Technical record statuses
A technical record can have a status of Draft, Active, Inactive, or Superseded.
| Status | Description | Updates | Deletion | Status changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft | The technical record is incomplete. | Can update only fields in the Details section. | Allowed. | Can change to Active. |
| Active | The technical record is complete. Associated PMs, schedules, and work orders are generated and tracked. |
Can update fields in the Superseded By section of the Technical Record tab. Members of a security group that enables the Edit Technical Record action can make minor edits, such as to correct a spelling. |
Not allowed. |
Can change status to Inactive. When an authorized user edits a technical record, the status does not change. A new row is added to the View Status History window that records the reason that the user provided for making the changes. |
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Inactive |
The technical record is not complete and is not tracked. |
Cannot be updated. |
Allowed. |
Can change to Active. |
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Superseded |
Another technical record replaced the original record. The original technical record is obsolete. |
Can update the Superseding Publication and Supersedence Date fields on the Technical Record tab. |
Allowed. |
Cannot change a status to Superseded manually. The status is changed to Superseded automatically when you supersede a record on the Technical Record tab. |