Validating a new term proposal

Validating new term proposals is essentially the same as adding new terms. Whether you use Propose Entry, Propose Term, or Add Term, you end up with one or more terms with Proposed status. New terms introduced with the proposal mechanism will have a proposal comment attached to them. You can view that proposal comment by expanding the term's history field or by editing the term.

Navigate to a term with Proposed status.
The View Term page displays the appropriate controls for managing the term's status. If an administrative status was proposed, it appears in parenthesis next to the Proposed status label.
Figure 1. Term with proposed status
Select the desired status for the term.
The appropriate processing and administrative status is set for the term. The proposed administrative status is taken into account if it is compatible. For example, if the proposed administrative status is Superseded and you click Deactivate, that will be the new administrative status. But if you had clicked Activate, the administrative status would be Approved. Of course, you can also select an administrative status using the drop-down menu.