# Draft Stages and Statuses


Every email draft passes through different stages in Dyspatch before being in the Published state and ready for export.

This article outlines the statuses associated with those stages, what each one means for your draft's progress, and how to rollback and edit from different draft states.

## Draft Status Overview
The table below shows each status a draft can have in Dyspatch


<div>
    <table>
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <td width="25%">Status</td>
                <td>Description</td>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <td><img class="img-status" src="https://docs.dyspatch.io/img/emails/status-submitted.png" alt="Submitted graphic for email under review"/></td>
                <td>The draft has been submitted for review. Blocks and content cannot be changed.</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td><img class="img-status" src="https://docs.dyspatch.io/img/emails/status-localizing.png" alt="Localizing graphic for emails locked for localization"/></td>
                <td>The draft is in the process of localization. Blocks and content cannot be changed.</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td><img class="img-status" src="https://docs.dyspatch.io/img/emails/status-published.png" alt="Published graphic for emails in the published state"/></td>
                <td>The draft is a finished email available for exporting out of Dyspatch. Blocks and content cannot be changed.</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td><img class="img-status" src="https://docs.dyspatch.io/img/emails/status-approved.png" alt="Approved graphic for emails that have been approved"/></td>
                <td>The last previously published draft. Blocks and content cannot be changed.</td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>
</div>

<div class="highlight tip">When a draft has no status assigned, it is in an editable state</div>

## The Draft Stages and their Statuses

#### Submitted <img class="img-status" src="https://docs.dyspatch.io/img/emails/status-submitted.png" alt="Submitted graphic for email under review"/>

Workspace collaborators have been notified that the draft is ready for review. Collaborators with approver permissions can reject the draft to allow work to resume or approve it to make it a published email. Read more about how draft approval works here: [Submitting a Draft For Approval](/emails/submitting_an_email)

#### Localizing <img class="img-status" src="https://docs.dyspatch.io/img/emails/status-localizing.png" alt="Localizing graphic for emails locked for localization"/>

This draft has been locked while the translations to more languages and locales are created. Check out our [Localizing an Email article](/localization/localizing_an_email) to find out more about how to localize an email with Dyspatch.

#### Published <img class="img-status" src="https://docs.dyspatch.io/img/emails/status-published.png" alt="Published graphic for emails in the published state"/>

This draft is now a completed email that has been reviewed and approved. It is ready to be exported from Dyspatch into any of your email sending platforms. To find out about Dyspatch's export options, see our [Exporting Emails article](/exports/exporting_emails).

#### Approved <img class="img-status" src="https://docs.dyspatch.io/img/emails/status-approved.png" alt="Approved graphic for emails that have been approved"/>

This draft was, but is no longer, the most recently published draft. This draft stays locked so it can be quickly restored. Learn how to rollback to the last published draft with [Swap Published Draft](/emails/rollback_to_a_previous_draft).

### Drafts List Status Indicators

Select the draft name from the Email Builder to view all its drafts along with visuals displaying what state the email is in.

#### Standard Approval Workflow
<img class="img-status" src="https://docs.dyspatch.io/img/emails/drafts_list_status.png" alt="Drafts list status breadcrumb graphic for emails with standard approval workflow"/>

Our standard approval workflow to [submit an email](/emails/submitting_an_email/) will display the breadcrumb for 3 states in the draft list:
- Design
- Final Approval
- Publish

#### Localization Approval Workflow
<img class="img-status" src="https://docs.dyspatch.io/img/emails/drafts_list_status_two_step.png" alt="Drafts list status breadcrumb graphic for emails with two-step localization approval workflow"/>

The [localization approval workflow](/emails/submitting_an_email#localization-approval-workflow) separates design and copy approval from localizations. When enabled, each draft will display the breadcrumb for 5 states in the draft list:
- Design
- Review
- Localization
- Final Approval
- Publish

<div class="highlight tip">
See more about the <a href="/emails/submitting_an_email/#localization-approval-workflow">localization approval workflow</a>
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## Editing Drafts From a Locked State

<div class="highlight note">Only org admins and users with *Can Publish* permissions on a workspace are able to swap published drafts and unpublish to edit</div>

### Unpublish to Edit <img class="img-status" src="https://docs.dyspatch.io/img/emails/unpublish_to_edit.png" alt="Unpublish to edit graphic for emails in the published state"/>

Drafts in the Published or Approved state will have the option to *Unpublish to Edit* from the draft list page. This can be handy to make small updates or view details about the email that aren't visible from the locked state.

<div class="highlight tip">After unpublishing, the draft will need to again go through the approval process to become the published draft</div>

### Swap Published Draft <img class="img-status" src="https://docs.dyspatch.io/img/emails/swap_published_draft.png" alt="Swap published draft graphic for emails in the published or approved state"/>

Once an email has had more than 1 published draft, the last published draft will be in the *approved* state. The current *published* draft will now include an option to to *Swap Published Draft*. This will make the previously published draft the currently published draft.

<div class="highlight note">To prevent unapproved changes from being published, if the approved draft has been unpublished you will no longer be able to swap it as the published draft without submitting it through the approval process first</div>