How to transition Decision from Not Started?
Asked by Eilene Jones:

I'm quite new to the Confluence tool and have been able to create a "fake" decision page for some team members. However, I'm unable to move it to "in progress" and the team members I've requested a decision from using the [@Name](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/60706) insert, didn't get a notification/alert. What am I missing?

Thanks for your help.


Answers:
author: Levente Szabo _Midori_
body: [@Eilene Jones](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5304255) Your full use case is not clear, but you can implement [automatic Confluence page status updates](https://www.midori-global.com/blog/2023/04/28/confluence-page-status?utm_campaign=gh&utm_medium=cac-comment-2497566&utm_source=cac) and what's maybe more relevant to your use case. [automated notification email](https://www.midori-global.com/blog/2023/05/24/confluence-notification-and-reminder-to-page-owners?utm_campaign=gh&utm_medium=cac-comment-2497566&utm_source=cac)s on certain events or page status updates.

For example, you can [set an owner for the Confluence page](https://www.midori-global.com/blog/2023/09/24/confluence-page-owner?utm_campaign=gh&utm_medium=cac-comment-2497566&utm_source=cac), who gets a notification every time the page status changes, plus on preset periods, for expiring documents, like every 6 months, or every year, etc.

I hope these add value to your workflow and if you are new to Confluence, I suggest learning more about [Confluence content lifecycle management](https://www.midori-global.com/blog/2023/01/18/confluence-content-lifecycle-management?utm_campaign=gh&utm_medium=cac-comment-2497566&utm_source=cac) implemented by [Better Content Archiving.](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/123/better-content-archiving-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&utm_campaign=gh&utm_medium=cac-comment-2497566&utm_source=cac)

A short video tutorial on [automatic email reminders.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSB1d4Kb1Kk)

![Present with ease (7).png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/284944iC4605EFA7C521A12/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Present with ease (7).png")

*(Please note that Better Content Archiving is a free/paid, supported app and I'm part of the team developing it.)*


author: Alexander Ovsyannikov
body: Hi everyone,  

As noted earlier, out of the box decision pages with statuses need to be updated manually. However, Atlassian Marketplace apps can offer better solutions for this use case.  
For example, our [Handy Macros for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1214971/handy-macros-for-confluence-formatting-and-interactive-ui?tab=overview&hosting=cloud&utm_source=atlassian-community&utm_medium=answer&utm_campaign=handy-macros-traffic-sources&utm_vendorID=1216111&utm_content=status_decision_template) helps make these decision updates quicker. Handy Status allows creating predefined status sets with options to choose from. You can change statuses in a second by clicking them when viewing a page. Handy Status keeps its history for workflows requiring clear understanding of time and people connected to the status process.  
![image.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/285151iE9D5E6F33498B751/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image.png")![image (1).png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/285152i0FBECE151AC1FEAC/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image (1).png")  
Handy Date also works well for this use case as you can add date-pickers to your decision pages and save time on page editing.

comments: author: Eilene Jones
body: Thank you, Alexander, I'll look into it.


author: Alexander Ovsyannikov
body: Hello [@Eilene Jones](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5304255),  
Glad it's been helpful. Our team offers [free live demos](https://calendly.com/smart-handy-team/30min) if you want to see the app in action or need any help.


author: Brant Schroeder
body: [@Eilene Jones](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5304255) Welcome to the Atlassian community

If you are using a decision page you will have to update the status manually.

![screen.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/284808i250BFCA1AA9F2176/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "screen.PNG")

The individuals that you added as approvers should be notified on the page creation.

You will need to develop a process to get approvers involved and how the status will be updated.

comments: author: Eilene Jones
body: Got it, thank you Brant.


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