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Overview

The document management space settings document management dashboard displays display all the workflows available in the current space . The dashboard has and include several utilities to help manage the workflows in the spacethem.

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In the dashboardapp space settings, in addition to selecting a single workflow and making it active on all content in the current space, a space admin has several utilities for workflows in the space.

These utilities are used to

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The Refresh Workflows and Clear Document Activity utilities are accessed using the space document management dashboard settings ellipsis menu

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The Initialize States utility is only accessiblefor an active workflow. Open this utility using the workflow template Actions option.

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Utilities

The utility options allow you to configure the workflow application and the document activity for the content in the space.

To access the Reindex workflows and Clear Document Activity utilities

  • choose the dashboard ellipsis menu

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Clear Document Activity is only enabled when there is an ACTIVE space workflow.

To access the Initialize States utility

  • choose Initialize States from the Actions options for the active workflow

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Reindex Workflows

The option Reindex workflows of imported spaces should be used when you have imported your instance or space from cloud to cloud.

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This is a final step required after importing to update the document states to state correctly for those pages that you have not visited yet.

There are some circumstances where you may need to reindex your workflows, for . For example, if your users report issues with workflow states  - the document states may state can be shown displayed as 'not initialized' in the Document Report and workflow historydocument report and page document activity. Reindexing your workflows ensures that up-to-date workflow document activity history is displayed for each document.

Reindexing workflows The Reindex Workflows option is only used for cloud-to-cloud migration. It is not required or relevant when migrating content from a server or data center instance.

Clear Document Activity

The Clear Document Activity option deletes the workflow document activity of every single page and blog post in the space and resets the workflow state to the initial workflow state.

When a workflow is active in the space

  • open the space ellipsis menu

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  • choose Clear Document Activity

This opens the Clear Document Activity dialog box.

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  • choose OK, clear Document Activity

This action cannot be undone!

Initialize states

When a workflow is active in the space, set the space workflow to a specific state on the applied pages and blog posts

  • navigate to the Actions options for the active workflow

  • choose Initialize States icon

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In the Initialize States dialog box

  • chose the State dropdown menu

  • select a state name to initialize the applied workflow state

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When the checkbox Override preexistent states is not checked, the process sets the workflow state only for unprocessed pages.

Info

Unprocessed pages are pages with an applied workflow, but no workflow event or actions have occurred since the application of the workflow. Usually, these are in the initial state of the workflow.

  • check Override preexistent states to set ALL states in the space to the same state

Tip

Use this option to move all content to a review state for an annual review as part of a check for stale content.

Related pages

Space Administration

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Other pages

  • Custom Workflows

  • Using workflow builder visual editor

  • Code Editor

  • Adding a workflow to all the pages in a space

  • Adding a workflow to an individual page