Edit Transition Dialog Box

The Edit Transition dialog box allows you to change the details for a selected transition in the lifecycle, and to specify which roles are allowed to action the object through this transition.

Clicking the add button: opens the New Role Definition dialog box, which enables you to create a new role. When you have created the role it is added to the table of roles in this dialog box.

Field	Description	Rules and Guidelines
From State	The state from which the transition will occur.	Enter the name in the text field or Choose a state from the list.
To State	The state to which the transition will occur.	Enter the name in the text field or Choose a state from the list.
Is a Normal Transition	A check box indicating whether this is a normal transition.	Display only.
	Table of Roles
Selection Check Box	A check box indicating if this role is selected for the transition.	Check to select the role.
Name	The name of the role.	Display only.
Optional	If selected, this means that actioning an object to the transition's from state does not require there to be a user holding that role. If not selected, the actioning will be disallowed if there are no users holding that role.	Check to set as optional. For further details, see Assigning Pending and Optional Roles.
Pending	If selected, the object will appear in the user's inbox and the user will receive email notification when the object is actioned to the from state for the transition. If not selected, it will not appear in the user's inbox and the user will not receive email notification, but the user will still be able to perform the action.	Check to set as pending. For further details, see Assigning Pending and Optional Roles.