API PUT formFields call - automatically sets agreement status to "OUT_FOR_DELIVERY"

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I POST to api/rest/v6/agreements to create my agreement (with state: AUTHORING)
A GET from api/rest/v6/agreements shows all is well.

Then i get the participant set IDs and use this information to PUT my formFields api/rest/v6/agreements/{agreementId}/formFields.
However this last step changes the agreement status to OUT_FOR_SIGNATURE
( I was hoping i could set the status to IN_PROCESS using api/rest/v6/agreements/{agreementId}/state ... but this API call fails with a 403 status OPERATION_NOT_ALLOWED )
Is there an account setting that causes this unexpected behaviour? i don't use workflows.
Many thanks!

[Meenakshi Negi]

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