Understand scheduled, processing, published, and failed statuses
Interpret piece and target states without confusing an internal workflow status with a platform result.
Updated 30 August 2026
Interpret piece and target states without confusing an internal workflow status with a platform result.
What to know
Scheduled
The target has a future delivery record and is waiting for its publish time.
Preparing media
Sequence is preparing an eligible file or platform payload before delivery can continue.
Publishing
The target has entered delivery and is waiting for the external platform result.
Published
Sequence has evidence that the target was accepted and published. Delivery fields can remain locked to match the live record.
Failed
The target did not complete. Open its error, correct the cause, and retry only the failed target when possible.
If something goes wrong
- A content piece can be published with one or more failed targets. Check target-level states.
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