Decide the workflow lifecycle model: is a separate draft state needed, and live-vs-enabled
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Description
As a team building the workflow lifecycle, I want a settled answer on whether a separate "draft" state is necessary and how "live" relates to "enabled", so that we build on an agreed model instead of an unresolved debate.
The question
Two linked, still-open design questions from the design calls:
- Is a separate "draft" concept necessary, or is a seamless "edit in sandbox and merge back" button enough on its own?
- Live-vs-enabled: should a workflow be able to be "on" (triggers firing, for testing) yet still editable, rather than a hard "live means read-only" rule?
Why it is not urgent
Phase 1 already ships and builds on draft/live, so this does not block Phase 1. It is a model-level reconsideration that shapes future direction, not a gate on current work.
Path to closure
A flowchart of all workflow states and branches, plus a compiled comparison of the prior candidate models, then reconvene to decide.
Part of #4852.
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Research direction
Start with the workflow lifecycle context in #4852 and review the two open questions about draft, live, and enabled states. Produce a flowchart covering all workflow states and branches and a compiled comparison of the prior candidate models; done means the team can reconvene and settle the model.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- elixir
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100