Every Nodlyn workflow moves through a controlled lifecycle before it can run in production. This keeps untested graphs off live triggers and gives teams a clear audit trail of who approved what.
States
- Draft — editable in Studio; not executed by triggers or schedules.
- Validated — graph passes structural checks (missing settings, unreachable nodes, dangerous actions flagged).
- Approved — an Engineer or Admin signed off; ready for activation.
- Active — triggers, schedules, and webhooks fire this version.
When to use
Use lifecycle gates whenever multiple people touch the same workflow, or when a mistake could affect production devices, APIs, or data.
Typical flow
- Build and test in Draft with Dry Run.
- Run Validate from the toolbar to catch configuration errors.
- Submit for Approve if your org requires sign-off.
- Activate to enable triggers and schedules in the Jobs panel.