# State diagram The following diagram shows the possible states for the documentation object in the Marketplace Platform and the transition between these states:

The state transition diagram of the documentation object.

State	Definition
Draft	The documentation object is being created by the vendor. The object is not visible to the clients yet in the marketplace.
Pending	The vendor has submitted the documentation object to SoftwareOne Operations for review and publishing.
Published	The documentation object is visible in the marketplace.
Unpublished	The documentation object is not visible in the marketplace.
Deleted	The document object no longer exists. It's no longer part of the product definition and can't be used.

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