State · Lifecycle phase map
Newsletter publication lifecycle
Newsletter publication lifecycle
A dark lifecycle phase map with Draft, Editing, Scheduled, Sending, and Sent on the primary rail; Approval and Delivery Retry in a recovery band; and Cancelled and Failed terminal outcomes.
WAIT / RECOVERY
PRIMARY PHASES
TERMINAL OUTCOMES
NEW
WRITE
SUBMIT
APPROVE
START
DELIVER
ERROR
RETRY
CANCEL
EXHAUSTED
Draft
content exists
Editing
owner revises
Scheduled
send time set
Sending
provider active
Sent
delivery complete
WAIT
Approval
editor decision
RECOVERY
Delivery Retry
attempt 1 of 3
TERMINAL
Cancelled
stopped by owner
TERMINAL
Failed
retries exhausted