State of lifecycle policy

The State window lets you add a new state or modify an existing state on the current lifecycle policy. This window 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.

Lifecycle state name
Enter the name of the state you want to add to the selected lifecycle policy.
Allow Demotion from State
Specify whether the document in the current state is eligible for demotion:
Apply Security Template on Entry
Specify whether to apply the security permissions defined on the Template Security tab to the document when the document enters the present state.