Workflows
In Sitefinity you can create a workflow for managing the lifecycle of content items and pages. You do that by creating first and second level of approval for content items and pages, or by uploading your custom workflow.
Types of workflow
In Sitefinity the following types of workflow exist:
Lifecycle steps
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Rights |
| Standard lifecycle management |
Create and Publish |
All users with proper permissions. |
| Approval before publishing |
Create and Send for Approval » Publish |
- Create and send for approval
All users with proper permissions.
- Publish
Users set as approvers in the workflow definition.
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| Create and Send for Approval » Send for Publishing » Publish |
- Create and send for approval
All users with proper permissions..
- Send for publishing
Users set as first level of approvers in the workflow definition.
- Publish
Users set as first level of approvers in the workflow definition.
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By default you use the standard lifecycle workflow.
Using Sitefinity, you can create one or two level of approval for managing the lifecycle of content items and pages.
To define and manage workflows, in the main menu, click Administration » Workflow.
The Workflow page appears, displaying a list of all created workflow definitions together with actions you can perform on them.
Use this page to create, edit, and manage workflow definitions.
Section contents
On this page you can do the following:
Permissions for workflows
Only users in the Administrators role can create and edit workflows.
NOTE: Shared content blocks do not have workflow, you can control who can edit shared content blocks by setting their permission.