Standard XStep Versions: Simple Status Management

Use

In addition to the official approval procedure for standard XStep versions, there is a simple status management facility. You can use this status management only if you are not working in an environment in which approvals are mandatory because status changes cannot be comprehensively documented and restricted to authorized persons.

Comparison of Approval Procedure and Simple Status Management:

Approval Procedure

Simple Status Management

Two additional statuses:

Status Released and Approved :Versions with this status can no longer be changed.
Status Discarded The status of these versions can no longer be changed to Released .

Status Released: :Limited changes are possible (e.g. the description of a parameter). The XStep tree of a version can still be changed.
Status Obsolete The status of these versions can be changed again to Released .

Digital signature can be used to set the statuses Released and Approved and Discarded .

The digital signature ensures that status changes may only be made by authorized persons.

The digital signature cannot be used.

Prerequisites

You have not set the SXS Version: Approval Procedure Active indicator in Customizing for Production Planning Process Industries under Process Coordination Execution Steps (XSteps) Standard XStep Repository Settings for the Standard XStep Repository .

Features

The following statuses are provided for the versions of a standard XStep in simple status management:

Status	Meaning
In Process	This status is set automatically as soon as you have created a version. A version of a standard XStep that has the status In Process: Can be changed (for example, new XStep parameters can be added or existing ones changed) Cannot be referenced if it has only versions with the status In Process Can be checked and simulated in the SXS repositor y
Refused	You set the status Refused for an SXS version, if, for example, the check has revealed errors and you want to correct the SXS version. A version of a standard XStep that has the status Refused: Cannot be changed (for example, the categories of an existing XStep parameter cannot be changed) Can only be changed if you have explicitly set the status to In Process Can be checked and simulated in the SXS repository Can be archived or delete d
Released for Test	A version of a standard XStep that has the status Released for Test: Can only be changed to a limited extent if a version exists that has been released and released for testing. For example, you can no longer change the category of a parameter Can be checked and simulated in the SXS repository Can only be exploded in test control recipes in the case of an existing reference Can be simulated in the master recip e
Released	Set the status Released for an SXS version, if it can be used in production. A version of a standard XStep that has the status Released: Can be exploded in the case of an existing reference Can only be changed to a limited extent (for example, you are not allowed to change the category of an XStep parameter) Cannot be reset to the status In Process Can be checked and simulated in the SXS repositor y
Obsolete	You set the status Obsolete for an SXS version if it can no longer be used in production. A version of a standard XStep that has the status Obsolete: Cannot be changed Can only be changed if you have set the status to Released Can be checked and simulated in the SXS repository Can be archived or delete d
Flagged for Archiving	A version of a standard XStep that has the status Flagged for Archiving: Can be archived Can no longer be changed Can be checked and simulated in the SXS repositor y
Archived	If you have archived an SXS version, it is assigned the status Archived: A version of a standard XStep that has the status Archived Remains visible in the SXS repository Can no longer be changed Can be checked and simulated in the SXS repositor y

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.