Business information and objects become more mature throughout the product development cycle. During this cycle, circumstances change, such as who can access data, what processes are related, and where an object can mature to next.

Life cycles define the way in which business objects mature, providing a model for the commercialization process.

A Windchill user in the life cycle administrator role can create a variety of life cycles. These life cycles define the states and transitions associated with various business objects and the available transitions between those states.

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