Custom record publication

The Lifecycle

Transitions Explained

Publication is independent of retention. The action accepts every pair of the four publication states, including selecting the current state. Entering publication sets its timestamp, leaving clears it, and unchanged state selection is accepted without a business event.

What Cannot Happen

Publication requires a publishable object, and disabling that setting is blocked while records remain published.

Concurrency and Timing

Publication locks and versions the record. Selecting its current state still updates system facts and audit, but emits no event and changes no business-value revision. Object replacement checks published records before disabling publication.