WORKFLOW TEST DOCUMENT

Documents are collaborative, section-based files — bylaws, standing rules, policies, and more. Each section is reviewed and approved independently, then the whole document advances through workflow stages.

Each section follows a simple review process:

1. Review suggestions — Open a section to see the original text and any proposed changes. Use Show Changes to see a side-by-side diff.
2. Pick your choice — Select a suggestion radio button, or choose Original Text to keep it as-is.
3. Finalize Selection — Click the blue Finalize Selection button. This locks in your chosen text so it can't be accidentally changed. (Admins can unlock it later if needed.)
4. Approve Section — Click the green Approve Section button to confirm your review. The section badge turns green.

Repeat for each section, then click Advance to Next Stage when all are approved.

Finalize Selection locks in which text version you want for a section (a suggestion or the original). Think of it as "I've made my choice." The section shows a Locked badge and the badge reads Finalized — Ready to Approve.

Approve Section means "I confirm this section is good to go." It marks the section as approved for the current workflow stage. You must finalize first so the system knows which text you're approving.

Unlock Section (admin only) reverses a finalization, letting you pick a different suggestion.

Sections with zero suggestions have nothing to review — the original text is the only option. The Approve All Unchanged button approves all of these at once, saving you from clicking through sections individually.

Sections that do have suggestions are skipped — those require manual review.

When every section shows a green Approved badge, the Advance to Next Stage button activates. Clicking it:

• Creates a version snapshot preserving the current state
• Applies any finalized text changes to the document
• Moves the workflow to the next stage (or marks it complete)
• Resets section approvals so the next stage starts fresh

Draft — No workflow state yet

Awaiting Review — Needs someone to review and finalize a selection

Finalized — Ready to Approve — Selection locked, waiting for approval click

Approved — Section approved for this stage

Needs Revision — Section was rejected; revise and re-submit

Amended — Approved with text changes from the original

Team members propose changes to any section. Suggestions appear as cards with radio buttons. Use Show Changes to see exactly what's different from the original.

You can reject a suggestion to remove it from the active list — rejected suggestions can be restored later via Show Rejected.

Export Full — Complete document as JSON.

Bylaws Changelog — Word document with only amended sections, formatted per EmpowerLA requirements (strikethrough for removed language, underline for proposed language).

Export DOCX — Full document as Word file with current text.

The sidebar shows all sections. Click any to jump to it. Sections are color-coded by status: green for approved, yellow for pending review, gray for unreviewed.