action-manage-state.md

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years 2017, 2025	2025-10-30	schematics, schematics action state, schematics actions state, ansible state, schematics action,	schematics

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Managing {{site.data.keyword.bpshort}} Action state

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The {{site.data.keyword.bpshort}} action state indicates the result of creating and processing an action, which is recognized by the {{site.data.keyword.bpshort}} system. The following table represents the {{site.data.keyword.bpshort}} action states and their descriptions: {: shortdesc}

State	Description
Critical	The template fails to download the repository or the repository name is invalid, resulting in a critical action state.
Disabled	Effectively halting its usage.
Locked	After configuration is in Normal state, an administrator can lock the action to prevent further changes.
Normal	An administrator publishes the action to make it visible for user execution.
Pending	When a user provides the template during creation, update, or deletion, the action enters the Pending state.
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State diagram flow

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The following table represents the {{site.data.keyword.bpshort}} action state workflow:

Action	State diagram	Description
Create		The initial action state is Draft. Providing a template, either during creation or afterward, transitions the state to Pending. Once the template is successfully processed, the state changes to Normal. If an administrator disables the template, the state becomes Disabled. Any errors during template processing result in a Critical state. When a deletion is initiated, the action first enters a Pending state. If the template deletion fails, the status changes to Critical.
Delete		Upon initiating a delete, the action goes to Pending state. Any failure the template results in Critical state.
Update		Upon initiating an update, the action immediately enters the Pending state. If the template is processed successfully, the state transitions to Normal. Setting the template repository to disable changes the state to Disabled. Any failures during template processing result in a Critical state.
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