In Windchill RV&S, item types can each have their own set of states to advance through. They can also follow a state model defined by the project administrator, giving greater control over who has access to a specific item type at a given time, as well as who has responsibility for approving the advancement of the state.

Throughout the development lifecycle, items submitted in Windchill RV&S go through a workflow. You can customize the workflow and the stage the item is in. These stages are called states in Windchill RV&S. For example, your process may include resource allocation, research, coding, and testing, or your process can be more elaborate.

Possible states for a typical development environment are Submitted, In Review, Rejected, In Development, Unit Test, Development Done, Built, In QA, Passed, Failed, In Production, and Released.

Using the Windchill RV&S Administration Client, you can manage states from one convenient location. Managing states is carried out through the States view.

To open the States view from the Windchill RV&S Administration Client, expand the Workflows and Documents node, and select States. The States view displays.

By default, the data filter in the States view displays all existing states. You can search for a specific state by typing in the text filter. For more information, see “Filtering Data”.

Throughout your development lifecycle, items submitted in Windchill RV&S go through a workflow. You can customize the workflow and the stage the item is in. These stages are called states in Windchill RV&S. For example, your process may include resource allocation, research, coding, and testing, or your process can be more complex.