Maintaining the lifecycle state of objects helps better plan the assets as they develop further.
Objects can be either Current (default) or Future state. Select the Future option to reflect how the object will look in the future after improvement.
The object lifecycle state is assigned while creating an object. You can add multiple current and future state objects simultaneously.
NOTE: | Existing objects in your repository will be assigned to the 'Current' state by default. If you use naming conventions to indicate an object's state, you need to update the object state manually. |
Once these newly created objects are added to the view, current and future states are distinctly visible. The future state has a star icon next to it, along with 40% opacity.
If you manually change the object's color and opacity, these changes persist even when the object's state changes. However, the color and opacity reset to their original settings if the object is added to the view again from the repository.
Change the Object State
To change the state, make sure you have set the permissions correctly at the object level.
In the Admin section, under Roles-> Permissions, check Can create objects and Can delete objects checkboxes for each object definition.
You can change the object state in the following ways,
From the View:
Make sure you have the
objectviewer button enabled from the toolbar.
Click the object and open the objectviewer. Choose the option from the Object lifecycle state drop-down.
When the object's state is changed from Current to Future, the icon in the tab updates from a dot to a star.
From the Objects tab
Search the object from the list and select it. Choose your desired object state from the object overview tab. Changes are saved automatically.