[ILM] [DOCS] add general info about steps#36081
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it is important for users to understand that phases are compiled into Steps that are exposed via the Explain Lifecycle API.
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| in the index's metadata. The phase and its actions are compiled into a series | ||
| of discrete steps that are executed. Since some {ILM} actions are more complex | ||
| and involve multiple actions against an index, each of these are done in their | ||
| own step. This provides better visibility into the execution of the phases. The |
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This provides better visibility into the execution of the phases -> I'm not sure about this sentence since this is not actually the reason we have steps (Though it is the reason why we expose steps in the ILM explain API). The reason we split the actions into steps is so we have better control over the execution of the lifecycle and so we know exactly which operations have been executed and which are still to be done.
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another sentence that is unnecessary
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it is important for users to understand that phases are compiled into Steps that are exposed via the Explain Lifecycle API.
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it is important for users to understand that phases
are compiled into Steps that are exposed via the
Explain Lifecycle API.
related to #34937