Create a Lifecycle

Import Lifecycles from example files that come with the STAEDEAN products, or create them manually.

Steps

Use the following actions as required:

Action	Explanation
New	Creates a new Lifecycle.
Edit	Opens an existing Lifecycle for editing.
Release	Releases the Lifecycle and makes it available for use.
Reopen	Reopens a released Lifecycle for editing.
Export	Exports and saves the Lifecycle configuration for reuse.
Import	Imports a saved Lifecycle configuration.
Instances	Opens a list of Lifecycle instances, with the option to view and change states of each instance.

On the Lifecycle Card, enter the Lifecycle details in the header and the state transition details in the Lifecycle lines:

Field	Mandatory	Description
No.	√	Identifies the Lifecycle.
Version Code		One Lifecycle can have several versions. The active version code appears in this field.
Description		Describes the Lifecycle.
Type Code	√	Selected from the Lifecycle types.
Status		The Lifecycle status has the values Open or Released.
State Code Failed	√	Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central automatically selects this status when an error occurs during batch processing of the state transition. When an error occurs, an alert is also sent. In all other cases, the error appears on the workstation.
No. of Instances		This field is automatically maintained and shows the number of instances active for the Lifecycle per state.