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+# Work States
+This document describes the different states works go through as part of the systen
+
+## State Definitions
+
+* Before it is saved its state is empty
+* Draft - The creator is in the process of depositing their dataset into PDC Describe
+   * It must have a draft DOI
+   * It must have a title(s)
+   * It must have a creator(s)
+   * It must have a collection (it may be a default)
+* Awaiting Approval - The creator is ready for a curator to review their dataset and metadata
+   * Complete the wizard
+      * description
+      * publication year (default to current year)
+      * publisher (default Princeton)
+      * one or more files
+   * We send notification to curator(s) of the collection
+      * in app notification
+      * email
+* Approved - The curators are ready for this dataset to be published for the public to find
+   * Indexed to PDC Discovery
+   * published in DataCite with the PDC Discovery URL
+   * Move to the Princeton Data Commons Globus collection
+   * No ARK will be minted for newly deposited items
+   * An item with an existing ARK should be updated to have the new PDC Discovery URL
+   * Notify the Depositor that my item has been approved 
+     * email
+* Withdrawn - The user no longer wants to publish this dataset.  
+    * removed from PDC Discovery Index
+    * Marked as Registered DataCite
+    * Notify the Curators
+      * Removed the Data & delete the object
+    * If an ARK exists we should withdraw it
+   * We send notification to curator who approved the work 
+      * Draft to withdrawn will not notify
+      * in app notification - awaiting approval & approved
+      * email - approved
+* Tombstone - The Curator has deleted the data and specified that this will not be recovered
+   * The curator would delete files **(not automated)**
+   * The curator may have the ability to delete the DOI **(not automated)** 
+
+```mermaid
+stateDiagram-v2
+    draft: Draft
+    await: Awaiting Approval
+    approve: Approved
+    withdrawn: Withdrawn
+    tombstone: Tombstone
+    [*] --> draft
+    draft --> await
+    await --> await
+    await --> approve
+    await --> withdrawn
+    withdrawn --> await
+    approve --> withdrawn
+    draft --> withdrawn
+    withdrawn --> tombstone
+```
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