The following table lists the record statuses used in the RDA Publishing Workflow.
Draft
The record has not been published and is still being worked on by the user.
Approved
The record is ready for manual publication. Records with Approved status are not visible in Research Data Australia.
Data providers need to enable the 'Manually Publish Records' flag in their Data Source Account settings to trigger manual records publication.
Published
The record has been published. These records are visible in Research Data Australia.
Deleted
The previously 'Approved' or 'Published' record has been deleted. These records can be restored via the history tool.
What is the difference between the record statuses?
Changes status to 'Draft' upon edit
NA
✔
X
Creates duplicate 'Draft' record upon edit
Can be restored via Deleted Records page if deleted
Discoverable in Research Data Australia
Visible on Manage My Records screen by default
Visible on Manage My Records screen if 'Manually publish records' is enabled