If an asset has an associated lifecycle model, you can use the following procedure to switch the asset's lifecycle state.
To change the lifecycle state of an asset
In CentraSite Control, display the details page for the asset whose lifecycle state you want to change. If you need procedures for this step, see Viewing Details for an Asset.
On the asset detail page, click the button and then click Change Lifecycle State.
If there are pending changes for the asset, you will receive a prompt asking you if you wish to save or reject the changes before the lifecycle state is changed.
Select the state to which you want to switch the asset and click . (The list will contain only the states that you are permitted to assign to the asset.)
If the state change requires approval, CentraSite Control will initiate an approval workflow and your request for a state change will be submitted to the appropriate approvers. While the request is awaiting approval, the asset will appear in the "pending" mode.
You can also change the lifecycle state of multiple assets in a single operation. To do this, proceed as follows:
Important:
If you have selected several assets where one or more of them are
predefined assets (such as UDDI ... Services, for example), you can use the
button to switch the lifecycle
state of the assets. However, as you are not allowed to change lifecycle state
of predefined assets, only assets you have permission for will be changed. The
same applies to any other assets for which you do not have the required
permission.
To change the lifecycle state of multiple assets in a single
operation
In CentraSite Control, use either the Browse or the Search feature in the asset catalog to select a list of the assets whose lifecycle state you want to change. If you need information on how to browse or search the asset catalog, refer to the section Browsing the Asset Catalog or Searching the Asset Catalog.
Mark the checkbox of each asset whose lifecycle state you want to change.
In the menu, click , then continue as described above for changing the lifecycle state of a single asset.
For any given lifecycle model, a list of names of users and/or groups who are allowed to move assets to new states is maintained within the definition of the lifecycle model. For each user or group, the permission to move assets to new states can be restricted to a subset of the available states in the model. When the lifecycle model is assigned to an asset, and a state has users or groups defined for it, only a user who is one of the defined users or groups can make the transition of the asset into that state. If no users or groups are defined for a particular state, any user who has Modify permission on the asset can change the lifecycle state for that asset.
Users with the "Manage Lifecycle Models" permission can define the list of users and groups who are allowed to enter new states in a lifecycle model. See the section Who Can Create and Manage Lifecycle Models in the document Customizing Lifecycle Management for details concerning permissions.
