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title: "Basic approval workflow"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/CDMC/2193195328/Basic%20approval%20workflow"
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> Macro (aura-html)

## Overview

The **Basic approval workflow** is a simple three-state template included with the app that ensures a clear approval process for your Confluence documents. 

### **States and Transitions**

Workflow states indicate the status of the document. When the workflow is applied to a page or blog post, it can be in one of the following three states:

- Review – The document starts in this state and awaits rejection/approval.
- Rejected – If the document is not approved, it moves to the *Rejected* state.
- Approved – The document is approved and ready for publishing.

Transitions are the actions that will move the document between different states.

For example, 

- Once you submit the page for review, the document is moved to the *Review* state.
- Once the assignee/reviewer approves, the document moves from *Review* to *Approved *state.
- The page automatically moves from *Review* to *Rejected *state* *when the reviewer rejects the document.

![Comala basic approval workflow state diagram](media://3ec5bee6-1720-40f7-b6a5-0e29861d8049)

> ℹ️ The workflow transitions back to the **Review** state when a page editor updates a page in either the *Approved* or *Rejected* state.

## Next steps

[Apply workflows](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDMC/pages/2192870271)

[Document activity](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDMC/pages/2193097355)