Record Statuses

What do the different record statuses mean?

In Progress

• In progress is used for any record NOT in a provisional or approved status. It denotes records that are still being worked on and have not yet had a snapshot saved.

Provisional

• Provisional status is used by curators to mark their Interpretation as complete after saving an Evaluation Summary

• Provisional Interpretations created by Affiliations are considered ready for their expert review

Approved

• Approved status is used after Provisional Classification has passed the review and approval process

• The option to Save as Approved appears after saving an Interpretation as Provisional

• Some Affiliations may require final ratification by a designated Approver, in which case the curator must select the name of the Approver from a pre-populated pull-down

• Users working independently can choose to Approve their Interpretations whenever they wish.

Approval Process Workflow