editable, and visible during a transition from one state to another.

Some views that are based on the Ideas and Products modules might use a workflow. If a view does not use a workflow, the functions of that view depend on the access level that you define for that view. If a view uses a workflow, the access level of the workflow affects what users can see or do.

In the product portfolio management template, the following principles apply:

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