# Course status
There are **two groups** of statuses:
1. **Main statuses** – apply to **all** **courses**, whether created from scratch or from a document
2. **Additional statuses** – apply **only** to **courses generated by uploading a document**
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## Main Course Statuses
These four statuses apply to all courses, regardless of how they were created:
### Draft
* This is the first status shown after a course is created.
* The course appears on the main page but is **not yet published or visible to users.**
* You can freely edit the content before making it available.
### Published
* The course has been published and is now available on SharePoint.
* **Users can now view and take the course.**
* At this stage, you can:
* Assign the course to specific users
* Link it to a section of your SharePoint intranet
* Once ready, you can publish it to SharePoint so users can access it.
### **Running**
* After publishing, you can schedule the course for specific users.
* Once scheduled, the course status changes to Running.
* Assigned users will receive notifications (e.g., via Microsoft Teams) reminding them to complete the course.
* While a course is Running, it **cannot be deleted**. To delete it:
* Stop the scheduling
* The course will return to Published
* Unpublish the course (if needed)
* Then delete it using the “Delete learning” button
### Error
* This status appears when something goes wrong during course creation. Errors are most common when generating courses from documents.
* Usually, it’s due to missing or incorrect information.
* **Courses in Error cannot be accessed.**
* To fix the issue, try creating the course again and double-check all fields.
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## Additional statuses
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These additional statuses **only apply to document-based courses**.
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Courses created by uploading a document go through **three additional statuses** before reaching **Draft**:
### 1. Starting
* The system begins processing the uploaded document.
* It analyzes the structure, extracts text, and identifies chapters.
* The duration depends on document length and complexity.
### 2. Generating
* The course content is generated using AI.
* Lessons are created based on the document’s content.
* You can hover over the status to see the percentage of progress (e.g., “33% complete”).
### 3. Finalizing
* Final details are completed, such as refining the course structure.
* The system also indexes the content for conversational search.
* Once this stage is complete, the status changes to Draft and the course becomes editable.
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While in “Starting,” “Generating,” or “Finalizing,” the course is **not accessible**.
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Once the **Finalizing** stage is complete, the course will appear as a **Draft** and you can review, edit, publish, and assign it to users.
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