Document management
See how Probo documents move through draft versions, approval quorums, electronic signatures, publication, archival, and PDF export.
Probo documents are controlled records for policies, procedures, reports, and other compliance material. A document has a lifecycle; its versions preserve the content and decisions that were current at a point in time.
stateDiagram-v2 state "Draft version" as draft state "Approval quorum" as review state "Published version" as published state "Signature requested" as signing [*] --> draft: Create a version draft --> review: Request approval review --> draft: Rejected review --> published: Approved and published draft --> published: Publish published --> signing: Request signatures signing --> published: Signed, cancelled, or voided published --> [*]: Superseded by a new version
Versions and publication
Section titled “Versions and publication”Edit work in a draft version. Publishing creates the version intended for use or review. Archived documents remain part of the record but are removed from active use. Avoid editing a document merely to change its approval history; create a new version when the controlled content changes.
To share selected documents outside your workspace, configure their portal visibility separately. See Publishing content in the Compliance Portal.
Approval quorums
Section titled “Approval quorums”An approval quorum defines who must decide before a document can proceed. Decisions are recorded against a specific version so later revisions do not rewrite the history of an earlier approval.
Electronic signatures
Section titled “Electronic signatures”Signature requests also belong to a document version. A request can be completed, cancelled, or voided according to its state. Confirm the signer identity and intended document version before requesting signatures.
Export and evidence
Section titled “Export and evidence”Documents can be exported as PDF and linked to controls and measures. A controlled document explains what the organization intends to do; evidence demonstrates that a measure operated. Keeping those roles distinct makes audit review clearer.
Access to drafts, approvals, and signatures follows organization authorization. Portal visitors use a separate access workflow for restricted published documents; see Visitor access and NDA. Use the audit log when investigating changes to controlled records. See Roles and permissions.