Which status indicates activation is pending?

• A. Active
• B. Pending
• C. Completed
• D. Failed

Answer: (B)

Activation status in CLM reflects where the process is in its lifecycle. When activation is Pending, it means the activation has been started but is waiting for a required action or condition to complete (for example, an approval, verification step, or external event). It signals that nothing has finished yet and the process is temporarily on hold awaiting that next step. Once the necessary action occurs, the status moves to Active, meaning the activation is now in effect. If the entire lifecycle finishes after all steps are completed, you might see Completed; if something goes wrong, the status would be Failed. So, Pending is the best answer because it explicitly represents a waiting/awaiting state in the activation process.