Document Status, showing a document’s state of application:
Proposed: Documents that are in a draft state. Proposed documents
- Show what the governmental or other issuing authority proposes to do.
- May or may not be adopted in a final form by the issuing authority.
- Will have their status changed to Archived after six months. Their status will never be changed to any another status (for example, Published or In Force). Although there can be a real-life connection between proposed and final versions of the same document, in Nimonik’s library there is no connection made between a Proposed document and its equivalent final version (i.e. Published or In Force document). If a proposed document is approved, Nimonik will create a new document for the final version.
Archived: Documents that formerly had Proposed status, but were issued by the government or other authority at least six months ago.
Published: Documents that are in their final form (exclusive of any future amendments), but are not in force, either because
- They will come into force in the future, or
- They are no longer in force, but have not been repealed.
In Force: Documents that are in their final form (exclusive of any future amendments), and are in effect.
Repealed: Documents that have been removed from the government or other authority’s list of active documents by means of any of the following, and are therefore no longer in force:
- Repeal;
- Revocation;
- Abrogation; or
- Rescindment.
Superseded: The document is an old version. A new version of the document has been published. This status is more commonly used for Industrial Standards.
Withdrawn: The document has been withdrawn by the issuer and has not been replaced by another document. This status is more commonly used for Industrial Standards.
Current: The latest version of the document that is currently in force in the industry. This status is more commonly used for Industrial Standards.
Draft: This document is currently in the process of being written. It shows what the issuing authority intends to do when the document is finalized. This status is more commonly used for Industrial Standards.
