CentraSite 10.3 | CentraSite User’s Guide | Lifecycle Management | Managing Lifecycle Models through CentraSite Business UI | Viewing the Lifecycle Model List and Details
 
Viewing the Lifecycle Model List and Details
Pre-requisites:
To view a list of all organization-specific lifecycle models, you must have the Manage Lifecycle Models permission for the organization.
By default, users in the CentraSite Administrator or Organization Administrator role have this permission, although an administrator can grant this permission to other roles.
You can view the list of available lifecycle models using the Search Results page. In addition, you can view the lifecycle model details, modify details, define states, state transitions, stages, and policies associated with a lifecycle model in the Lifecycle Model details page.
*To view the lifecycle model list and details
1. In the CentraSite Business UI activity bar, click Design Time.
A list of all lifecycle models appears.
2. To filter the list of available lifecycle models, do the following:
a. Go to the advanced search panel.
b. In the Applicable Scopes list, select Lifecycle Model.
c. If you want to filter the list to see just a subset of the available lifecycle models, do the following:
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A subset of the available lifecycle models
Type a partial text string in the Keyword text field. Click the plus button next to Keyword or press Enter to add the keyword to the search recipe.
The keyword search returns a list of lifecycle models that contain the specified keyword (that is, text string) in the model's string attributes (name and description).
A list of lifecycle models whose scope applies for a particular organization
a. In the Applicable Organizations list, select an organization.
b. Click the plus button next to the Applicable Organizations list or press Enter to add the selected organization to the search recipe.
A list of lifecycle models whose scope applies for all organizations
a. In the Applicable Organizations list, select All.
b. Click the plus button next to the Applicable Organizations list or press Enter to add all the organizations to the search recipe.
The Search Results page provides the following information about each model:
Column
Description
Name
Name of the lifecycle model.
Description
Descriptive information of the lifecycle model.
Organization
Name of the organization to which the lifecycle model belongs.
Owner
The user to which the lifecycle model belongs.
Version
The user-defined version number for the lifecycle model.
Created Date
The date on which the lifecycle model was added to the registry. CentraSite automatically sets this attribute when a user adds the lifecycle model to the registry. Once it is set, it cannot be modified.
Last Updated
The date on which the lifecycle model was last modified.
Lifecycle State
The current state of the lifecycle model (New, Productive, Retired).
Asset Types
The object types to which the model applies for lifecycle path.
Activation State (toggle button)
The status of the lifecycle model.
Icon
Description
The lifecycle model is active (can be applied to asset types).
The lifecycle model is inactive, that is in the New or Retired state (cannot be applied to asset types).
The action bar displays one or more icons that you can use to perform various tasks on the lifeycycle models.
Action
Description
Add Lifecycle Model
Creates a new lifecycle model in CentraSite.
Delete
Deletes the most recent version of a lifecycle model.
3. Select the lifecycle model to display its details page.
The lifecycle model details are displayed in the following sections:
*The area labeled Basic Information displays the basic lifecycle model information - Name, Description, Version, Organization, and Applicable Types. The Applicable Types field displays a list of asset types that are associated with the lifecycle model.
*The canvas area displays a list of states, state transitions, stages, and policies that are defined for the lifecycle model.
*The area labeled Lifecycle State Properties displays the lifecycle state information - State Name, Description, Target States, and Promotion Stages.