From Draft to Data: The Melvok Flow Lifecycle (Draft, Published, Paused, Archived).

🔄 From Draft to Data: The FlowchartSurvey.online Flow Lifecycle (Draft, Published, Paused, Archived).

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Building a sophisticated, conditional flow is only half the battle. Effective flow management is essential for ensuring your surveys are collecting data when they should be and protecting historical results when they shouldn't.

FlowchartSurvey.online provides a simple, four-stage Survey Lifecycle to give you total control over the status and data collection of your flows—from the moment you start designing to years after your campaign ends.

Stage 1: Draft (The Building Phase)

The Draft status is the starting point for every new flow created in FlowchartSurvey.online.

• What it means: The flow is visible only to the creator and assigned team members. It is still under construction and cannot be shared publicly or collect external data.
• Key Action: You spend the majority of your time here, designing the logic in the Visual Flow Designer and assigning your reusable form templates.
• Best Practice: Use this stage for thorough testing, utilizing the built-in preview tools to walk through every possible path before sharing.

Stage 2: Published (The Active Phase)

This is the goal state—your flow is live and actively collecting valuable responses.

• What it means: The flow has a public URL and is ready for data collection. Any user with the link can begin submitting responses.
• Key Action: Once your flow is Published, you can start promoting the sharing link on your website, in email campaigns, or via social media.
• Minor Edits: FlowchartSurvey.online allows minor edits (like fixing typos in a form template) while the flow is published, but any major changes to the logic will often require reverting to Draft status to prevent data corruption.

Stage 3: Paused (The Temporary Hold)

The Paused status is perfect for seasonal campaigns or temporary holds.

• What it means: The flow stops accepting new responses immediately. Users who access the public link will see a custom "Flow Paused" message.
• Key Action: This is critical for controlling lead volume, managing internal bandwidth, or temporarily halting a campaign without losing the flow's public URL.
• Data Integrity: All historical response data remains perfectly preserved and accessible for analysis in your flow analytics dashboard.

Stage 4: Archived (The Historical Record)

Archiving is the final step in the Survey Lifecycle, moving the flow out of your active list.

• What it means: The flow is completely inactive and hidden from the primary flow management list. It is no longer accessible via its public URL.
• Key Action: Use Archived for flows that are permanently finished but whose historical data you must retain for compliance or future analysis. This helps clean up your dashboard without deleting any valuable information.
• Data Recovery: Archived flows can be restored to Draft status if you ever need to reactivate the campaign.

FlowchartSurvey.online makes managing your survey lifecycle simple, ensuring you move from draft to data with confidence and control. To start building and managing your flows, visit your FlowchartSurvey.online Flow Management Dashboard.