Enable drafts
To use the Drafts feature, you must enable the State flow functionality.
To configure the Drafts feature, you must either be a superuser or have the necessary permissions granted to you through user group policies.
To enable drafts:
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On the menu bar, click Manage
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On the Manage page, click Schema.
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On the Schema page, click the target entity definition.
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At the top of the entity definition page, click Actions
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In the Enable/Disable dialog box, turn on the Drafts switch.
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Click
and select the target detail page. -
Click Confirm.
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Click Done.
Enabling Drafts has the following effects:
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Adds the {Definition}To{Definition}Draft, M.{Definition}.IsDraft, and DraftLifeCycleStatusTo{Definition} members to the entity definition.
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Creates three default copy profiles: create a draft, merge a draft, and save as new entity. The Display template property must be marked as Required. Also, each copy profile must have the Keep method enabled under Definition.
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Creates a dedicated draft state flow containing three states: in progress, in review, and done.
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Creates preconfigured operations for the entity page components: Create draft, View original, and View draft.
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Enables the Save as new operation for entity operation page components.
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Adds the DRAFT and ORIGINAL indicators to the respective pages.