Status of Templates

The following statuses exist for checklist templates, project templates, and control plan templates:

Status	Meaning	What you should know
Created	The template has been created in the system (initial status).	You cannot use templates with this status in Project Management yet. You must release them first.
Released	The template is released for further use.
Locked	The template is temporarily protected against changes.	You can set this status parallel to the status Created or Released. If a template is locked, no dependent data (for example, checklist items) can be changed either. The project definition can only be unlocked.
Obsolete	The template cannot be used any more.	For checklist templates: You cannot create any new references to templates for which this status is active. Existing references can still be resolved. If you set this status, the system warns you if not all the existing references were resolved.
To Be Archived	The template can be archived.	For checklist templates: This status can only be set if all the references were resolved.

Note Note

You can only use templates with the status Released to create checklists, projects, and control plans.

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For information about how status processing can be adjusted to customer-specific needs, see Status Management.