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Process · Content to approval

Content to approval

This process gives the team a shared handoff for a title. Start with an actual manuscript or project and let each named person find the records they must act on. The status on one record does not stand in for a decision on another.

Step by step

  1. Prepare content Managing Editor

    Managing Editor opens a content item under a project with an owner and due date.

    • Managing Editor opens a content item under a project with an owner and due date
    • Updates Content items, Projects, People
  2. Assign production Production Lead

    Production Lead assigns tasks for the project and follows open work.

    • Production Lead assigns tasks for the project and follows open work
    • Updates Production tasks, Projects, People
  3. Upload version Production Lead

    Production Lead attaches the versioned file to the content item.

    • Production Lead attaches the versioned file to the content item
    • Updates Content files, Content items
  4. Review item Managing Editor

    Managing Editor places the content item in review for a version decision.

    • Managing Editor places the content item in review for a version decision
    • Updates Content items, Content files
  5. Approve content version Rights Reviewer

    Rights Reviewer checks current rights and approves the selected file version.

    • Rights Reviewer checks current rights and approves the selected file version. *Human gate.*
    • Updates Rights agreements, Content files, Content items, People, Approval operations
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
Managing Editor
, Production Lead, Rights Reviewer.
See [roles](/publishing-house-erp/roles) for the working access model.

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