5.9. Process versioning with Orchestra
| Chapter 5. User guide |

## 5.9. Process versioning with Orchestra

Since Orchestra 4.6, versioning of process is supported.

### 5.9.1. Process lifecycle

A process has three states:

- active: this is the default state when a process is deployed. The process can create new instances, and running instances can finish their execution. Process web services are deployed and active.

- retired: The process cannot create new instances, but running instances can finish their execution. Process web services are deployed and active.

- undeployed: The process cannot create new instances. there are no more running instances. Process web services are not deployed (and disabled).

A process can change state from:

- active to retired

- retired to active

- active to undeployed

- retired to undeployed

Process lifecycle.

5.8.2. How to use camel context instead of HTTP for Web Service interactions ? |  | 5.9.2. Process versions