State of lifecycle policy

The State dialog box lets you add a new state or modify an existing state on the current lifecycle policy. This dialog box opens after you click the Add... or Modify... button when you're creating a new lifecycle policy or reviewing the General properties for an existing lifecycle policy.

The following paragraphs describe the fields available on this screen.

State Name
Enter the name of the state you want to add to the selected lifecycle policy.
Demotion Allowed?
Specify whether the document in the current state is eligible for demotion: