Adding or modifying lifecycles

After creating or selecting a CR process, you can add or modify one or more lifecycles in the change request process.

About this task

Perform the following operations from the CR Process dialog box, after you have either selected a CR process file or have created a change request process file.

After making changes in the following procedures, clicking Update is only an intermediate step in creating a lifecycle. You must click Save on the button bar to save the changes to the CR process file.

Procedure

To add or modify lifecycles:

  1. Display the CR Process dialog box.
  2. On the CR Process subbutton bar, click Edit.

    The Edit CR Process Properties dialog box opens.

  3. Above the Lifecycles list, click Add.

    The Add Lifecycle subdialog box opens.

  4. Define the new lifecycle.
    1. In the Add Lifecycle subdialog box, type a lifecycle Name, Admin Privilege (the IBM® Rational® Synergy privilege for change request administration, such as pt_admin), and Description.
    2. Click Update.

      The new lifecycle displays in the Lifecycles list box.

  5. Continue defining the new lifecycle by selecting and editing it.
  6. Create a process package.
  7. Uninstall any previously installed process package.
  8. Install the new process package.

    This operation stops all back-end sessions and reloads the configuration data.

  9. Test the modified or new lifecycle.
Related tasks:
Working with change request lifecycles, states, and transitions
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