Workflows Chapter
by Matthew Bowen
1. Changing and Remapping Workflows
1.1. A grand tour of the workflows that ship with Plone
2. Example: Collaborative Workspaces
3. Basics of Workflow
3.1. Definition
3.1.1. A workflow defines states (which are bundles of permissions for each role) for a content type, and transitions between states (guarded in terms of which roles a user must have to execute those transitions)
3.2. Workflows are security
3.2.1. A quick overview of major permissions in Plone
3.2.1.1. Add (for many and several content types)
3.2.1.2. Edit
3.2.1.3. Delete
3.2.1.4. Cut/Copy
3.2.2. Why not to just check boxes on the security tab in the ZMI
3.3. The concepts of States and Transitions
3.3.1. Guard roles