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Lifecycle states
What WIP, In Review, Released and Obsolete each mean in practice.
Every revision sits in a lifecycle state. The state controls who can edit it and whether the rest of the business should be acting on it.
| State | Means | Editable? |
|---|---|---|
| WIP | Work in progress. Being designed. Not to be built or bought against. | Yes, by whoever holds it |
| In Review | Submitted for approval. Waiting on reviewers. | No — locked during review |
| Released | Approved and current. Safe to build, buy and quote against. | No — needs a change order |
| Obsolete | Withdrawn. Kept for history; must not be used on new work. | No |
What the state actually enforces
- A released part can't be edited directly — you raise a change. That isn't an inconvenience; it's the control.
- Engineering fields lock on release. Supply chain, compliance and quality fields usually stay editable, because a price change isn't a design change.
- Suppliers and viewers normally see released revisions only, so nobody quotes against a draft.
Your states may differ
WIP and Released always exist. Your company may have added others — Pending Approval, Pilot, Production — as part of its workflow.
Still stuck?
Email [email protected] and a person will pick it up. Include the part number and what you were doing — it saves a round trip.