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title: "Transitions in the basic approval workflow"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/CDCCL/631114401/Transitions%20in%20the%20basic%20approval%20workflow"
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> Macro (aura-html)

## Basic Approval workflow transitions

In the [Basic Approval Workflow](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDCCL/pages/630986093), in the **Review** state, the document can undergo one of three transitions

![image](media://c4684678-2dd1-4e44-b06f-cede55b91872)

### approve and reject transition

The **approve** and **reject** transitions are part of the content review named **Review this page** in the **Review** state.

These occur when a user chooses to either approve or reject the **Review** state content using the content review buttons in the workflow popup.

![image](media://b552d130-7489-46e8-a8c4-400f47f3aca6)

The workflow popup progress tracker displays the workflow states **Review** and **Approved**.

> ℹ️ The **Rejected** state is hidden from the progress tracker path.

Mouse over the **Approve** or **Reject** button to display each destination state for each content review outcome below the progress tracker bar.

### updated transition

If the content is edited and saved in the Basic Approval workflow **Review** state,  the document remains in the **Review **state but the workflow logs this as an **updated** transition event.

This **updated** transition event removes any reviewers from the content review if they have been manually assigned using the workflow popup

In the published (`final`) **Approved** state, if the content is edited and saved, the document will move to the draft state **Review**

![image](media://35a834e4-b732-45b4-9d5d-b56548f3c584)

  


This transition is not implemented through the workflow popup. The workflow automatically transitions when the content is edited and published. 

![image](media://5102fcd3-2710-4c91-9111-25a817f23189)

> ℹ️ Adding or removing a label or attachment does not action the **updated** transition.

Documents in the **Rejected** state can also be approved, and the document will transition to the **Approved** state.

![image](media://ce4b1daa-6fc2-4739-bdff-bed35d0cf17e)

  


The content review in the **Rejected** state can also be rejected by a reviewer.

![image](media://c1b0b3a9-426c-4ed0-b4d3-6179164d4195)

A rejection decision whilst in the **Rejected** state does not cause a transition in this workflow. It simply remains in the **Rejected** state, but the event of rejecting the content is recorded in the workflow document activity history.

If the document is edited whilst in the **Rejected** state, the Basic Approval Workflow actions an **updated** transition to the **Review** state. 

## Related pages

> Macro (children)

## Comala Document Control workflows

> Macro (children)