# Organizations Overview

Source: https://sites.veevavault.help/gr/sitevault/sv-administration/org-overview/

**Who can complete this task?**
- Administrators

Organizations are records of important study entities such as a sponsor, pharmacy, or CRO. The Organization record can be at the level of your research organization or specific to your site.

## Viewing Organizations

To view an organization, navigate to the **Administration \> Organizations** tab and select the organization from the list.

## Managing the Organization Lifecycle

The following diagram illustrates the sequences of stages that an Organization record can go through during its life:

[![User, Organization, and Product Lifecycle](/gr/uploads/sitevault/images/help/User-Org-Product-states.png) ](/gr/uploads/sitevault/images/help/User-Org-Product-states.png)

To change the state of a record, select the appropriate action from the Workflow Actions menu on the detail page of the record.