More About Obsolete POA

When you move a POA to the Obsolete state, actions are performed on the selected POA depending on its state.

One of the following actions is performed depending on the state of the POA:

  • If the selected POA is in the Obsolete state, a message appears.
  • If the selected POA is in the Preliminary state, the selected POA is deleted.
  • If the selected POA is not in either the Obsolete state or the Preliminary state, the selected POA is promoted to the Obsolete state.

One of the following actions is performed on the artwork elements associated with a POA, when you move a POA to the Obsolete state.

  • If an artwork element is in the Preliminary or the Release state, it remains in the same state.
  • If an artwork element is in the Review state and is associated with another active POA, it remains in the same state.
  • If an artwork element is in the Review state and is not associated with any other active artwork package or active POA, it is demoted to the Preliminary state.