Access rights based on roles and taxonomy status

Users are assigned different roles based on their level of collaboration and authority. The assigned role allows them to access and interact with taxonomies in different ways depending on its status.

The state transition diagram below illustrates the different states of a taxonomy 

and their effect on user roles.

• Draft- This status of taxonomy is visible and can be commented on by all roles except the Reader role. It can be edited and set to final only by the Editor and Approver. The Approver can also publish or delete the taxonomy. The Admin can archive, unarchive, and delete the draft.

• Submitted - This status of the taxonomy is also visible and can be commented on by all roles except the Reader role. It can be edited and published only by the Approver and can be archived only by the Admin. Both Admin and Approver can delete the taxonomy while it is in this status.

• Published - This status of the taxonomy is visible to all the roles. The published taxonomy cab only be unpublished by the Approver and can be deleted by both the Approver and the Admin. A published taxonomy can be archived by only the Admin. When this status is reached, no one can comment on the taxonomy and the comments are hidden for all users.

• Archived - Taxonomies in this status are only accessible to administrators who can keep old versions of the taxonomy until they are no longer needed and can be deleted.