Component states

You can view and change component states to distinguish which components are in draft state, are invalid, or are ready to publish.

A component can have the following states:

Approved

This state lets other users know that the component is ready to be published or translated, and that it shouldn't be changed. However, this state doesn't stop a user from editing the file. If you want to mark a component as final and stop other users from editing it, you can also lock the component.

You can manually set a component to approved state if you have update permissions for the component and the component is unlocked.
You can select multiple components and approve them from the Selected Component pane.

eSignature attached

When you approve a component, if an electronic signature is required, then you see the electronic signature icon.

Draft

A component is automatically set to draft state when you:

Create a component
Import a component
Approve the component and then a Save and Submit occurs.
Correct a component in the Invalid state (a Save and Submit will occur)

You can return an Approved component to the Draft state by right-clicking it, selecting Actions, and then selecting Unapprove.

Invalid

A component is set to this state if it contains invalid XML, such as incomplete references, missing attribute values, or bad markup.

When you correct an invalid component it's returned to draft state.
You must correct an invalid component before you can approve it.