The Attribute Rules Area

The Attribute Rules area displays the attributes and their rules for the state that is currently selected in the Lifecycle Model. It consists of:

A Toolbar
A table of attributes and roles
A status bar.

The Toolbar contains buttons to perform the following functions:

	Allows you to add a new rule. For details, see Creating a New Attribute Rule.
	Allows you to edit a rule. For details, see Editing an Attribute Rule.
	Allows you to delete one or more rules. For details, see Deleting Attribute Rules.

The table of attributes and roles contains a row for each combination of attribute and role that has a rule. If a role is selected in the role filter, only rows for that role will appear in the table.

Each row consists of:

A selection check box to select a rule on which to perform an action
The name of the attribute
The From state for which the rule applies
The To state for which the rule applies
The role for which the rule applies. If a role is not selected in the role filter, this row is repeated for each role for which there is a rule

The rules; whether the attribute is required or updatable for the role:

Required	Means required. The attribute must have a value before the object type can be actioned to a new state.
Writeable	Means updatable. The attribute can be updated by this role when the object type is at this state.