Create Lifecycles

Create and manage lifecycles on your Fusion Manage site.

The Lifecycle Editor is a tool for creating and managing lifecycles on your site. For help on how Fusion Manage implements product lifecycle management, see the Lifecycles.

To open the Lifecycle Editor:

• On the Administration menu, mouse over System Configuration and click Lifecycle Editor.

  

Add a Lifecycle State

1. Click Add Lifecycle.
2. In the New Lifecycle Creation dialog box, enter a name for the lifeycle: for example, In Design, Active, or Production.

1. Turn on the Effectivity check box to allow a BOM editor to specify an effectivity date for an item in this state. If Effectivity is not turned on, the item becomes effective on the date it is released.

2. Click Accept.

   A lifecycle state is added to the map.

3. Drag-and-drop the lifecycle state to position it on the map.

Add a Transition Between Lifecycle States

1. Place the mouse over the edge of a lifecycle state to display the transition handle.
2. Drag-and-drop the transition path to another lifecycle state to establish the connection.
3. In the New Transition Creation dialog box, enter a name for the transition.
4. Use the check boxes to indicate if the transition goes to an obsolete state, if the version of the item increments, and if the release number increments.

   Option	Description
   Obsolete	Indicates that item is no longer in use. This means that the version and release will not increment, even if set to do so.
   Increment Version	Automatically increment the item version by one.
   Increment Release	Automatically increment the release number by one.

5. Click Accept.

Edit a State or Transition

• Right-click a state or transition and then click Edit.

Delete a State or Transition

• Right-click a state or transition and then click Delete to remove it from the lifecycle map.