A system and method for submitting information to a lifecycle in a virtual content repository (VCR), comprising, defining the lifecycle wherein the definition includes a plurality states and one or more transitions to interconnect and impose an order on the plurality of states, providing to a first process access to the lifecycle wherein the first process can cause the information to transition from a first state of the plurality of states to a second state of the plurality of states according to a first transition of the one or more transitions, wherein the information is accessible through a logical namespace that encompasses the VCR, and wherein the information can include at least one of: content and schema information.