Model lifecycle and versioning

A risk model goes through various states in the IBM FCII Design Studio. When created, a model is in draft state, by default. You can edit or modify the model in this state. When the model is complete and ready to use, it is moved to a published state.

Stages of a model's lifecycle is as follows:
  1. When a model is created, it is in a new state. It is not yet saved to the system.
  2. When the model is saved, the first version (1.0) is created and saved in the system in a draft state.
  3. When the draft model is edited and published, it moves to a published state. In the published state, the model is available for use by backend applications.
  4. When a published model needs to be changed, a new version must be created and saved as draft. The draft is then edited and moved to a published state, replacing the existing published model.
  5. A model in the draft state can be deleted at any time.