If an object to be imported includes state information, the importer checks whether a lifecycle model containing the specified state exists on the target registry.

The option Keep lifecycle state in the import dialog determines whether the lifecycle state of assets in the archive should be preserved during the import. If you mark the checkbox, the lifecycle state of each imported asset will be set to the same value as the asset's lifecycle state in the archive being imported.

This operation is available when the lifecycle model itself is in the productive or retired state.

This operation is only possible for any given asset if the lifecycle model governing the imported asset contains the same lifecycle state as the state in which the asset was originally exported to the archive. If the lifecycle model for the imported asset does not contain the same state as the state of the asset in the archive, the state of the imported asset will be set to the initial state of the lifecycle model that governs the imported asset.

If the target registry has no lifecycle model for the type of object that you are importing, the imported object's lifecycle state information, if present in the archive file, is ignored.

If the target registry uses a different lifecycle model than the one used by the imported object, the object's lifecycle state information, if present in the archive file, is ignored and the object enters the initial state of the lifecycle model that is in effect for its type on the target registry.