# Lifecycle Backward Update Route Hold

Flag an earlier-stage import proposal before it is mistaken for a supported direct update.

## Scope
Preparation and review only. No account action or professional decision.

## Inputs
Record IDs, current/requested stage order, import or workflow route and field-history capture.

## Workflow
1. Compare stages using the supplied configured order.
2. Record the documented forward-only default tool behavior and required clearing before earlier-stage tool updates.
3. Treat clearing as an unapproved separate mutation with history consequences.
4. Return a route review and permission hold, not an import or property change.

## Output contract
record | current_stage | requested_stage | order | route | prerequisite | hold

## Fictional acceptance test
Fictional Customer to Lead via import is backwards in the default order. A direct import is not treated as a completed downgrade; clear-then-update remains a reviewed proposal, not permission to erase data.

## Review gates
Keep original values, source IDs and version dates. Unknown facts stay held. Use qualified review for hiring, legal and accounting conclusions. No send, share, sign-in, scheduling, ledger change or payment. Fictional contract review is not a live account compatibility test.

## Method source
https://knowledge.hubspot.com/records/use-lifecycle-stages

Checked October 13, 2026. Oct13 live AIS Search Console: marketing Copilot37 impressions, Planable/Claude43, Planable/ChatGPT24, campaignbrief12, investoragent19, MuseIndia103. Social calendar/reporting topics follow parent-query leads; other professions follow documented workflow needs, not measured exact intent. Site impressions are not monthly volumes; exact topic volume is unmeasured.