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# Journeys

A **journey** is a coordinated set of treatments working toward a common goal. Journeys group related treatments together and connect them to a measurable business outcome.

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## Journey Types

Auxia supports two journey types, as outlined below.

### Evergreen Journeys

Always-on journeys with no end date.

| Aspect    | Detail                                                               |
| --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Duration  | Indefinite                                                           |
| End       | When manually paused or stopped                                      |
| Goal      | Linked to exactly one goal                                           |
| Use cases | Ongoing engagement, onboarding flows, retention, lifecycle marketing |

### Burst Journeys

Time-limited journeys with defined start and end dates.

| Aspect    | Detail                                                                    |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Duration  | Fixed (start date to end date)                                            |
| End       | Automatic at the end date                                                 |
| Goal      | Can optionally link to one or more Goals                                  |
| Use cases | Seasonal promotions, product launches, flash sales, event-based campaigns |

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## Journey–Goal Relationship

When a journey is linked to a goal, it enables the following:

* **Attribution** — goal conversions are attributed to journey treatments
* **Measurement** — Goal Analytics shows how journeys contribute to business outcomes
* **AI optimization** — Auxia's models use the goal to select the best treatment for each user

See [Goals](/concepts/goals) for details on how goals and value events work.

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## Journey–Treatment Relationship

```
Journey
  ├── Treatment A (e.g., "Day 1 Welcome Push")
  ├── Treatment B (e.g., "Day 3 Feature Tip")
  └── Treatment C (e.g., "Day 7 Re-engagement Message")
```

A journey can contain many treatments. Each treatment inherits the journey's goal linkage, so all treatments in a journey contribute to the same goal measurement.

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## Journey Lifecycle

| Status        | Meaning                                                |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Scheduled** | Created and set to start in the future                 |
| **Live**      | Currently active; treatments are eligible to be served |
| **Paused**    | Temporarily stopped; treatments are not served         |
| **Expired**   | End date has passed (Burst journeys only)              |

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## Related Concepts

* [Treatments](/concepts/treatments) — the individual messages within a journey
* [Goals](/concepts/goals) — journeys can be linked to a goal
* [Analytics](/concepts/analytics) — journey performance is measured in Journey Analytics

**How-to guides:** [Managing Journeys](/guides/comprehensive/journeys)