Subscription workflow

This section describes the metaphases and subordinate phases in the life cycle of subscription.

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

The workflow relies on business rules. Rules repeat from one phase to another when the end user can make a change to a field affected by a business rule during that phase. For more information about the out-of-the-box business rules defined for the subscription workflow, see Subscription process - Business rules.

Metaphase: Active

Phase	Transition	Description
Active	Manual	The subscription is available for selection. To make the subscription inactive, manually transition it to the Inactive phase. Next phase: Inactive

Phase

Transition

Description

Active

Manual

The subscription is available for selection.

To make the subscription inactive, manually transition it to the Inactive phase.

Next phase: Inactive

Metaphase: Inactive (End)

Phase	Transition	Description
Inactive	Manual	The subscription is not available for selection. To make the subscription active again, manually transition it to the Active phase. Next phase: None, or return to Active

Phase

Transition

Description

Inactive

Manual

The subscription is not available for selection.

To make the subscription active again, manually transition it to the Active phase.

Next phase: None, or return to Active

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