Associating an Asset Type with Lifecycle Model
When a lifecycle model is assigned to an asset type and the lifecycle model is activated (that is, set to the state Productive), all existing assets of this type in the user's organization are assigned to the first state of the lifecycle model. Also, each subsequently created asset of the given asset type in the user's organization is automatically associated with the lifecycle model and is initially set to the first state of the lifecycle model.
An asset type can only be associated with one lifecycle model at a time. If a lifecycle model includes an asset type that is already associated with another lifecycle model, an error message is displayed when you try to activate the lifecycle model.
If you need to add another asset type to a lifecycle model that is already in the Productive state, you must create a new version of the lifecycle model and add the asset type to the new version.
To associate a lifecycle model to an asset
1. In CentraSite Control, go to Administration > Lifecycles > Models.
2. Right-click a lifecycle model for that you want to associate asset types, and click Details.
3. In the Edit Lifecycle Model page, click the Associated Types tab.
A list of available asset types that can be associated with the lifecycle model is displayed.
4. To define that a particular asset type must be associated with the lifecycle model, select an appropriate asset type from the Available Types list, then use the arrow buttons to copy the asset type into the Selected Types list.
Asset types that are already associated with another lifecycle model are displayed with the name of the lifecycle model beside them. For example, if the asset type Application is already associated with the lifecycle model MyModel, this will appear as Application (MyModel).
Asset types that are associated with a system-wide lifecycle model will only appear in the list of available asset types if you have the Manage System-wide Lifecycle Models permission.
Note:
If you apply a lifecycle model to an asset type that has Virtual Service types associated with it, the model will automatically be applied to those Virtual Service types when both of the following conditions are met:
The Virtual Service type's
Inherit Base Type LCM option is selected.
The Virtual Service types does not have a lifecycle model assigned to it.