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Create a Life Cycle Template
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In many cases, it might be easier to use an existing template to create a new life cycle template.
You can use the Save As action available from the Life Cycle Template Administration utility to create a copy of an existing template. Once created, you can then use the life cycle template editor to modify the template properties.
1. Navigate to the Life Cycle Template Administration utility under the context in which you want to create the life cycle template.
2. From the table toolbar, click the new template icon .
The life cycle template editor opens
3. Complete the following fields:
Available for Routing
Select this option to include the life cycle in the Route action that is available for packages and from Windchill ProjectLink contexts.
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This option is only available if Advanced is selected in the Type field.
Routable life cycles must be associated with a workflow. For more information, see Phase Workflow.
Enabled
If selected, the life cycle is available for use. A disabled template cannot be assigned to a life cycle-managed object.
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Clear the Enabled checkbox if you want to delete the life cycle in the future. Life cycles that are assigned to an object cannot be deleted. A life cycle that is not enabled cannot be selected when an object is created or reassigned.
Type
Basic life cycles include a life cycle template, phases, gates, and transitions. Advanced life cycles also define access permissions, and can be mapped to team roles and workflow processes. For more information, see Basic and Advanced Life Cycles.
Name
The life cycle name.
Life cycle names must be unique per context. If you enter a name already in use, an error message appears.
Location
The domain and folder in which this life cycle is stored.
By default, Windchill stores the template in the System folder for the context in which the template is created. This field can only be modified when a life cycle template is created.
To change the location, select Browse to view available cabinets and folders where the life cycle can be stored.
Description
A brief description of the life cycle.
Class
Select the object class to which this life cycle applies.
Windchill classes are hierarchical. Therefore, the life cycle applies to the selected class and all of its subclasses. Because you can also directly associate a life cycle with a given subclass, a class can inherit more than one life cycle.
4. From the life cycle toolbar, click the new phase icon .
An undefined phase icon appears in the phase diagram area, and a set of tabs appears with the phase properties. The tabs that are editable depend on whether the life cycle is basic or advanced. For information about completing the phase properties, see the following topics:
◦ Life Cycle Phases
◦ Phase Transitions
◦ Phase Roles
◦ Phase Access Control
◦ Phase Workflow
5. Continue adding phases until the life cycle is complete. Click OK or Save.
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New life cycles are not available to use until checked in. Use the actions available from the Life Cycle Templates table to check in the template.