Document statuses help you see whether a document is not started, drafting, awaiting missing input, ready for expert review, issued, delivered, or stale. A stale document usually means source facts or upstream decisions changed after it was generated.
Do not treat a draft as final just because it exists. Expert-issued documents are the ones intended for inclusion in the delivered technical file.
If a document remains blocked, open the related gaps or messages. The blocker is often a missing source file, an unanswered manufacturer question, or a classification or clinical point requiring expert judgment.
Official references
This article is practical product guidance, not legal advice. Confirm regulatory deadlines and obligations against current official sources and your assigned expert.