Activating Lifecycle Model
To be able to activate a system-wide lifecycle model, you must have the Modify Assets permission for all organizations that own the lifecycle model's assigned asset types. This is because when a system-wide lifecycle model is activated, assets of its assigned asset types from all organizations is set to the initial state of the lifecycle model and this requires the modify permission for the assets.
Lifecycle models are themselves governed by a predefined lifecycle model. This lifecycle model defines three states: New, Productive, and Retired.
When you initially create a lifecycle model it enters the New state. CentraSite does not begin enforcing a new lifecycle model until you activate the model by switching it to the Productive state.
After you activate a lifecycle model (that is, place it in the Productive state), that lifecycle model can no longer be modified. To make changes to the lifecycle model, you must create a new version of the model and make your changes to the new version.
Note:
After you retire a lifecycle model, that model cannot be activated again. The Retired state is an end state for lifecycle models.
The following general guidelines apply when activating a lifecycle model:
You cannot activate a lifecycle model that is currently in the Retired state. To activate a lifecycle model in the Retired state, you must create a new version of the lifecycle model.
Lifecycle models can be applied not only to assets but also to other lifecycle models.
CentraSite provides a default lifecycle model that is applied automatically to all user-defined lifecycle models. This default lifecycle model defines the following states:
State | Description |
New | A user-defined lifecycle model has been saved but is not yet been activated for use with its associated asset types. |
Productive | A user-defined lifecycle model has been activated for use with its associated asset types. The lifecycle status of assets of the associated asset types is visible in the detail view of the asset instances. |
Retired | The lifecycle model is no longer in use and cannot be reactivated. |
When you create a user-defined lifecycle model and assign it to one or more asset types, the lifecycle model is initially inactive (that is, in the New state).
To activate a lifecycle model
1. In CentraSite Control, go to Administration > Lifecycles > Models.
2. Right-click a lifecycle model you want to activate, and click Change State.
3. In the Change State dialog box, select Productive.
CentraSite sets the state of the lifecycle model to Productive.
4. Click OK.