---
title: "Add Lifecycle to a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central entity"
slug: "bc-add-lifecycle-to-a-dynamics-business-central-entity"
description: "Enhance your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central with Lifecycle capabilities for tables, including Contact, to manage state transitions effectively."
tags: ["Task"]
updated: 2026-06-25T09:59:00Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:00Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/bc-add-lifecycle-to-a-dynamics-business-central-entity"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Add Lifecycle to a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central entity

Lifecycle Base adds Lifecycle capabilities to every table entity in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. This Lifecycle functionality uses a separate set of objects and depends fully on record references.

## Example

This example creates a Lifecycle for the Contact table (Table 5050).

### Create a Lifecycle type

1. Choose the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/da662430-6a41-47b1-8c7e-7e4ac37a9756/Images/Documentation/image(135).png) icon (Alt+Q) and type **Lifecycle Types**.
2. Select **New** and enter the following fields:
  - Code = CONTACT
  - Description = Contact LifeCycle
  - Table Name = Contact

Setup Table and Page are needed only when you need extra functions and state settings.

### Create a Lifecycle

1. Choose the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/da662430-6a41-47b1-8c7e-7e4ac37a9756/Images/Documentation/search_small.png) icon (Alt+Q) and type **Lifecycles**.
2. Select **New** and enter the following fields:
  - No. = CONTACT
  - Version Code = D365 BC
  - Description = Contact LifeCycle
  - Type Code = CONTACT
  - State Code Failed = First create the states as described below, then select the error state code here.

Select **States** to create the following states:

| Code | Description | Editable |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10-NEW | New Contact | Yes |
| 20-EDIT | Edit Contact | Yes |
| 30-RELEASED | Released Contact | No |
| 99-ERROR | Failed Transition | Yes |

On the Lifecycle lines, provide the following state transitions:

| Code From | Code To |
| --- | --- |
| 10-NEW | 20-EDIT |
| 20-EDIT | 30-RELEASED |
| 30-RELEASED | 20-EDIT |
| 99-ERROR | 20-EDIT |

You can add conditions, events, and authorizations to each state change. The **PrintReport** action, which prints a report for a record, is available out of the box. To learn how to create specific Action Handlers and Expressions for Conditions, contact [STAEDEAN](http://www.staedean.com/).

## Modify the table

To add the status field to the table, create a table extension for table 5050 and add the following field:

```plaintext
    fields
    {
        field(1107100; "Lifecycle Status Code"; Code[20])
        {
            Caption = 'Lifecycle Status';
            DataClassification = CustomerContent;
            Editable = false;
        }
    }
```

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> Because field number 11070100 is in the STAEDEAN range, partners cannot use that field number. For that reason, the code also looks for the field name "LifeCycle Status Code".

The **Lifecycle Status Code** field uses the following code in the OnLookup trigger to show the history of state changes:

```plaintext
// LifeCycle Status Code - OnLookup()
lRrfRecord.GETTABLE(Rec);
lCduStateMgt.RecordStatusDrillDown(lRrfRecord);
```

Locals:

| Name | DataType | Subtype | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| lCduStateMgt | Codeunit | N108 LifeCycle State Mgt. |  |
| lRrfRecord | RecordRef |  |  |

## Modify the page

**Lifecycle Status field:**

| Type | SubType | SourceExpr | Name | Caption |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Field |  | "LifeCycle Status Code" | LifeCycle Status Code | LifeCycle Status |

**Change State action:**

Add the action for changing the state to the Page Actions with the following properties:

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| ID | 11028250 |
| Caption | Change Status |
| Image | ChangeStatus |
| Promoted | Yes |
| Promoted Category | Process |
| Shortcut Key | Ctrl+F9 |

```plaintext
 // OnAction()
 lRrfRecord.GETTABLE(Rec);
 lCduStateMgt.MoveRecordToNextState(lRrfRecord);
 lRrfRecord.SETTABLE(Rec);
```

Locals:

| Name | DataType | Subtype | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| lCduStateMgt | Codeunit | N108 LifeCycle State Mgt. |  |
| lRrfRecord | RecordRef |  |  |

## The end result

Use the **Change Status** action on the contact card to see the changes in **Lifecycle Status**.