Custom app lifecycle

The Lifecycle

Transitions Explained

Apps organize custom categories from creation onward. Before archival, administrators must move any draft or active objects still placed there; restoration makes the app selectable again.

What Cannot Happen

App archival retains identity, and archived apps must be restored before replacement or placement.

Concurrency and Timing

Mutations use the current version. App archival locks its row exclusively, while placement reads it shared; one waits and then observes the other’s committed result.