Creating a New Transition

Purpose

Follow this procedure when you want to define a new transition for the Global Stage Lifecycle and its associated roles.

PRIVILEGES  
Manage Lifecycles to create transitions

To create a new transition:

  1. On the Area Definitions tab, in the navigation pane, click the Edit Global Stage Lifecycle button: edit_global_lifecycle_button00037.gif The Edit Global State Lifecycle dialog box appears.

  2. Do one of the following:

  3. The New Transition dialog box appears.

  4. Select the stages in the transition in the From Stage and To Stage fields. To create new stages, enter them in the fields.

  5. NOTE  An existing transition can be split by creating a transition that inserts a new stage within the lifecycle path. If this is the case, the existing transition will be adjusted, but you will be prompted with a message asking you to confirm this before the new transition is created.

  6. Select the roles for the transition from the Roles list and specify whether you want the roles to be optional and/or pending.

  7. If you want the dialog box to remain open, select the Keep Open check box.

  8. Click OK to create the transition.

Related Topics

New Transition Dialog Box

The Edit Global Stage Lifecycle Dialog Box